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Black with r/w 'rays don't come up that often actually... having said that there was one on here recently.

Lol the audacity of putting a clear pickguard on it

[quote name='MB1' post='1006455' date='Oct 30 2010, 05:09 PM']MB1. "You'll Never Leave". [/quote] I did already.

[quote name='misrule' post='1006340' date='Oct 30 2010, 02:58 PM']No they don't -- [b]and take a look at the colour of his wall behind the sofa. I wouldn't even go in the house [/b][/quote] Yeah but it is Manchester.

When the finish naturally wears down it is a gradual thing - the finish is effectively rubbed away a molecule at a time. When you speed the process up with sandpaper you scratch away the finish leaving (comparatively) deep scratches. To make the wear look authentic you must remove the obvious scratches, first with higher grade papers then buff it out to a polish.

I was viewing this from my phone earlier and didn't click the link. I fear Happy Jack may be right. I might have been worth snapping it up even if it wasn't a Gibby and selling it on but as soon as you see the words "found in a loft" in a description it's time to put your street-smarts hat on.

Blimey!

[quote name='yorick' post='1005249' date='Oct 29 2010, 02:43 PM']I think the Buy it Now price makes it a limited edition.....[/quote]

[quote name='Bobby K' post='1004764' date='Oct 29 2010, 09:04 AM'][b][/b] SPAM ALERT CHAPS..... [/quote] It's been reported.

[quote name='Al Heeley' post='1004710' date='Oct 29 2010, 07:59 AM']I'd definitely opt for 'Roadworn' if you value it, to refinish it and put your own very good copy of the decal on would make it open to speculation about originality. It's only a little chip and it adds character.[/quote] That's pretty much my gut feeling on this too but the guys over on the G&L forum (who it has to be said are not really up on the vintage models) said I should go for the refin. It is definitely a future classic but there are more pristine examples out there. Mine is one of the very first G&L basses ever made and therefore may have a physical connection to Leo (and George ) all of which adds to the dilemma.

[quote name='Circle_of_Fifths' post='1004650' date='Oct 29 2010, 01:33 AM']What planet was that on? Lot's of , er, Gaelic terms there - huh? I will try to find some Ebonics for you - but I like the old 'Valley Girl' talk when it was popular here in SoCal.[/quote] Yeah sorry if it was a bit strong but I did put NSFW. I'd not heard the word before but I think that vid shows our version of Ebonics. It's a parody of a new urban English (AFAIK spoken only in England - the rest of the UK hasn't succumbed yet) that has sprung up in the last couple of years. I know it as Jafaikan (Jamaican + fake) but I don't know how accurate that is or even if it's offencive to call it that. It is heard a lot in the national media now, albeit in a diluted form. edit : I can't stop playing the "A owl" bit. It totally makes me LOL.

[quote name='Circle_of_Fifths' post='1004634' date='Oct 29 2010, 01:01 AM']I wish youse guys would learn to speak the King's English! Maybe Bill Shakey* meant that in his prose when he used 'nonce'. I shan't use it any more though - thanks for the tip! * William Shakespeare.[/quote] Man, people don't even Speak the [b]Queen's[/b] English anymore. This is how you do it now - NSFW Of course up here in Scotland we still speak proper.

[quote name='Circle_of_Fifths' post='1004610' date='Oct 29 2010, 12:30 AM']...That's the funny part of your English and mine. 'Bins' here are usually something that holds parts for assembly - like a parts bin or a bin of flour or rice. But I followed your statement after I tried to form the mental image of just how I might be walking past their bins of inventory for guitars. All I'd need is 5 minutes and a very large box, methinks![/quote] Haha nice bit of deciphererage. [quote name='Circle_of_Fifths' post='1004610' date='Oct 29 2010, 12:30 AM']...running around like chickens with their legs cut off. Thankfully, Fender has the Whole Squier line on which to fall back for the [b]nonce[/b].... ....You know - when I am posting here to an obviously Brit site, I try to watch the colloquialisms and trite terms we use here in the States. As such, I find I drop into what I feel is 'more proper' terminology...[/quote] That being the case you should know that "nonce" in Brit English in the main means something slightly [url="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nonce"]different[/url].

I have a similar situation with my Wunkay. I was thinking about repairing the nasty chip in the headstock which it came to me bearing. It would obviously need the front finish and decal removing in order to make the repair as invisible as possible. You can't buy replacement decals so I decided to make my own one in photoshop. Being the OCD perfectionist I am it took me 2 whole days to get it exactly right. I've found a guy who will print it for me including the gold so it's good to go.... I now just have to decide if it's worth removing the original finish on this uber rare beast or keeping it "roadworn".

I got some Fodera foam. I had to take out a second mortgage to afford it but you can really hear the difference.... I think.

