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After what seemed like an endless wait I can finally introduce my new bass!!!

Today is my 40th birthday (seems I share a bday with Pino Palladino which can't be a bad thing) and when I came downstairs this morning this was waiting for me in the living room. My wife and family wanted to get me something special and I've always fancied a workhorse Precision. As I was born in 1976 then a '76 P would be the dream bass. That said I wasn't going to push my luck and ask for £2k's worth of something special and to be fair I probably wouldn't take a proper vintage bass out of the house. Therefore we decided a nice Limelight replica would be a great option.

I contacted Mark at Limelight way back in April to get the ball rolling. He was absolutely a pleasure to deal with at all stages and he agreed to hold on to the bass until early October because we were visiting Devon then and I really wanted to be able to pick it up in person. Mark was really welcoming when I arrived at his HQ to collect and we had a really good chat about basses, playing and bands. I was really glad to get a chance to meet the chap who built a guitar that I will own for the rest of my life (there's no way I could ever sell a bass that my family had all chipped in to buy me for a milestone birthday).

The bass was swiftly confiscated from me by my wife (ok I admit I sneaked it out of the cupboard when she wasn't looking) and I wasn't allowed to have it until today.

So here it is. A Limelight 1976 P replica in Olympic white with a light relic. It plays beautifully, sounds huge and I'm a very happy fella today.

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Firstly, happy birthday mrtcat,
Secondly, glad you bought yourself a present to mark the big occasion :)
Thirdly, well done on getting yourself what looks to be a great bass
I've played a few Limelights, and every one has been a superb bass. When owners rave about these basses, it's well justified

Lastly, sorry to tell you, it's all downhill from 40 - so just as well you bought a great bass to cheer yourself up ;)

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[quote name='Fisheth' timestamp='1476899124' post='3158308']
Limelights look absolutely delightful, what's the pricing on them?
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Due to the poor exchange rate, the prices have just gone up a touch. Precisions are slightly less expensive than Jazzes as there's less parts but for a standard Precision you would be in the region of £850 and a standard Jazz around £900. Obviously these are custom items so if you opt for blocks and bindings etc it will push the price up. Your best bet is to drop mark a line and ask. He's really easy to deal with and is definitely not the kind of guy to push to make a sale. He'll just answer anything you want to know.

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