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See what you mean now.. no its not an Aerodyne, but its similar. I'm in talks now with someone who will do it the way i need, i.e. no cap, filling in routs, etc

[quote name='Norris' timestamp='1487972716' post='3244804'] Could your pickups be re-packaged to fit the existing holes? It might work out cheaper and needs no intrusive surgery [/quote] How do you mean repackaged ? Thats not a term i've heard before

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1487964626' post='3244714'] Have you thought about a veneered top after the work has been done? It'll hide all the work.... [/quote] would only be needed to hide badly done work ?

ok, if you and matt b advise this, i'll have a think about it

If i went that route, then the neck and headstock would need to be done as well as they match the body right now. Plus another logo for the headstock. More expense. And filling the routs and re- routing was suggested in post 2 [quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1487939192' post='3244343'] I would say to get a male/female routing template to cut the cavity and a block of wood prefecly in shape to fit snuggly together. Glue it down, apply a bit of filler in the joints and sand it all flush. should do the job very well. [/quote]

I'm pretty sure repainting the top white, is a lot less expensive than planing the top off, gluing a cap on, shaping to fit, and then fitting binding, and it would still need painting white

I'm going to keep it white ..original colour, as the neck and headstock are also white Going the other route would just be prohibitively expensive

Its got binding like an areodyne, so it would be an expensive job

Thanks MC

How far is Shropshire from Oxfordshire ?

I'm sure i can get away with no scratchplate as long as i give it to someone who knows what they're doing

Pickups just being swapped for more pickups, and instead of 3 knobs on the front , there'll be 5. Its hardy changing the body that much

Thanks guys Cant sell the bass and use another body ...i'm rather attached to this one. Well, not all of it, obviously PS work would have to be out sourced, as i'm talentless in this area of bass mods. I was just wondering how a builder would have done it

Does anyone have any experience of filling in pickup routs ? I'm planning to modify my PJ / MM bass with other pickups. This means the old routs will need filling to a good finish, re-routed for new pickups ( soapbars , so different shape to old pups ) The same thing for the leccy control cavity. Its passive top mounted , like a jazz, but it will be filled and re-routed from the rear because its going to have an active 5 band pre fitted Eventually, the body will be sprayed painted again cheers

I've also bought a bass from CC or CG. Sorry cant remember which one. Like others have stated, it may as well have been wrapped in tissue paper when you see the amount of effort their packing dept put in to actually packing. When I say ' packing ' i'm actually doing stand up comedy

Warwick, you said he sent you a PP payment. You will have his address in full if PP was used to send the money I do hope you follow it up. I hate these type of scumbags, as we all do i guess. I want to see you get your money back by any means you deem fit

Also, when bidders win anything, their address comes throught the system too. What he did was fraud. If the police cant help, then you need to visit the bloke and have a word in his ear

[quote name='Monkey Steve' timestamp='1487782990' post='3242867'] In an attempt to diffuse this, I think you are talking at cross purposes here. To list anything you have to allow payment by PayPal. However, you can list the item as being for collection only, and for collection only you can insist on cash payments, not PayPal. So if you don't want to accept PayPal then you list the item as collection only and you insist on cash payments only - this does not infringe on any of eBay's Ts & Cs. If, however, you are going to send the item out by any delivery method, you have to accept PayPal. [/quote] Exactly what i posted Steve. And PP confirmed

What i said is fact. How do i know ? Because i phoned paypal and got it from the horses mouth When you start typing out your auction, you'll find that you HAVE to have paypal listed as a payment option. That bit you cannot get away with. But on collection items, you can state in the auction that you will only accept cash. Although you have PP listed in your auction, you simply DO NOT have to accept paypal on collection only items. Again, that is fact.

Ah BRX beat me to it.

[quote name='Jakester' timestamp='1487776430' post='3242743'] Not to be rude, but if you've not used either service why offer an uninformed opinion? It's quite clearly set out here: [url="http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/accepted-payments-policy.html"]http://pages.ebay.co...nts-policy.html[/url] "[b]eBay requires all sellers listing on eBay.co.uk to offer payments through PayPal[/b] (with some limited exceptions). In most cases, other payment options may be offered as well." [/quote] Yes thats true, but paypal themselves have stated that its fine to also list that if collecting in person, only cash is accepted. That is in direct repsonse to scammers doing exactly what spyder posted. Its a well known scam and even PP recognised it. Your listings will have to include payment by paypal, but on collections only, you simply do not have to accept paypal Thats fact

I would only ever accept cash when collection in person is the choice. Not only can you not get scammed, as spyder pointed out, there's also no PP chargeback if they get home and change their minds. You also save PP fees too