Rumple

[quote name='Joebethell' timestamp='1431538450' post='2772401'] Big and exciting news i have chosen the pickups for the build and ordered them! They are special indeed. [/quote] More info PLEASE

[quote name='PlungerModerno' timestamp='1431359636' post='2770457'] I find a magnifying glass makes seeing the shape of the nut slot easier. [/quote] +1 If you can get one on a stand even better, it really helps a lot with accuracy.

I had one of those for a while, the strings had been change so I'm not sure if that helped but it sounded huge if you played over the neck, in the end I moved it on as I struggled with the rubbery strings.

[quote name='ColinB' timestamp='1431080420' post='2767558'] mmmm - not according to [url="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1955-FENDER-STRATOCASTER-MUSEUM-PIECE-1954-1956-1957-1958-1959-Vintage-Strat/271841044784?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D30544%26meid%3D11125a5db42b4a6997a97a7cf45ada2a%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D151227520008&rt=nc"]this[/url] !! [/quote] Or [url="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1957-Fender-Mary-Kaye-Stratocaster-FEE0270/331341666284?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D29908%26meid%3Ddd7ab32fb03c451d895acceea43e5491%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D191127200634&rt=nc"]this[/url] Crazy money!

[quote name='Old Man Riva' timestamp='1431029395' post='2767178'] Was that from the Channel 4 programme 'Wired' (as I think it was called)? [/quote] That's the one, I've got a wobbly copy of it I transferred from the VHS video recording I did at the time. I'll have a look at that Parade link once I've got some work out of the way

I sold Bobby my Squier Deluxe Jazz Bass, what a thoroughly decent chap to deal with, the transaction couldn't have been easier

I quite like the body shape and the binding sets it off nicely.

[quote name='Old Man Riva' timestamp='1430948735' post='2766318'] I saw him on the Lovesexy tour in 1988 and it was a bit of a disappointment. [/quote] That's one tour I wish I had been to see, Some of it was shown on C4 back in the day and although it's well OTT it's a good watch.

You could get waterslide decal paper from Ebay and print your own, it only really works 100% if you want a black decal though as colours are transparent, on the plus side it's cheap & you can do a test on normal paper 1st then print loads of variation a each sheet of A4. Here's my effort. [attachment=191402:Decal Snap Shot.jpg]

Oteil left after i bought tickets but before I got to TTB at the RAH Tim Lefebvre doesn't really do it for me. I'd like to see Pino play with John Mayer.

I didn't know that either! I thought it a shame that Oteil Burbridge left the band.

I had one of those Ebay 'dots and bound' necks on my bitsa P bass for a while, very nice it was too.

[quote name='Christian Houmann' timestamp='1430678298' post='2763651'] Hahaha! I also love my Limelight P bass. I was close to pull the trigger on this bad boy But now a friend of mine is having it [url="http://s113.photobucket.com/user/Houmann/media/Limelight%20P%20with%2066%20neck_zpsbslxjecz.jpg.html"][/url] [/quote] Interesting, when I asked about a dot and bound necked Jazz he said he couldn't do it, maybe that's changed recently? or only available on a P.

I'm a ig fan of Prince too, some of the 90's stuff is awful but otherwise an amazing body of work.

Excellent work all

I bought a set of J&D pickups from Paul, great comms throughout, fast deliver and a joy to deal with.

Very kind of you, not a problem if it doesn't come to anything. Here's what I'm after. [url="http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/bass-pickups/pbass/passive/1104416_antiqui/"]Antiquity II™ for P-Bass® / 11044-16[/url] Thanks for asking your mate.

[quote name='mrn1989' timestamp='1430418251' post='2761289'] @Rumple. I called Rosetti and they will not sell direct and the prices on their site are the RRP, I was told to go to a Seymour dealer and get them to order it for me [/quote] Fair enough I guess but if it were me and you don't mind the wait I'd order from the US, it's less then £90 including delivery on Ebay, i[u]f[/u] you do get stung for VAT, import duty and the Parcelforce handling fee it's still going to cheaper if it sneaks through you have yourself a bargain I understand though that some people don't like doing that as it does make returns a bit of a 'mare should there be a fault with the item.

[quote name='owen' timestamp='1430408972' post='2761151'] I have scratchplate GAS. This is ridiculous. [/quote] ... and I thought it was just me, I spend the best part of a week gong back to look at it before realising the GAS wouldn't stop until I bought one.

It's[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141650262413"] this[/url] one, I couldn't resist even though it's a stupid amount of money to spend on a scratchplate, I'm guessing it will take 3-4 weeks to turn up.

Me neither, I'm after a SD Antiquity 2 pickup for my Precision and it's more than double the price of buying one from the US on Ebay, even after paying VAT and import duty it would be a darn sight cheaper from America, it doesn't make sense!