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  1. Chiliwailer
    I’ll definitely stick with my number 1. I made the mistake of twisting it a few years back and thanks heavens managed to get it back last year.
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    I hear that, I genuinely have fond memeories of owning it. Glad you found the case and bits. No disrespect meant to the guys at Bass Gear, but a second opinion would be a good option, industry folk have been known to get it wrong. I had shown it to vintage dealers and no one picked up on it back then. Of course I could well be mistaken too.
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    Just to show how well looked after it was, I found some old photos
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    Oops, my bad. Sorry pal, I’m getting older and more confused. Black lights are for nitro finishes, I’ve used it loads over the years on my 50’s and 60’s Fenders. Thought I’d done it on the 73 as I was doing everything in reach back then as had a large collection. Silly mistake
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    Yeah, everything led me to believe it was original. The body was in great condition apart from the obvious ding and the case and case candy were in excellent condition. It appeared mostly unused so I always thought it’d just had an accident in the store or in a players bedroom. It stayed under my bed as I was using an old battered 60’s P Bass live, but I loved getting it out now and again. A black light test shows up any old remaining lacquer (edit - nitro lacquer, so ignore this post!) that may be still present following a respray. It’s an easy test, widely used in the vintage industry. Simple get an ultra violet light and take the bass into a pitch black room, run the light over the neck and look out for dark/black patches, that’ll be the old lacquer.
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    I actually owned this very bass, but it was a very long time ago, early 00’s. When I owned it, it had the original case and case candy, and it passed the black light test (edit, ignore that, my mistake) with no indications of a respray. But time has passed since then, so it may of been done since, or they innocently got it wrong? Or I got it wrong Either way, it’s a lovely bass that I fondly remember. GLWTS
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    Have you owned this for long? Do you know more about the neck refinish? Is it visible or did it show up under black light?
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    Roberto bought all the old Eko stock, and other factories, and has been having fun making various Frankenstein's ever since.
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    I'm no expert, but I'd be concerned that the tension could be too much for the existing neck join, bracing and whatever bridge or tail piece you use. Overtime you may get issues. Light strings, down tuning a half step and reinforcing where you can would help. As might this? https://www.liutaiomottola.com/instruments/TinozzaAsm.htm Either way, have fun tinkering.
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    As a 14 year old metal head I was desperate not to get a fender copy. Luckily I found a Hohner Rockwood LX100B
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    If you buy the £3000 version it comes with a free Custom Shop bass
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    It’s a cool tool kit and I’m very grateful. My Fender Custom Shop one is very cool tool kit too (and I’ve added to it a fair bit) so it’s good to have options.
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    Slightly off topic and with no G strings involved I spoke to Strings & Things (UK MusicMan distributor) recently and they said that if I register my Old Smoothie online for warantee I’ll get an extra few months and free gift in the post. The free gift turned out to be a nice tool kit worth about £46 (eek!). Nice touch, very impressed, big thanks to the Gentlemen at S&T 👍
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    It was an absolute pleasure to meet Gus tonight, he bought my Jazz Bass and I reckon if time had allowed we could easily have chatted until the early hours. It was a super smooth sale, great communication and without a hitch. Pleased to meet you Gus 👍
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    Now sold
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    Nah mate, that’s early 90’s Encore tort
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    Some quick pics of my 66 P Bass tort
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    Yes, feel free to send me a pm
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    Yup, they are so versatile, that for me, they were too versatile... So many great sounds that I couldn’t stop fiddling, so I went back to a single H just to keep focus on playing and not twiddling! That said, I wouldn’t bet against owning one again in the future, probably a 2018 Special
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    For me, the MusicMan USP is simply that’s it’s a MusicMan! It’s got quality, style, history and THAT sound. There are plenty of great basses out there inspired by MusicMan and they are of top quality, but they dont’t have the USP I particularly want. YMMV.
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    Trust me, with all that check action you don’t even notice it! 😁
  23. Chiliwailer
    They might be LaBella low tension flats, they have black silks and are very smooth.
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    Back up for sale
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