Ander87

Hey gang....! Let it be known that I'm in the market for Limelights, irremediably back to what I know and like after a long hiatus of no gear. So sorry to hijack the thread, but if any is interested in letting go of their Limelight (jazz, precision or even better, P with Jazz neck) please let me know. Apologies again! Ander.

… and a new Pearl pickguard for the Cruz teal boy… Personally I think this is a much better fit than regular white:

Thank you! taken a lot of work and the right opportunities but I think in my heart these are the top two colours for that generation if not ever (to me)! Ander.

Ah...! First couple of days with the 5HH and loving it - took it to practise yesterday... It came really well set up and I didn't have to touch the action, just the truss rod a tad bit when I changed the strings to Chromes flatwounds... Slamming tone and lots of flexibility thanks to the extra pickup. Depending on the type of player you are, one pickup is plenty - I don't see myself using them all in the 5HH for live gigging in my punk rock band, but I will defo use some of the tones in the studio. Positions 2 and 4 (inner and outer coils from each pickup combined) add a very very cool character! What I'm saying is, if you have a chance to get a HH version go for it, but if you want to scratch the itch of having a Stingray and you only have single pickups you will not be miserable. For me, it does the job where my base sound is on the 4H, whilst the 5HH lets me do other genres (soul/neosoul forays) and different tones out of the pickup positions. I can see myself using both evenly, keeping the 4H with NYXL's - the string choice adds a lot of flavour of course...! I will change the pick guard to pearloid most likely, and that switch tip to black of course, why'd they use white when the hardware and knobs are black....!

The Bongo Bros!!!

Damn… 😍

Thank you and yes it is indeed! very dark and even, could've believed it's rocklite or something!

This - I have jumped between 50-105 and 45-100 and in between with rounds steels flats.... Most of the times the 0.005" variation doesn't amount to much... You may be lucky? long as the string sits in right, you've got a lot of room to adjust truss rod string height and others.

Most definitely....! Digging in around in forums etc it also seems that the newer generation of 'select hardwood' bodies it's cause they ran out of the swamp ash they used in 2018-2019 (wood shortages etc). Now I sound like I'm ranting against all that is not mine, I don't mean to - I am sure they are absolutely amazing instruments to the highest standard, but paying 3k£ I'd expect to almost have a picture of the bass the woods come from haha!

Hey bud! the charcoal sparkle and dropped copper were second hand at 1700£ ish, seems going price. The brand new Cruz Teal was from N Stuff Music, Pennsylvania, post taxes looking at £2,290ish, cheaper than my 5H Special back then (£2,299 from GAK). These days UK new prices for Specials is £3k+, I've seen £3.2k to £3.5K for a 5HH....! This Cruz Teal was 2400$, discounted down to about 2150$ if I remember? converted to 1800/1900£ plus customs.... Can't remember the figures down to detail but certain £2,290 at home

… in other news, whoever needs a pick guard can rely on Brian Pillanz (I was passed details thanks to @Dov65). Half price compared US options and great fit. The below is a 3 ply b/w/b matt guard:

Looks lush Lee, happy for you! Interesting story about the wiring, I was totally clueless! It is something else when we have a chance to reunite with gear we've loved... Enjoy it in good health, and happy belated birthday mate!

So, I know how most of us are proper scared of buying outside UK, with Brexit and whatnot.... ... I can report that the experience so far is being very sensible - US shops from what I gather are happier to do a discount when you're buying internationally, the shop I bought it from reduced $250 off my bass without haggling. Customs wise, it has also been pretty smooth - it was shipped with UPS, collected Monday night, and should be delivered tomorrow. I received an email from UPS to pay the customs online via their link, and as much as I dislike UPS when it comes to changes on the way and attempts and information etc, the customs process was easy - you can also pay them with paypal credit or whatever other method. A 20% on the spot - worked out same price as my Cruz Teal 5H back in January 2019, so actually cheaper than the 5HH version which was normally £2,399/2,499 depending on colour. Well pleased! All cleared and should be here on time!

... And he's in the UK...! I STARTED TO PACE AROUND THE HOUSE.

oh you can defo hear it, he plays it in the middle part for gritty bits.

... And let this count as a second entry that in the past Jimmy has also purchased a P bass pickup from me to the same standard - good comms and fast payment. Ander.

Our fellow BC'er @Jimmy141 bought my custom Limelight P bass in Purple Metallic. He asked the right questions and detail reasonably and expedited payment quickly. He also offered a good bunch on tips on shipping and the courier he wanted to use for the shipping - his messages were quick and friendly, answered my every question about the courier etc etc. I can without a doubt recommend Jimmy as a serious buyer - deal with confidence people!

Oh, I stand corrected, thanks @ped ! I think after so much copper tape everywhere, the fact that I had a dead silent p bass without any noise at all, alongside that technician saying 'you dont need tape for a p bass' threw me off.