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That wasn't a real Status body, I hope!

Right - I think it's built! I have to tune it, plug it in, and do a set-up before it's fully finished.

Now that'd be a tragic mistake. Phew; it's finished and now I can just take of the clamps... ...hang on... ...oh bugger!

I think it's what they call Midnight Blue, which has a bit of sparkle to it too. The person who had it before fitted a Zero-Mod thumbrest, which is only "zero-mod" if the instrument already had two holes in it for a pickguard. As it is, the two holes are the white dots you can see in the picture and they need tidying up. Then I got to thinking about a refin and thought duotone/flip-flop/chameleon/iridescent paint might look good; pretty much replicating and enhancing the shadow effect in the photo...

It'd be a Rickenbacker... (Sorry for polluting the thread...)

I have a hankering to have a bass finished in duotone blue/black.

I think Rickysounds do some real Ric ones - dunno if they'll fit or not.

I've had a hankering to put one of those pickups in the mute bay on a Rickenbacker, but they're just a bit too wide to fit.

A good condition Sharfty is worth £500+

No, I don't think so. The Shafty necks tend to be a bit more chunky than the Ric ones. (The old-style truss-rods allowed the neck to be thinner, because they didn't need curves in the rod(s).)

Y'know - I've never thought of putting the control panel on the back! (I have a pickup on a MIM Strat.)

Don't tell anybody, but I bought a Rickenbacker off 6feet7!

I've been thinking of taking up the 5-string...

That fretboard removal was very uplifting!

Wrong kind of slapper!

There's a YT video of someone removing the neck binding.

OK - you got a LOL from me there! 🤣

Nor me neither (the bridge/tailpiece don't seem quite right), so not sure if the Warwick is a like-for-like comparison. There are AliExpress ones (much cheaper), but I didn't spot this colour.

The sheer brass-neck of it!

Was it a Warwick?

I guess one thing is to make sure you have the correct clamps and padding for when you glue it back together. (Plus the right glue, I suppose!)

That looks good to me! So, we're back to the bass being worth doing the truss rod.

So, the new arrival...