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Yeah - I bid on that , missed by a few quid What would people expect a standard one to be worth ?

Ok that's useful info - I will measure the pickup distance, maybe he got lucky

No , pearl blocks on maple , natural body and black plate

Been asked to sell a nice one for a friend - prices seem a bit variable and there aren't that many up for sale historically - any one know what a fair price is ? Edit - its actually rosewood and has no damage at all. Has 60s spacing Edit : it's now mine

I met him once, in Nottingham, when he was playing in Vinny Peculiar

Just list it - you might make some cash

Mine started herself off young -there are pics of her playing my jazz bass at 18 months old, and my prosebass 5 at 2 She has a ukelele and is absolutely entranced by 12 strings but thats as close as she's going to get to the Dark Side.

I dont want to get into the 60s/70s argument - they were undoubtedly dogs and diamonds in both decades. Its how it plays that matters. My £0.02 is that its your bass, if you want to mod it, then do so, but be sure and accept that others taste may not be yours, and that you may damage or destroy its value to many people if you do something cosmetically irreversible. If you would not ever let it go to other hands then its up to you what you do. Enough were made in factories that changing yours would make no real difference. If you [i]might[/i] need the money one day, however reluctantly made the sale would be, then buy a cheap MIM clone of your bass and do the mods to that is my humble advice.

I would send the gig bag back, or ask for a courier swapover. Best quality or not, you paid for a gig bag thats[b] free from defects [/b]and thats exactly what you should get. They can claim off the courier/Fender anyway. If the saddle screw is there, and you can put the bridge back together easily and the intonation is ok afterwards, I wouldnt bother.

[quote name='kingofthestuntmen' timestamp='1360060314' post='1964069'] As the owner of a modded '72 P, I'll be watching this thread with interest... [IMG]http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e334/kingofthestuntmen/P-Bass/DSCF1701.jpg[/IMG] [/quote] That's very nice indeed and I'm not a relic fan

I enjoyed dealing with Andy and would do so again.

I know a singer soungwriter who regularly comes up with original material as well as interpreting existing songs. I've never tried, or thought I'd be able to do it. I was surprised as anything when an almost fully formed set of lyrics and hooks popped into my head whilst I was washing up. Damned if I can remember more than the skeleton of it though.