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3 minutes ago, OliverBlackman said:

Don’t sell the thumb. I had to 9 years ago when I needed money but would now have to pay £1k more than I sold it for to replace it

No definitely, it took me a while to find this one, I love the sound and I can’t get it anywhere else. The only one that could go is the Jazz, but if cash allows I’d like to keep it too

To add to the unrequested photos thread, that’s what I’m adding on to, maybe replacing one and maybe not:

L.D. 50 by Mudvayne could be an interesting one to check. It’s Nu Metal so perhaps not the most interesting music, but the bass parts are really good and all played on 5 strings. If you find you like the bass player but not the band, his new project (Soften the Glare) is a prog/funk/fusion concept that could work well.

Otherwise Dream Theater? He plays 6 strings but you can play most things on a 5

41 minutes ago, wateroftyne said:

I asked him to go light on mine, and I was very happy when it arrived.

Lovely colour!

22 minutes ago, skej21 said:

My limelight is #133 and I picked it up in 2014 (its on the left in this photo) and the relic was “light” then. Don’t think it was hugely different considering I’ve added most of the other little knocks since!

 

https://instagram.com/p/CRldigggGeJ/
 

That’s very very nice! I had read on a few posts here that his light relic wasn’t exactly light but clearly it is based on these two basses. Also very tastefully done…

9 hours ago, ead said:

Oh alright...

 

Very nice! He’s now doing very light relic finishes I see, from what I heard he used to have a much heavier hand on relics

22 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

Mine was CAR red/black/maple

Nice one, I suddenly found myself on GAS for a Bravewood or Limelight in Olympic White over CAR today but I have to look at the American Specials. However I do like the chunkier neck of my P better than the thinner one I have on the J, so that's not necessarily an issue

I am looking to switch to a rack or possibly wall hangers so I’m looking to sell this Hercules GS402B Mini Bass Stand. It’s only been used at home so it’s in very good condition.

I actually have two of them, happy to just sell one but if I get more than one request I can also let both go.

Looking for £10 if collected or £15 incl. UK shipping (each). NOW BOTH SOLD

5 minutes ago, uk_lefty said:

The second hand prices of fender japan basses are soaring. I'd only relic and do irreversible mods to one of the common easy to get 62 reissues, not a PB70US or something like that, personally. 

Yep 100% agreed, if I could get hold of a vintage Japanese model I wouldn't touch it, while there are plenty of PB62RI available at any time

4 minutes ago, such said:

+1 for Restauracja Gitar. I will have my Buzz (their own brand) in a couple of weeks, and ordered confidently after playing a few of their instruments. They are becoming a bit of industry standard in Poland. I specified everything including upgraded/upcharged finish (Oly white with pearl mixed in), pickup (DiMarzio) and pickguard (Montreux celluloid) and still don't know what I'll pay for shipping, but even with it included, it will probably work out under a grand. If it has to be a Fender, they always have a selection of Japanese ones, some just cleaned, setup etc; some fully refinished, often in crazy colours - I remember a Paisley on a whole Bass, including headstock and back of the neck. He won't put a Fender logo on a guitar that wasn't a Fender before the refin. 

Thanks! As it seems I missed out on the JV Precision, I'll look into this more closely. I really like the idea of working on a Fender Japan as platform and they do seem to have done great work

PM sent!

Thanks all for the advice! The Fender JV Squier series that just came up on here may be the answer I was looking for…

6 minutes ago, peteb said:

Actually, that P bass you've linked to does look great and at about £670 or so (probably nearer to £850 by the time you go through the rigmarole you have to import from Europe these days), it still looks pretty reasonable! 

Interesting, I had never heard of it, I’ll take a look!

44 minutes ago, MattM said:

I’ve owned both a Limelight and a USA Standard P.   The Limelight feel (fingerboard rolling and relicing) were excellent, Mark winds his own pickups and uses CTS pots etc, and I found the sound had a much greater variation using the tone pot than the Fender did.  
 

With a Limelight you can also spec your own neck width, mine had a 40mm nut similar to the old B width 70s Fenders which was great for me.   The USA P did have a better ‘fundmental’ tone if you like, but with not as much variation possible as the Limelight.  The neck was also slightly wider and flatter on the USA P, I got used to it eventually, YMMV.   Finally, Limelight don’t tend to do sunbursts, which is my personal favourite beaten-up/reliced finish, this may or may not be a showstopper for you.

