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    [quote name='HADGE' timestamp='1370437946' post='2100818'] now sold [/quote] If you click edit on the original post you made you can add the word SOLD to the header.
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    Actually, this is a nice looking stack knob colour combo.
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    That Pink Jazz is fab. I would love to have that technical know-how.
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    Actually the whole thing of a refin, refurb came from my brother-in-law who is a spray-painter to trade. He looked at its current finish and suggested doing something. Im hoping to rope him in to doing the priming and painting. I just do the arty stuff like colour choice and sourcing parts, haha. I imagine I will have to have a lefty mint green pickguard made too.
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    Yeah, just did a zoom in of the pic sent to me and strings wont fit in reverse. Never thought of that as my Hohner copy had no issue with this. If Im serious I could still play a righty like before. Just imagined the pivot plate would be better the correct way round.
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    I also used to own a Hohner B2A lefty Steinberger copy and I was able to reverse the strings without any alterations to the headpiece. Could someone check and see if the strings will fit in reverse order? Maybe I can talk down the price on the lefty XL2. Pic below.
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    This is how I would like it to turn out
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    This is what I have
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    It is not mint but I haven't seen many pics. A thumbrest has been fitted above and in the middle of the pickups. As I said previously, I owned a righty L2 and played that upside down but all my basses now are lefties. I guess lefty Steinbergers are rarer but I still dont think worth so much.
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    [quote name='cloudburst' timestamp='1370364833' post='2099788'] How much is the one in Belgium? CB [/quote] Asking price is €2500 with gigbag.
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    I have to agree with @iceonaboy. I like to have bright-sounding strings for playing harmonics or a bit of slap. I also like to sound like a whooly rhinoceros from the '60's with a nice bottom! I might try picking a bespoke bass to string with flats and see how it goes while the others get their ration of roundwounds when I can afford it. I dont have overly-greasy paws but some strings do just die super-quick. I have noticed the Warwick strings on my Warwick Thumb are doing ok and its been a long while but the rotosounds on my Jazz were dull in two weeks.
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    [quote name='EMG456' timestamp='1370347708' post='2099405'] Sblueplanet - I don't know the numbers for left hand production of the L series basses but they don't seem to come up for sale very often. Due to the unique construction however, you could use a right hand bass and just make or have made a replacement top plate ie the front of the bass which carries the pickups and control knobs. That way you could have the proper left- hand arrangement for the controls but still be able to swap back to the original plate for re-sale purposes. I've seen GL guitars with nice wood top plates fitted so you could vary the appearance as you liked. Just an idea which would open up the market for you. Cheers Ed [/quote] Cheers Ed. I have just come across a guy in Belgium selling a lefty XL2 but his asking price is ridiculous. I would still have to have a clear out to release funds whatever arose but a Steinberger would be in my dream downscaling setup.
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    I was writing songs before I could play an instrument. Wanted be a singer but kept coming into contact with people who were naturally gifted vocally so stuck with my chosen instrument bass as my main creative outlet withing music but always wrote songs to be performed and recorded within whichever band I played. I found early on that people are not very patient or have a lot of imagination when a new idea is put across on the bass alone so I learned pretty quickly to also play guitar, mainly strumming and picking. This greatly improved being able to get across any new song ideas. My vocal talent is ok so I often sing and play bass in projects etc. never found it difficult. I also do a lot of home recording where I will write, arrange, record and play all the instruments on a composition although with drums its samples and loops or drum machine.
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    I bought a white with tort pickguard '62 RI MIJ jazz bass last year. It's a great bass and very light and bright-sounding But has been slightly relic'd and poorly done in my opinion so I was thinking what the best option for a make-over could be. I've been looking at jazzes online for ideas and I like the idea of putting on a control plate with two concentric knobs. I think it looks great on the vintage basses. Where would I buy such a control plate replacement? Also, are there any good guitar guys out there who could improve on the relic job done to my bass or even give it an aged refin in another colour? I'd be very tempted to have it in sonic blue with the previous colour showing through here and there. Also, If anyone has attempted something similar I would love to read your comments and see the results. Cheers.
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    Lovely job. Here's my 57 RI CIJ lefty for comparison. I added the gold anodised pickguard,chrome covers and it has a Kent Armstrong pickup.
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    I love it!
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    [quote name='iceonaboy' timestamp='1370257066' post='2098086'] [i]Rotosound stainless from ebay, only 11 quid a pop, so even if they dont last, its still reasonable[/i] [/quote] Too true. Shocked at how much it is for a set of TI flats.
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    I did own an early 80's right-handed L2 fretless for about 12yrs which I played upside down being a lefty and with changing influences a lot of that time it was kept under the bed. Must admit though if anyone knows of a lefty L2 or XL2 for sale at present please point me in its direction.
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    [quote name='lowregisterhead' timestamp='1370123158' post='2096802'] Oh my good gawd Terence, yes it certainly was.... [/quote] I thought so too and I did contact the guy about a week ago as it was for sale not too far from me in Scotland but it was already sold.
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    Have you tried trolling through the 'Wanted' section on leftybass.com? Might be a buyer in there as its dedicated to lefties.
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    Watched the show and the Otis doc beforehand. Duck Dunn and Steve Cropper on good form and looking way cool in their sharp suits but nothing could beat the power and presence of Otis Redding himself, what a tragedy he died so young.
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    Thanks @bbrich. That's some sensible advice.
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    Im a lefty who plays with the strings upside down. I never really thought about it until it was too late, haha! My older brothers were in a band and I used to hang around rehearsals and have a try on all the instruments when they took a break. Liked the bass as it was strung with smooth flatwound strings and I could manage Walking On The Moon by The Police which was just out. Didnt get my own bass until 1982 and never owned an actual left-handed bass until 1993.
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    XL2 with hard case was for sale recently on Gumtree for a grand. Im guessing that was a good price?
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    If sale falls through fancy 2nd dibs.
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