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So! I've some bits and pieces available to sell. 1. Hiscox case unbranded and as new, £70 - fits P, J, surely MM basses etc One thing worth knowing I guess! the case has padding on the top shell that seat on 'the face' of the bass, keeping it in place regardless if there is a slight room for movement for the body - that and the neck cradle mean the bass just won't move around. 2. CTS/Switchcraft looms, 250k, new from other Limelight/Bassmonkey basses - passive P circuit (V/T), cloth wire. £10 each, wired to solder earth and pickup just. 2 available 3. P Pickups - I have a '63 Limelight pickup and a '58 Herrick hand wound pickup. Praise for Limelight pickups has always been there, just open to other sounds or used other pickups I had lying around etc. £45 each of them. I also have a BareKnuckle Pickups '58 I'm open to trade or sell at value of £85 (New £130 so seems pretty fair!). Please note I would need to keep one of these three listed, or have one of the below in trade. Bareknuckle '58 pickup available in other post, £95. I'm open to trades on the pickups for P bass pickups, interested in Aguilars (4P 60s, 4P Hot), Nordstrand (NP4V, NP4A), Lollar, Fralin, Fender (CS 62, TV 63); happy to hear other offers... Other than that cash is king. Postage not included but should be cheap in any case. Pictures available of course but as new/No damage
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Left to right, BassMonkey LPB P neck, Limelight jazz neck, Limelight jazz neck...
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Ha! I have two P basses at the moment and in Spain we say 'there's no 2 without 3' so there you go....!
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Hm. I'm interested in that different boutique pickup world... I've moved around Nordstrand and Aguilar all the time. Lollar's Fralin's... But I digress! I may have gotten myself into some sort of double trouble... Will find out tomorrow!
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Aha! so you're the fine folk that stopped me from getting this bass I guess the pickups are down to taste - they do get plenty of praise here, I swapped my PJ ones for an Aguilar PJ set and to be dead honest I felt no difference to it. Traded the Aguilars and sold the bass cause I'm not a fan of PJ's no matter how much I try... I guess we have to take into consideration the £2k for a Nash too which I am sure is an incredible instrument! The chance for custom/semicustom classics just shy into the four figures is great to my liking, and a frigging great option if you snap one 2nd hand! Limelight P Bass with Jazz neck seems to be my thing after however many basses I've owned. Enjoy them both! Ander.
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Hm! Whilst he couldn't guarantee weight he did say he'd lookout for a light body...! Pretty happy with 3.7kg, anything over 4kg I just can't deal with.
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oh challenge accepted! what's in the works?
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... and thanks @bagsieblue for the inspiration ha!
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So... Big day today friends - my new Limelight is ready and will be shipped out to me on Tuesday. I will report once in hand, but the spec is alder/maple neck, purple metallic under white, '68 P bass with Jazz neck and some winks to the 57/58s. Lightweight as requested with Goto Resolites at 3.7kg/8.2lbs. Ultra Light relic with weather checking on the nitro. Matching headstock and well, a Nordy Blade P I had around (I'll have Limelight's 70s vintage hot pickup in the tweed case ordered). I can boldly say it is the most beautiful bass I've ever seen - challenge me to that! The experience with Mark has been superb, and I think it shows; the first three pictures are more colour accurate, the ones on the floor show more blue than the bass is - enter Grimace! .... AND LOOK AT THAT HEADSTOCK!!!!! I am already a very happy customer, and will be hunting another Limelight P veeery, very soon! Hope you enjoyed it, will share more detail! Ander.
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odd one out (and aware I'm better off on the 'looking for' section of gear on sale). If anyone is thinking of letting go of their Limelight precision, I may be interested - bonus points if not too relic / funky colour / lightweight / jazz neck. I've one on the way but I'm working towards a trio of P's for both my bands! Best, Ander.
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Ander87 replied to Ander87's topic in Repairs and Technical
Noted! Thanks @rmorris that makes sense. It’s only present in the distortion channel and not higher than any other bass I’ve tried! -
John is a pleasure to deal with. He’s troubleshoot a Noisy P bass I had and has given the best advice in what kind of loom to get. I went in for a CTS/Switchcraft rig with a tone switch. The tone switch would be killswitch, bypass, 0.47pf (typical P) and 0.22pf (typical jazz-ish). the thing sounds celestial and very reasonably priced. The tone switch alone is a similar solution to what Stellartone Tonestyler is offering for £115 ish. Will most definitely recommend to anyone and go for more circuitry for the future. Best, Ander.
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Hi everyone, I'm switching to P basses for my projects so sadly I'll have to let this pearl go. I bought it in July this year so really good shape and new - it's had 3 gigs and a videoclip in clean environments. New these come for £999 and not many of them around even if new! Specially considering the lightweight of 3.7kg, a miracle for a Ray! What I've done to the bass with pricing suggested: * Bass as stock £650 (bargain already, £350 off for a bass of a couple months old) * Side dots in white - the roast is so dark that it would affect visibility so white dots on the side professionally installed, which was £70. * John East MM SR 3 Band - sounds AMAZING!! Really encourage to keep it, the zing in the treble is surreal and thunderous lows +£100, new this is £157 - I have receipt/guarantee from July * Aguilar MM pickup, rounds out the sound and increasing the presence... +£70 - really worth it * Hipshot bass Xtender to get to drop D - has a small scratch on one side of the clover, +£40 (new £70 + import from US) Comes with the original gig bag and original black pick guard I'll throw in the aged white pearloid pick guard matching the shape of the non-import, US pickup, and the original electronics/tuner. I can swear by the quality of this bass, I've had the SR5 special and the flexibility of this preamp is just better, very versatile bass. Collection from Northampton/London or will deliver for petrol money about 50miles. Posting is an option at expense but depends on me getting a suitable box.
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Ander87 replied to Ander87's topic in Repairs and Technical
oh! This is something I want to learn more on! The bass is REALLY quiet now but this could make it zero noise? The gain I use can be quite hissy so maybe that would help yet further although I’m not sure that it can get quieter! -
SOLD Fender JMJ (Justin Meldal-Johnsen) Mustang Bass, Daphne Blue
Ander87 replied to knicknack's topic in Basses For Sale
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Ander87 replied to Ander87's topic in Repairs and Technical
Aha, got it, all clear now @rmorris, thanks! I guess the route to isolate the pickups further would be wax potting etc... -
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Ander87 replied to Ander87's topic in Repairs and Technical
Thaks, will do! Noted - and yes going through it with fingers made sense - as I had never used copper tape I assumed it was harder to work or pierce through. I didnt have to remove/refit but a multimeter would have been easier rather than 'wonder/meter would have been easier rather than 'wonder/hope' it works. I have heard about using clear nail polish for the poles to try and isolate a bit more, thoughts? Having said that the bass is really quiet now, especially by comparison! -
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Ander87 replied to Ander87's topic in Repairs and Technical
Oh amazing, thank you!! Will give that a go. I did think about the strip on the bridge but wasn’t sure if that’d mess things up! When you say another stripe to connect the cavities, I’m assuming you mean over it? Thanks again those are brilliant ideas! Ander. -
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Ander87 replied to Ander87's topic in Repairs and Technical
Thank you and thank you! My first Lake Placid Blue after wanting one for so long!! best, Ander.