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    Having a relic job is a very personal choice I think (I have had a few - 2 Nashes and 2 Bravewoods so I am absolutely fine with relics) and anyone getting upset over another person's choice has too much time on their hands As far as Limelight goes, based on viewing their website, I think their relics vary in quality - The Ps and Js look pretty good but there's a strat on the website that looks terribly bad…a naff sander job by the look of it... http://www.classicandcoolguitars.co.uk/guitar/limelight00123s.htm
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    I consider Deacon to be a fantastic bassist - perfect lines, thumpy clear tone, great swing etc etc. Queen wear so many hats it's quite hard to define what they do best but I would say this - their songs have an *inevitability* about them, they are also brilliantly arranged, experimental yet populist, VERY punchily performed and extremely hummable. An amazing band…I lost the love for their output when 'kinda magic' came out (I was very young fan!) but I dig everything before that... It's clear that Mercury was a great singer by the way. Few vocalists can communicate a song as well as he can…that's not even mentioning his technique which is f**king amazing...
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    Is it me or does the black paint job look really terrible and home made. Almost matt black in appearance? Maybe it's one for Paul Herman, a sander, and a new colour...
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    Fretless stingray? Not pre-89 and under 9.5 lbs is it?
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    I've been around the block with Musicman basses and have found bass nirvana in the Stingray Classic with the 2 band eq, alnico pickups, mutes, maple board and 7.25 inch fretboard radius. It is such an amazing bass - an update of the original design. Buy one second hand, make sure it doesn't weigh too much (say under 9.5lbs, some tend to be a bit on the heavy side) and seriously... you will owe me a beer...
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    Yes, clocked that one before - The paint job looks amateur no?...
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    Price drop to 600! Cheers n
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    Thanks MB1…cool avatar!
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    Sold!
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    Hello all, My Musima laminate GDR era double bass for sale to fund a new DB. Not sure on age - probably from the 1970s? Not sure if fingerboard is ebony, but it certainly does not leave black marks on the fingers like cheaper died boards - not sure what it is It has had a significant amount of work from luthier Laurence Dixon - fingerboard planed, sticky neck varnish removed, new pin, new bridge and an overall health check. It has had a neck break in it's life but haven't we all ….nonetheless it has a resonant thump that works very well indeed. A perfect jazz beater bass in other words. I'm based near Ashford, Kent. Bass has no case. Cheers! Nick
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    Hello all, My Musima laminate GDR era double bass for sale to fund a new DB. Not sure on age - probably from the 1970s? Not sure if fingerboard is ebony, but it certainly does not leave black marks on the fingers like cheaper died boards - not sure what it is It has had a significant amount of work from luthier Laurence Dixon - fingerboard planed, sticky neck varnish removed, new pin, new bridge and an overall health check. It has had a neck break in it's life but haven't we all ….nonetheless it has a resonant thump that works very well indeed. A perfect jazz beater bass in other words. I'm based near Ashford, Kent. Bass has no case. Cheers! Nick
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    Hello all, My Musima laminate GDR era double bass for sale to fund a new DB. Not sure on age - probably from the 1970s? Not sure if fingerboard is ebony, but it certainly does not leave black marks on the fingers like cheaper died boards - not sure what it is It has had a significant amount of work from luthier Laurence Dixon - fingerboard planed, sticky neck varnish removed, new pin, new bridge and an overall health check. It has had a neck break in it's life but haven't we all ….nonetheless it has a resonant thump that works very well indeed. A perfect jazz beater bass in other words. I'm based near Ashford, Kent. Bass has no case. Cheers! Nick
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    Hello all, My Musima laminate GDR era double bass for sale to fund a new DB. Not sure on age - probably from the 1970s? Not sure if fingerboard is ebony, but it certainly does not leave black marks on the fingers like cheaper died boards - not sure what it is It has had a significant amount of work from luthier Laurence Dixon - fingerboard planed, sticky neck varnish removed, new pin, new bridge and an overall health check. It has had a neck break in it's life but haven't we all ….nonetheless it has a resonant thump that works very well indeed. A perfect jazz beater bass in other words. I'm based near Ashford, Kent. Bass has no case. Cheers! Nick
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    Hello all, My Musima laminate GDR era double bass for sale to fund a new DB. Not sure on age - probably from the 1970s? Not sure if fingerboard is ebony, but it certainly does not leave black marks on the fingers like cheaper died boards - not sure what it is It has had a significant amount of work from luthier Laurence Dixon - fingerboard planed, sticky neck varnish removed, new pin, new bridge and an overall health check. It has had a neck break in it's life but haven't we all ….nonetheless it has a resonant thump that works very well indeed. A perfect jazz beater bass in other words. I'm based near Ashford, Kent. Bass has no case. Cheers! Nick
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    Thanks Wayne!
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    Thanks all. Wayne has truly helped a fellow bassist out in his hour of need. Best forum in the world...Cheers, Nick
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    Hello all My bass terror went pffft in rehearsal last night and as luck would have it I'm in the studio sat, sun and mon. Trouble is I need the exact same amp as we're completing an album that has already been recorded on an OBT 500 to date. I'm seeing if I can get a repair this morning. If I can't, would anyone be interested in lending me their OBT500 for the bank holiday weekend? It would be used in a clean studio at moderate volumes. I could lend you a fender American reissue 75 jazz In exchange or give you some dosh? Location wise I'm in kent and recording in North London. Of course would pick up. Failing that, anyone know anywhere in the London area that rents bass terrors? Fx don't have them. Cheers, Nick
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    SOLD

    Cairobill replied to Cairobill's topic in Basses For Sale

    Great basses indeed! And yes, I will regret it!
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    SOLD

    Cairobill replied to Cairobill's topic in Basses For Sale

    Thanks - this is a really nice bass. Effortless playability unlike a lot of jazzes I've owned in the past! It's the kind of bass you forget you're wearing as it's so light and well balanced. No shoulder tug etc
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    SOLD

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  21. Cairobill
    After much trial and error (drumroll) DR Sunbeams...
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    Sunday breakfast browsing bump for this great jazz. The trouble with jazz basses is that a lot of them suck. Dead, heavy, neck dive etc etc. This is a nice one for a change!
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    Yeah, they are very good basses. Extremely responsive….
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    Hi Jumanji. I'm in Kent. Once you hit the M25, I'm an hour and a quarter away. 3 hours overall from yours to mine according to the AA. A mere jaunt Cheers! Nick
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    I've been ambivalent about modern (90s and onwards) Stingrays even though I played them out live and recorded with them for ages. The Stingray classics though are incredible - 2 band preamp all the way. So I would recommend checking out the stingray classic 5 and trying to find a light one. My Ray classic is under 9lbs. It sound incredible…makes other basses sounds like toys...
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