[quote name='Hobbayne' post='1003816' date='Oct 28 2010, 02:41 PM']Horace Panter played some great bass lines, and was always leaping about and jumping around the stage! some of his better bass lines were recorded with him 2 feet off of the ground! Check out the Old Grey Whistle Test DVD![/quote] Very underrated. Some of his recordings are spot on old school P imho.... sometimes a little too old school.

[quote name='Circle_of_Fifths' post='1003257' date='Oct 28 2010, 01:26 AM']I live very close to the USA Fender facility where they machine the necks and body blanks. Many of them are shipped to Mexico where they are hand finished and then painted and assembled there. The same assembly procedure is in the MiA plant, but the people there are more supposed to be full-fledged luthiers, not just artisans. Ultimately the final shaping and sanding of the bodies and necks is done at each facility - but there can be some differences in personality in each and every bass or guitar too. I think fear is a great motivator in the Corona USA plant and the fact that the high-end market is pretty flat with sales still in the long drop, that there may be a little more emphasis on QC in the States with people clamoring for [u]any[/u] job and a lot of great luthiers are out of work, waiting to take the place of a malfeasant employee. Enter the MiJ and CiJ units and you have something that may appeal to many people - but you know that all the Japanese cars have little or no personality as they feel like they are cookie-cuttered and each and every one of them is the same as the last one and the next one. That may or may not be a good thing too. As an example - don't you miss the Morgan or the Austin when they were really Brit cars? There was absolutely NO consistency in them fer sure! I like consistency, but clones are something else again. 'Uninspiring' is a word that comes to mind and 'pride of ownership' is another. Back to the MiMs. The necks are all machined in the Corona plant and shipped to Mexico: this I KNOW as a fact!. (Neighbor's son works there) The electronics are all off-shore procured for all the Fenders anyway - and there can be Quality of Design differences, however I think it's more differences in assembly as most of the electronics and electrical parts are pretty much modular now anyway. The active ones, for sure and maybe less so, the passives. Painting and assembly is quite another story. The MiMs are all hand assembled, and although the MiAs are too, follow-through and QC can run a large gauntlet South O' de Border from 'Before Cervesa' to 'After Cervesa' attempts to build a guitar. American labor is totally aware of their personal replace-[i]ability[/i] factor, while Juan and Juanita don't seem to give a rat's rectum. There's the 'mañana' attitude too to consider. But - I digressed there for a few lines. I own a really superb MiM Deluxe Jazz that outshines every MiA that I've played and felt except for one - and that was an RW (but I hate to say it since I cringe at the RW concept - [u]totally, dude![/u]). No - I think it's an individual thing in the appreciation of anything that helps someone create artistic things: music, sculptures, finger paints, etc. I just like having so many choices and lots of differences. MY boat needs to float the way I want it to. I think blindly saying that all MiJs or CiJs are perfect in every way isn't the whole truth either - not that I'm making that accusation at all. If I can afford it and it sings for me - then I buy it. Simple. I don't look at the logos. [b] That said:[/b] I don't really look at anything that doesn't have a Fender head shape or says Ibanez on it though.[/quote] Great post Joe. It's always nice to read some substantiated facts on here... for a change.

[quote name='machinehead' post='1003033' date='Oct 27 2010, 09:19 PM']Hahaha. But remember, it's only fair to point out that I own your old classic 70s jazz so it has benefitted from your TLC.[/quote] Doh. That means you've probably got one of the best ones out there. [quote name='machinehead' post='1003033' date='Oct 27 2010, 09:19 PM']I'll try to go into a little more detail. If you compare the 75 reissue (USA) to the classic 70s (MIM) then the necks are similar. Binding and block markers equal quality. 75 neck feels a little slimmer and faster while the 70 is deeper front to back but still feels good. Both high quality so it's down to your preference on feel. The 75 body is a lovely piece of ash with beautiful grain and the 70s 3T sunburst with a decent grain showing. Different, but both good in their own ways.[/quote] I think the grain and the matching of wood on yours is honestly one of the best I've seen. I get turned off when the woods contrast too much, which yours don't. [quote name='machinehead' post='1003033' date='Oct 27 2010, 09:19 PM']Perhaps the hardware is better on the USA but if it is, and the sticky tuners on the 70s is a minus point on my particular bass, but the difference is hard enough to detect. Misaligned bridges are bad but also occur on USA basses so points off all round. The pots may well be better on the USA but I never notice the difference in sound. If they break, they will be replaced. (Obviously) Pick ups are good on both so again, it's mostly down to perception and taste. Both basses weigh about the same with the 75 being slightly lighter. Only by a few ounces. All in all, the 75 is in no way 3 times better than the 70s but is about 3 times the price. That's where I'm coming from so I hope that makes some sense?....[/quote] Yes much. .... maybe it's just as well that I'm currently building my own 70s J. P.S. if the tuners still get sticky from time to time, slightly slacken off the rear screws on the offending tuner while it is still strung and then nip them up again.