Ok here's what a want to build : the last version of the John Deacon Precision : the black precision, rosewood neck, black pickguard, tv logo, gold hardware.   My question for you people : what's the best place to start as the donor bass?   I've thought about... My own '74 P. (Currently sunburst).  Fook, that £2.5k of bass that's gonna get an unsolicited respray.   Might be a pricey folly.   Then add gold HW. Or A MIM Nate Mendel and strip the C.A.R and respray