BlueMoon

He was one of the better DJ’s from my younger years. He went up in my estimation when he declared on air that the Bay City Rollers were rubbish. https://jive95.com/johnnie_walker_interview_07.htm

I’ve bought plenty of instruments from Japan. Never had a problem. Shipping to Europe can pricey, but EMS is OK as a slightly cheaper and slower option.

Great choice……..well done! When you change the control knobs please take special care with those that have a centre detent. To retain the centre detent “feel” of the Musicman potentiometers you need always to remove and replace the control knobs when the pot is at centre detent. If you don’t, you won’t have a centre detent anymore. Ask me how I know.

I'm curious and interested in your opinions and set up when you get it. Congrats! I am exploring a variable pedal preamp set up with a small power amp for a few of the small gigs we do. The Baby Sumo is a contender. Others include a Quilter or HB Bass Block in a similar - but not pedal-based - approach. I've been down the HX Stomp rabbit hole and what was on offer was just too much for my needs. At least I now know that!

Love it!!!

My first thought was a ESP Bottom Bump………but the upper horn contour isn’t quite correct. i’m also thinking it might be from Ibanez, but can’t for the life of me give a model suggestion.

Best bang-for-buck in my opinion is a USA Stingray Sub from the early/mid 2000’s. If you want the original 2 band preamp, don't mind the slab body, and a bass that will survive the knocks and dings of pub gigs, then this would be my choice.

Four bolt neck plate?

Best : Laney Digbeth Preamp. Relatively inexpensive and nicely toned for my current needs. A useful addition. Runner up : Lakland Shoreline SL44-94 fretless. Japanese version of the Skyline 44-02. Difficult to find as an original fretless in my limited experience. Worst: Over-priced stuff with a Fender logo.

Luminlay side dots is a small step in the right direction, I’d say. The overall package is pricey though!

I’ve found freshly used tea-bags surprisingly effective on bare wood areas, although I’m no expert on relic-ing.

This is a conundrum for Fender. When they stray even a little from the familiar P and J basses the “innovative” instruments seem to not sell very well. Take the Dimension - not a bad bass, which was more evolution than revolution………but it tanked. I’ll be intrigued what they end up putting out as “innovative”

I have a Goodfellow bass still with original flat wound strings. The bass is from around 1986, if I recall correctly. I don't play it often but the strings are nicely broken in (i.e. dead as a dodo).

I think they are made by Mayones in Poland. The Fame-branded instruments are a single dealer offering - available from Music Store Professional in Germany. I don’t have one, but Mayones is a well regarded boutique builder.

Finally joined the club! ………….and very happy with the result. It took the best part of three years to finish, regrettably. Immediate post-Covid supply issues of some parts slowed down the start and, as well as other projects, this meant I could only get round to the build this past summer.

I won the lottery with Mrs BlueMoon……… enough said! Nice topic to post about……thank you @ossyrocks

Great advice above. Unless you are sure that the neck will never come off again, the next time it does……..likely the same thing will happen! So, I’d advise as a parallel action, to sand the tight fitting neck and address the cause of the issue as well.

Same here (2 x 45 min is typical in our cover band).

I’d be particularly interested in this as well. I’ve always rated very highly the MTD Grendel’s and she was a pretty rare endorsee for a time.

This ^^ was also my understanding. In consequence, I just returned to continental Europe directly from Eire with a nice vintage instrument on board. The journey, which was part holiday, took in a day in the UK - where I had arrived without said instrument - and then left via Liverpool - Belfast. No checks - no issues.

Yes……I’ve done it both ways a few times. Based on my personal experience the vehicle was inspected (all doors open) and questioned about some of the contents. This happened each time and for both exit and entry countries (UK, France). I am not sure which jurisdiction the inspector represented each time (no badges/uniforms). I got the impression that the main focus was on perishables (cheese, butter etc) and once a vehicle swab test (steering wheel/door handles). Case-by-case seems to be the situation.

https://www.bassic.de/kleinanzeigen/limelight-precision-bass-sherwood-green-vintage-heavy-relic.54855/ Not sure where you’re located @FuNkShUi, but here is a Limelight P bass on sale on an equivalent bass forum to Basschat in Germany.

Mine is definitely slab-bodied. It is an early version according to the serial number and having only “sub” not “sub bass” on the headstock. Not sure if later ones were contoured. Either way, the finish looks stock. Good score.

Totally agree. Great gigging basses that are built like tanks. I scored one recently in Japan of all places.