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Thank you all so much for your input

No pic for me

Thanks - although all that club member stuff seems a bit sad

@skol Very helpful thanks and it's exactly like my own replica precision Could I have a photobucket link so I can look closer up ? Thanks

Thanks - very noticeable that there is no forearm wear on the second one

Thanks - very noticeable that there is no forearm wear on the second one

I think that's the sort of thing I was after, lozz

Does anyone who has a genuinely worn p bass have any pictures of it they can share ? I'm interested in where they do wear through. I've taken the shine off the paint nicely but I don't want to make it look like a belt sander job (which is what Google might show me) Thanks

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1403816154' post='2486860'] ... Plus nitro can be quite thin, so watch you don't go through. [/quote] Not a problem

I would like one but only if it could be certain that no one of average intelligence or more could be deceived further down the line than my ownership

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1403782715' post='2486257'] If (If if if if if if if etc) the original sale was the sale of a counterfeit good, then all subsequent sales would be too. It doesn't turn into a legitimate item just because it's been bought and sold. The item itself would be illegal. [/quote] I have a law degree, I know this. And actually the second purchaser without notice does get title. I was just saying that the unscrupulous could use these easily to fleece people. I'm saying mark could do more IMVHO to brand them (in the cattle sense) to prevent this - not to detract from his otherwise fine product I hasten to add

I was talking about resale further down the line

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1403781357' post='2486220'] I remember reading all the PRS -v- Gibson stuff. Functionality didn't come into it. Gibson lost because their lawyer famously told the Court "Only an idiot would get confused at the point of sale" on account that the PRS Single Cut and the Gibson Les Paul are actually very different and have their own names on the headstocks and the different shapes. Point of Sale doesn't have to be from a shop - it can be any subsequent sale as well. But the Limelight ones use Fender's proper logo and headstock shape. I can't imagine that scribbling Limelight on the back in biro would be enough. I don't like it. It's too easy for the next owner to remove the Limelight bit and try and flog it as a proper Fender. [/quote] I do agree about creating fertile ground for fakes, but I was talking about a future argument not some past argument. I'm not sure that I could tell the difference between a limelight with the marker pen removed and a real fender. If he was to metal stamp "replica by limelight" into the back of the headstock, neck pocket and under the pickguard then I would have no problem with his work and neither would fender, I imagine

I just tried one of those green pan scourers (not the one i used for the last three weeks obviously) and it seems to be quite good at taking plates down a step or two

A walking blues ? Like the detail of the broken tip on the (lower front) plate

Doesn't it need to be quite fine ?

I have a precision body with fairly drab sunburst and shiny nitro lacquer. Does anyone have tips for toning down the shininess of the laquer in the manner of an older bass ?

I certainly wish him well - he built me an awesome bass that makes me smile when I look at it. Get well soon Howard

They'll start with a cease and desist letter and if he's smart he will act immediately. Worst thing to do with a legal dispute is hope it will go away

It was a stock, dirty bass. I think the magic was elsewhere