I did wonder about the sunburst, but then if I were to go for a Limelight it would be my chance to get something like olympic white over sunburst or lake placid blue over candy apple red

10 minutes ago, 4000 said:

A bit more money, but what about Bravewood? 
 

http://www.bravewoodguitars.co.uk/page4.html

It was on my list, but I think he doesn’t take order anymore unless I just couldn’t find the info

6 minutes ago, peteb said:

Yes, I sold an AVRI57 with the intention of looking for one of these until I got the opportunity to buy back my old 70s P bass! I don't think that you will get a better Fender P bass than the recent Am Stds unless you go vintage (and that is always hit & miss). 

Am Std from 2011 get a lot of credit, I went straight for one when I found it second hand. I wouldn't be against going vintage, but I'd have to do a lot more background work to make sure I can spot any issues and as you say, they're very hit & miss 

9 minutes ago, peteb said:

I wasn't bowled over by the only Limelight that I've evr played, but Lakland obviously make really good passive P & J basses (in fact one of the best jazz basses I've ever played was a US Lakland). 

and there is also a very interesting Mike Lull on sale here at the moment but it's literally a twin of mine in terms of looks

13 minutes ago, Sibob said:

Does it have to be Fender?

If so (which is fine of course), I'd go Japanese or Limelight.

Si

Very valid question, I have thought about Lakland, G&L, Sandberg and a few others. I started out with Fender due to some sort of internal bias but I may end up taking a trip to the Gallery and trying all the Ps they have to get a better feel

14 minutes ago, peteb said:

Personally, I would look at an American Standard Precision from 2011 to about 2015 (the ones with the CS pickups). 

They are really nice basses and you can pick them up quite reasonably secondhand. 

Thanks - I have one of these actually, American Standard from 2013, it's my go-to bass since I bought it. I was looking to add a second Precision, hence my idea of getting one that wouldn't require selling the one I have which sounds great

Right, I know there are several threads on the individual basses I’m looking at, but given the number of P-bass experts on this forum I wanted to get some views on a side by side comparison. I also know it's a very subjective choice but any advice is welcome.

 I am looking to get myself a vintage looking Fender P-bass. I already have a 2013 American standard in black / maple that gives me the P sound I need so I’m not in a rush and I’m really more doing this for the look / feel of a vintage instruments. The bass would probably replace a Road Worn Jazz bass that I’m not too convinced about. Some of the instruments I can only get online, so won’t have the chance to go to a shop and try them.

 The options I’m looking at are: 

• Fender Japan PB RI62 US in 3TS – I found a PB62-75 US from a seller in France but I could hold on for a PB62-95 or a PB62-115 even if they seem to be rare
• Limelight Precision Bass – read great things about Limelight here and elsewhere and this would allow me to get a relicing and refinishing you only get from vintage or CS instruments

 These two should set me back roughly the same amount of money I think. Alternatively I could step up a bit and probably sell my current P to finance something more expensive. In that case I would look at 

• Fender AVRI or Fender Original, similar concept to the Japanese one but American
• Fender CS, if something comes up at a decent price – there is one on sale here at the moment I believe

 My current thinking is that it’s not really worth paying twice as much money for a Fender CS given it wouldn’t be Custom from my perspective and I already have an American P, while the Japanese or the Limelight could be a good value for money to get the look I want and potentially a slightly different sound.

 Any advice from people who’ve played some / all of these?

 Thanks in advance!

Darn why did I just buy a road worn J when what I really wanted was a road worn P to come up… I would have taken it right away!

GLWTS - great bass it would look the part with a duck sticker on!

Now SOLD elsewhere.

Sorry, not entirely related to your sale, but extremely interesting for me to see such an instrument branded as a Harley Benton. The first bass I ever bought back in Italy, I think in 2002 or 2003, was a 4 strings bass identical to this one (but with a worse bridge). It was branded Jim Reed, which was supposed to be a small independent Italian luthier who was sourcing instruments in Asia. The electronics were terrible and eventually failed, but the bass was otherwise decent..

There is a similar one on sale here - https://www.mercatinomusicale.com/mm/a_jim-reed-basso-elettrico-jr-be-5_id6806222.html

http://www.jimreed.it/eng/prodotti.php

And that is the brand's website, they have changed the shape of the headstock now but mine was identical to this one. At the time they were doing a copy of the J-Bass, Stingray, Thumb and this one.

GLWTS

Price Drop to £350

Fender 2" Guitar Strap Black Yellow Logo in perfect condition, it came with a bass I just bought but I don’t need it. 
 

Looking at £5 collected or £7 shipped to UK only.

Fantastic build, I’d be all over it if I hadn’t just bought a bass. Would be really curious to hear the tone of this one with the Status neck! GLWTS