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[quote name='MarkG3' timestamp='1467537468' post='3084286'] I really like it, love worn/relic basses and guitars! [/quote] Thanks for the support maybe I should take it up professionally since I did some of it

Sadly not Next OM night is end July - looking forward to it tho as I should have found time to connect electrics up and restring The bridge cover is busy relicing in a ziplock bag I carry to work everyday - some keys in there too Frets bridge and tuners untouched for functionality reasons

I got told by the cutest girl in the room that I sounded "£&@king awesome" (precision plus zoom set to ampeg) luckily partner and children weren't there to hear That audience don't get to hear much bass...

I have pics to prove that I did a certain amount of it chap in Norwich was braver and put the nitro coat on and having rubbed it down a little it looks the part , enough for me at least I agree about the Jaco - I think the limelights are better for far less money

[quote name='SubsonicSimpleton' timestamp='1466002323' post='3072751'] What does one do to a bass to get wear on the inside of the upper horn both front and back? (in the normal course of wear and tear as opposed to 'relicing') [/quote] I don't know but Andy Baxter is listing s 1971 on eBay with Exactly this horn wear wear : item 182191307969

So is it nitro? It hasn't been reliced like nitro

Myrelic job is better than that

The 80s ones were jap, and very very close to the real thing, I had a Tokai Strat; the Chinese ones have a different to fender headstock. I can't talk about the quality as I didn't try them yet Example jap http://basschat.co.uk/topic/286578-fs-tokai-jazz-sound-mij-1981/page__fromsearch__1

[quote name='Bass_Guardian' timestamp='1466689462' post='3077918'] Did they even make Tokai basses in China? [/quote] Yes they do, mr sarcastic

2011 perhaps, china?

That looks totally amazing but too expensive for me

Assembled - well, not wired up and no strings . Subtle aging only on board (thanks to skol3503) and none on bridge as I want both to work properly and I always use a bridge cover https://1drv.ms/i/s!AtLmuonyj7TxrkFadgeMtNMnw7q9 https://1drv.ms/i/s!AtLmuonyj7TxrkOX3cFt_eKqCThp https://1drv.ms/i/s!AtLmuonyj7TxrkKQwglkfd_u5NYq https://1drv.ms/i/s!AtLmuonyj7TxrkCDdZXOMvQDFJL5

That's a real shame

I take out my 12 string but to be honest I just live making people jump with my p bass. Weedy acoustic guitars just don't do that

Thanks all, favourable and not I'll upload when I've carelessly screwed it back together with a reliced screwdriver

Shhh ... Don't talk about it!

Marvin lee aday, I thought

My feelings are that modern basses are more likely to be a decent vintage in the future. In the 70s the jigs were wearing out at tender and qc was pretty low

[quote name='bassbiscuits' timestamp='1466001130' post='3072742'] was there a 'before' picture to compare? [/quote] Somewhere - it was just a bog standard 3ts

Raw wood was coated in darker nitro then rubbed to take the shine off. The bass doc did the neck in three shades of nitro (head /f board / back) when he built it so I just rubbed the back down a bit, i hand rolled the edges and the head has s few minor dings

Thanks I will assemble it and upload As painy knows, I did start it off myself but relic chap was braver We will see what the somewhat staid crowd at the church OM night think

https://1drv.ms/i/s!AtLmuonyj7TxrEAs4TGtY8ZtHt7- https://1drv.ms/i/s!AtLmuonyj7TxrEIDdcyk877TRihJ It's now sprayed in nitro and for the money I paid, I'm happy, it's had a gentle rubdown to be less shiny overall and the bare sections look much more woody and less shiny than shown here I'm not wild about the forearm contour but it's my fault not his, I should have stuck with it as he suggested

Or sand it very gently I did this once using snake print paper / looked cool

Cheers mister

Thanks Seen pics but nitro looks different