Sibob

[quote name='mal2404' timestamp='1441231978' post='2857204'] Si, sorry for the dumb question but is there a downside to the JJ as a humbucker over the J single coil? Graham [/quote] Not a dumb question at all, on the face of It there's no downside really, especially as it's switchable between the two. In my head it was an aesthetic thing, it's a much chunkier pickup, and a cost thing. As it happens, I'm not bothered about the aesthetic, and it's no extra cost to have JJ instead of J. So wth that said, I have a finished spec Si

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1441205336' post='2856922'] Definitely Ebony for me [/quote] Think I'm with you on that. Decisions made, just need to decide about JJ Vs J Si

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1441202281' post='2856893'] FWIW, when I was sorting my order with Adrian, he sent me a few examples of 3TSBs they'd done previously. I was able to point out one that nailed the 70s 3TSB I prefer. I'm guessing the option would be there to be pretty specific about the exact shade of Shoreline, too..? Sounds like it's going to be a beaut. I'm actually thinking about going for another in the future. Maybe shoreline, charcoal or LPB... yum. [/quote] He has sent me some photo examples of Creme & Vintage White scratchplate, but again, I can't quite imagine them on the Gold colour they do. When I mentioned Shoreline, he sent me a photo of a gold bass and said "this is our Shoreline", I don't think I want to bother him (or myself) with talking about a change in shade here or a shade there, it seems a moot point when taking it that far. I think I'll stick with the black scratchplate on gold (bucking the trend of their pearl white on gold), just need to decide on Pau Ferro or Ebony, J vs JJ and then I'm done Si

And before anyone assumes these are just good for metal (watch the whole thing, the bassist has a surprise) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JawQn7gKdJo Si

So i'll be going for a Jake. If you look at the old Fender Shoreline Gold colour, it tends to be a more greeny gold (possibly because of the aged lacquer), whereas the Maru Shoreline Gold is more orange. With this in mind, when I do the squinty eye/tilt head test, I can't really imagine a mint green/parchment/vintage white scratch plate going with the Maru gold. As such, like Eude, I am leaning towards a black scrratchplate. With that in mind, I was also leaning towards a Pau Ferro fingerboard, but I wondered whether Ebony would be a nicer match to the rest of the ensemble?! I'm also now thinking about the JJ humbucker arrangement for the bridge pickup over the single J....hmmmmmmmm Si

Think I might pay the deposit on mine this week, struggling on fingerboard/scratchplate combinations on a gold body though :-/ Si

[quote name='such' timestamp='1440776818' post='2853826'] so does being on this list guarantee our spot? Quite excited about this. [/quote] Would be worth trying to confirm this one way or another. No point in someone coming from Bristol if the spaces are first come first serve Si

Argh, I'm jealous, I'm mostly spec'd up but am making myself wait to pay the deposit until I sell my 2 basses :-(. Did you get pics of yours up Naetharu? Cheers Si

Ah very true, I saw one, but failed to spot that the second was technically the scratch plate edge screw So yes, looks like someone has added the treble side. This only really means that from an 'originality' point of view, there are some extra screw holes in the body and scratch plate.......do you care?.....probably not. Si

74 is very late for the thumb rest to be on the treble side I think, although always possible with Fender as mentioned earlier. You could ask for photos of the body without the scratch plate on, if there are screw holes on the bass side, then someone has added the treble side thumb rest and the scratch plate might be unoriginal. That said, entirely possible that if this mod was done during the refin, that it was filled in etc, so won't be visible/obvious. Or it might be original and just a late example of treble side........welcome to vintage Fenders Si

The looks you give me when I'm making noise at Bass Bashes..........You're going to hate it Jack Si

Yeah should be able to make 6pm: 1. Shockwave 2. such 3. Ordep 4. toneknob 5. Left foot 6. Sibob Si

Going to try my hardest to get along to the 10th at Wunjos, do you know a 'stage' time? Si

Gaz: [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Wunjos in London on the 10th [/font][/color] Everyone go and register your interest in Shockwaves thread (see above) Si