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[quote name='ZenBasses' timestamp='1403374969' post='2482248'] Seriously though, if it's common make of bass odds are somewhere online will be weight. Or someone on BC might have one... They might be so kind as to weigh theirs [/quote] Cheers, but I think you need to read the thread :-)

[quote name='ZenBasses' timestamp='1402760326' post='2476615'] Also seems that out of all of Queen he was the most 'gentlemanly' of the lot. [/quote] History tells us he's also the embodiment of the phrase 'it's always the quiet ones.'.

I've no info, but I always liked the look of these. Interested to hear how you get on with it.

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1403180447' post='2480525'] Ah I didn;t realise you'd already asked him about it.... Thinking about it, as he buys the necks in I doubt anyone is making dot and bound necks? [/quote] I'm not sure if D'n'B is possible, but I asked him recently about a block'n'bound P neck. He said he could do a J but not a P, but it would be expensive.

That reminds me, I posted a link to this bass on the Classic and Cool website earlier. Only, on closer inspection, it isn't this bass. The relic'ing is different. I'll email Mark and ask him for some info about it.

Hey Gareth I can't compare it to a real '63 J 'cos I've never played one for any great length, but: Swapping between it and my early 70s P's, and from memory my (now sold) early 70s J's, nothing about it feels 'repro'. It just nails the warm, lived-in vintage vibe perfectly. I've been holding out for an early 70s maple-board P, but I'm 100% convinced something from Limelight will quench the GAS, at my exact spec, at a fraction of the price.

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1403111995' post='2479955'] I wonder how this chap and similar builders get away with using the Fender logo on the headstock, though? Presumably it's because the neck is an official Fender-licensed part? [/quote] I wonder the same thing myself. I hope they never pick up on it...

[quote name='martthebass' timestamp='1403109852' post='2479914'] Very nice tone with the flats WoT, I also find the stock round wounds that came with mine are very low output - I assumed it was the pups. What sort of tension are the JOs, I love flats but I like low-medium tension like Status Hotwires, are the JOs similar? [/quote] Cheers... I thought I was going loopy re: the output. The tension of the JO's? I'll have to cop out and say 'medium'. Not like TIs... comparable to La Bella FLs.

Thanks folks :-) The flats are Lakland Joe Osbornes.

I've just spent a couple of hours playing it tonight. It sounds great but I noticed that the output was incredibly low compared to my P's, and I couldn't figure out why... until I put flats on it, and BOOM! My God, what a glorious noise. Fat growl! I dunno what kind of rounds it had on it, bit there can't be much metal in 'em. This bass is so well put together. If I can sweet-talk Mrs. WoT I can see myself keeping this AND getting a maple-neck P. It's and absolute monster, and it feels like an old friend already. I've re-made the video with an additional three clips with the flats on. Sorry it's repetitive. I have to bring attention to [url="http://youtu.be/6np-PCYITrw?t=4m10s"]the slide around 4m12s[/url]. And that's with flats on it. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6np-PCYITrw[/media]

[quote name='planer' timestamp='1403014999' post='2478855'] Err, I think this started as a happy thread, sadly ruined by argumentative pendants. What a shame. Herbie would probably tell you to shut up and stop bickering. [/quote] There's not much bickering, but a lot of informed discussion about the genesis of one of the most iconic musical instruments there is. Which, for a bass forum, isn't that surprising.

[quote name='theyellowcar' timestamp='1402987970' post='2478470'] [url="http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2014/06/16/fender-introduces-american-standard-jaguar-bass/"]http://www.notreble....rd-jaguar-bass/[/url] The white/tort is incredible. [/quote] Yes. Yes it is.

[quote name='acidbass' timestamp='1402957748' post='2478383'] Michael - lovely sounds - am I right in saying that the Bridge pickup and Neck pickup are noted the wrong way around? [/quote] Ah.. I see where the confusion has come from! What I meant is that the neck pickup AND tone are backed off. Same for the bridge pup. I'll re-do the clip and update it later. :-)

[quote name='Marsy' timestamp='1402953496' post='2478316'] Looks great Michael, enjoy your new bass ! [/quote] Cheers, Marsy! I was hugely tempted by your '57. Maybe one day....

[quote name='kennyrodgers' timestamp='1402947300' post='2478240'] What strings are they Michael ?? The bass sounds great btw. [/quote] It's the rounds it was wearing when I got it.... not sure of the brand. The flats will be going on soon [quote name='bh2' timestamp='1402947258' post='2478238'] Absolutely gorgeous... machines are 70s style though. Love the detail, that neck looks a dream. Nice playing! [/quote] Well spotted, and.. thank you

[quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1402945604' post='2478206'] Bit of a silly question but are these limelight basses made with proper Fender parts or are they actually limelight made just with a Fender decal stuck on the headstock? [/quote] I have no idea. The necks are made in Scotland, apparently. Dunno about the rest.

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1402944828' post='2478188'] Strange - satin I could understand [/quote] Maybe the buyer specified it? I dunno. Personally, I prefer glossy so it works fer me. :-)

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1402861330' post='2477391'] (Sound clips?) [/quote] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/239185-nbd-limelight-63-jazz-medium-relic/page__view__findpost__p__2478178"]Go on, then...[/url]

I made some sound clips. (Disclaimer: I'm just a dabbler when it comes to home recording) [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6np-PCYITrw[/media]

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1402918472' post='2477812'] Is it the photo or does the back of the neck look smooth and glossy whilst the body looks a bit battered (In a good way, I like it) [/quote] Yep - it looks like the neck was left intentionally relic'd-but-glossy....

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1402915608' post='2477758'] That's the way to produce a relic. Really looks the part. [/quote] Doesn't it? I was never keen on Bravewood - I always thought they looked like they'd been nibbled by rodents.

Hey gang I went to have a look at a new American Standard Precision that someone was selling over the weekend. It was very nice, but I'm just not a new shiny bass kind-of-guy. The seller was also selling a Limelight '63 Jazz medium relic. Now, I swore myself off Jazzes a while ago when I sold my '71, but this thing was smiling at me in an 'aren't I pretty?' kind of way. Next thing I know, I've bought the bugger. I'm so shallow.... As you can see, it's very, very nice. Lovely weight, nice and resonant. I know there are a lot of relic haters out there, but if it's been tastefully I've never had an issue with it. And this has been done extremely well IMO. For some reason the previous owner has removed the Limelight signature from the back (just done in marker pen, I think?) - which is a shame - and, bizarrely - the 'offset body' logo from the headstock. Dunno why. I've actually been talking to Mark at Limelight about getting a lightly relic'd P - if I still don't connect with Jazzes, this is such a good job a Limelight P could well be on the cards. We'll see...

Yeah!

We sold out a 450-seater hall at the other end of the country. £15 per ticket. The next afternoon, on the way home, we honoured a free-entry pub gig in a town local to us. Not one person showed up. No-one. And it was FREE. With the agreement of the manager, we pulled the everything down and left without playing a note. Anticlimax? Yep.

[quote name='kennyrodgers' timestamp='1402862242' post='2477399'] I take it it's a Limelight ?? [/quote] Yip!