Clarky

BC'er Gareth seems a bit of an expert on Fullerton era 57 RIs - I would drop him a PM. I watched a couple on eBay, one went for (from memory) about £1100 (it was an ex-Beedster bass) and the other for a couple of hundred more

Listened to Satisfied - very good mix (at least on my laptop) and pretty catchy slice of good ol' rock!

Oh, and this Custom Shop Fender 55 Precision is my other unaffordable ($3.5k) bit of web porn I frequently stare at: [attachment=52498:Fender55...llage_md.jpg]

I neither need nor can afford this (its a cool £3.5k at The American Guitar Centre in Kent). But I can't help going back and gazing lovingly at this custom Alembic Orion 5'er [attachment=52496:alorion.jpg]

Would it be worth putting up a summary post that tells us timing, venue, events planned and (like last year's SE BassBash) a list of those attending and what gear they are bringing (which can be updated individually as and when people decide whether or not they are coming)? TBH there's 15 pages of this thread and it would be easy to miss important info. Thanks Edit: I am not yet sure if I can make it (I would like to do so as I could hand over the lefty short-scale SX bass to a teacher mate of Tino's). If I do make it, I will probably bring along my Nash Jazz and Walkabout combo.

Calling all teachers .....

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='868782' date='Jun 16 2010, 09:58 AM']I don't know if anybody else mentioned this but *if* the finish has a clear lacquer and *if* the scratch is through the lacquer then you're knackered. If you rub out the scratch you'll remove a patch of the lacquer and it will look even worse. A light refinish is probably much less trouble (especially if you are keeping the same colour).[/quote] If its worse than on the photos I will definitely go the light re-fin route as its too nice a bass to screw around with! Hopefully the less extensive (and cheaper!) options discussed in the previous posts will be sufficient

Well I've gone for it. This Metallica-esque rock machine is on its way from California via USPS (so I might get it in a few weeks if I'm lucky ). Will assess how bad the scratches are before deciding on what to do. Thank you everyone for your helpful advice. [attachment=52360:alembic02.jpg][attachment=52361:alembic05.jpg]

[quote name='lozbass' post='866249' date='Jun 13 2010, 06:43 PM']Ahem...I hope that all works out...I'll be watching the FS thread carefully...[/quote] You know how BC is, there's already someone who has asked for first dibs

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='866139' date='Jun 13 2010, 04:41 PM']Ah an [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=91486"]Ibanza[/url]. Nah, excellent call. You're gonna have to learn For Who the Bell Tolls + all the widely bits though. [/quote] Nope, not an Ibanza, but an Alembic Spoiler in black. I have a lovely one in flame maple already which my band think too 'coffee table' and will go up FS if I bag the black one

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='866101' date='Jun 13 2010, 04:14 PM']You see that thar Pingray in my sig? That's how I did mine. I'm lucky enough to have tons of P80-1500 at my disposal but for this job 800+ is a good middle ground - if you think you're not making much progress maybe even 500 may be what's needed. A good tip though is that say you start out with 800 and look after tha paper after a few minutes of rubbing it loses it coarseness so goes up in grade. I keep all my used sandpapers and only use the number as a gauge - I feel it to tell how course it is. A broken in sheet of 800 is as good as a fresh 1000 which is perfect for finishing before buffing. Buffing is boooooooring I suggest a wee powered buffer you get them for about a tenner from Argos and sh*t like that. Also if it has a scratch plate you have a perfect test bed under there for experimenting. I'm presuming you have a clear finish over paint which gives you that little bit extra headroom for rubbing back.[/quote] Thanks Ou7shined, I think (assuming I buy this bass) I will take a look and see how bad it looks in 'real life' before making any decisions - as I know things can often look worse when photographed, especially if they are gloss finished. I can't look over the bass as its in the US right now and I only have photos to go on. Here's a rather large clue as to what the bass is (no its not the original which was stolen!) [attachment=52125:30129.jpg]

OK, I don't want to make things worse so maybe I will take you up on your Wembley suggestion Tino if I get this bass. I am near Hammersmith so Wembley is about half an hour's drive. Thanks fellas as it sounds like something can be done here and that was my concern - I don't want to buy a 20-year old bass that will need loads of expensive re-fin type work. Lets see if I can do the deal first as the seller and I are a little apart on price at this point

Thanks gents. So I am clear, would P800 sandpaper remove the worst then, do you reckon? And then follow up with some Farecla car-type polish? And I would be doing this by hand, as I assume that what you meant by handjob