Tweedledum

[quote name='jassbass' timestamp='1427299311' post='2728562']
The more ive been playing it the more i like it
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If you somehow end up not liking it, [i]please[/i] PM me!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1427149893' post='2726586']
You're right... it resonates with something from my youth... what could it be??


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Is that James Bond's Aston Martin?

[quote name='jassbass' timestamp='1427194352' post='2726888']
Is there much love for these?
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On this board? Yes!
Check out the porn thread: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/243644-the-show-us-your-limelight-thread/

[quote name='walbassist' timestamp='1425919161' post='2712216']
I think the first year of use was 1966 and they were done for the most part by 1968.[/quote]
^ This.

Finally the '62 Shoreline Gold Precision moved in with me.

First impressions:

It's quite well made. The neck is superb: look and finish are perfect, the rolled fingerboard edges make it feel very comfortable.The feel of the neck is much more authentic than the feel of the body. The body finish looks nice, the colour is spot on, but it doesn't feel like an old Fender. Compared to my beloved 1965 Precision, the Limelight is a little heavier (didn't weigh it yet) and the neck profile is thicker, more like a 50's than a 60's neck profile. Chunky, but still comfortable to play.

The tone is massive. Fundamental low end, punch and sustain. It doesn't have the 1965's bouquet of overtones (I guess there [i]is[/i] a difference between a new instrument and one that's been played for 50 years). But still the Limelight is not that far below the 1965 Fender. It's just that its tone is more based on the lows, whereas the 1965's tone is based on the vivid mids and overtones. They both sound great in their own ways.

And since this is the gear porn section, I promise to take a couple of nice pictures this afternoon and post them here.

Burgundy Squier Affinity with tort PG:

[quote name='colleya' timestamp='1425592496' post='2708999']
Hope it finds its way home soon.[/quote]

It actually got delivered today.
Bad thing is, I had it delivered to my workplace, but I'm sick so I'm not at work and can pick up the parcel not sooner than monday!
Damn you, influenza, you kept me from spending a weekend with my new bass!!

[quote name='Jazzneck' timestamp='1425559116' post='2708553']
Corrected it for you.
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[quote name='colleya' timestamp='1425499709' post='2708001']
This pic arrived in my inbox today, just got to wait for the courier to deliver on Friday now

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Lucky you.
Mine (#00148) has been travelling all over England and didn't even leave for the mainland yet. It's going to take all of next week to arrive, i presume...

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1424961862' post='2702370']
Holy crap - that's a beaut. Is it firemist?[/quote]

It's shoreline.

#00148 is finished and will soon be on it's way to me!



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This is how it'd have to look like, IMO:

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1424350287' post='2695399']
As for rosewood / maple that decision is still to be made. Rosewood is favourite...
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Are you aiming for a 70's or 60's vibe? If it's 60's, there's no choice but rosewood. If it's 70's, I'd personally tend to a one piece maple neck. Then again, in combination with a metallic body finish I like rosewood better. Tough decision indeed....

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1424334573' post='2695146']
Just agreed the main spec and then he contacted to arrange shipping. I then had to adjust the action to my own taste and also fitted some Chromes after it arrived.[/quote]
Same here. I'll set it up myself.
About the strings: I asked Mark to put LaBella 760FL on my P (they are perfect for that old school tone IMO).

12 weeks sounds reasonable. I dropped the deposit for my Precision right before Christmas, so I expect to hear from Mark some time in March. Patience is a virtue.

WOW.

How about some Black'n'Maple goodness?



(Not all mine. I owned the black PG Precision on the far right at the time the picture was taken).

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1423133068' post='2681085']
Sorry, ever since a bass was lost for three weeks in Genoa Airport, I have asked for these actions for non UK deals.
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Quite understandable.
Here's another thought: I'll be in London and Oxford for one week in April. If the bass is still available by then (which I hope for you is not the case), maybe we can meet halfway and sort things out in person.

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1423126131' post='2680966']
16 days, 4000 views, lots of offers, still here .[/quote]

I seriously thought about it. But I live in Germany. So I'm ruled out, as it seems. .

12 weeks, hmmm hmmm, that means mine will be ready by e/o march. Ach...

Nice bass, congrats!

[quote name='Painy' timestamp='1422573304' post='2674341']This to me is another great example of how these days you don't have to spend a fortune to get a great bass.[/quote]

I feel the same way when I play my Squier Affinity Jazz Bass.

[quote name='Handwired' timestamp='1422547385' post='2673968']
My 62 Precision should arrive early March and I'm struggling to remain flaccid!
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When did you order it?

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(Not pictured: Epiphone/Warmoth build aka "Warbird", 2 acoustic guitars)

The number of basses in my household is fluctuating.

Currently it's 4:
- Fender P
- Squier J
- Harley Benton 50's P
- Epiphone/Warmoth "Warbird"

A Limelight P is in the pipeline, so I hope that e/o Feb I'll have 5 basses. Anyway, one or two of the above might leave later this year....