Conan

[quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1418850644' post='2634147'] What sort of price does a decent respray / rework like that go for? [/quote] The guitarist in my band just has his Fender Jaguar refinished in Surf Green with matching headstock and a replacement decal. Because he specced nitrocellulose (which is apparently a bugger to work with and more expensive to buy) the job came to £120 - which seems very reasonable to me! I can provide details if anyone is interested - but bear in mind he is based in North East England...

[quote name='Marc S' timestamp='1418983478' post='2635402']Looks like Christmas has started early for you this year [/quote] Indeed! And that bass can double as one of your Christmas decorations too!

[quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1418987331' post='2635466'] This would suggest that Mark either felt it wrong to put the logo on or he was told not to put the logo on , so whether snide, fake or not , it would appear putting a fender logo on a non Fender guitar isn't quite right . [/quote] Not necessarily. He still offers basses with Fender logos as an option, I believe.

[quote name='spacey' timestamp='1418984234' post='2635417'] Where nobody has disagreed with me is that Fender have brought this on themselves, they are losing customer loyalty and making the wrong products at the wrong prices. [/quote] Broadly, yes. But they also still do some good instruments at very competitive prices. The problem is being able to find them amid a vast and confusing range...

Wow! Just..... wow! Do you plan to wear the Iron Man costume when you play it?

[quote name='badboy1984' timestamp='1418982472' post='2635381'] I just need to widening a little bit. [/quote] I would be careful, unless you intend to stick with these particular strings on this bass from now on...

Would widening the nut slot cause a problem if one were to go back to strings of a lesser gauge?

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1418919493' post='2634870'] I can imagine what being trapped in a lift at Smooth FM must be like now. [/quote] Being a purist about a particular genre can be very satisfying in a way - but expecting others to share the exact same interpretation of that genre will ultimately lead to frustration and disappointment.... Just an observation

[quote name='jassbass' timestamp='1415600406' post='2601780'] Im going for a carvin xb75p. [/quote] Yay! Good to know that my old bass is heading back to the North East!

[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8avwgsp159c"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8avwgsp159c[/url]

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1418918422' post='2634854'] You're welcome to give mine a run out if you like, just to get another opinion on it... [/quote] I've seen the state of that bass mate - I'd probably catch something from it!

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1418902678' post='2634606'] I made an enquiry with Mark a little while back about making a bass with no relicing but he said that it would require a higher standard of finishing that they couldn't achieve... hence only offering reliced basses. [/quote] That's interesting... still, I can put up with a bit of relicking on the bass body, but I hate (with a passion) the horrible rusty (and even tarnished) hardware!! I wonder if he would put a new bridge, tuners, pickups, etc onto one of his lightest relicked bodies. That would work for me big time! After all, lots of people buy older basses and replace parts with new ones... Hmmmm.... I've got myself thinking now!

[quote name='Marc S' timestamp='1418918182' post='2634849'] If Fender want to get upset about this, that's their place but I would say that they don't want to run the risk of looking as OTT as Rickenbacker have been seen to be, regarding their complete over reaction to Rick copies..... [/quote] I find it hard to believe that Fender are still unaware of the Limelight basses. The fact that they seem to have done nothing about it would seem to indicate that they can live with this (very minor) level of threat to their brand. Imitation is, after all, the most sincere form of flattery.

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1418903408' post='2634619'] That's the thing with these conversations though isn't it, yay and nay sayers and frankly unlikely much more than a few will change their mind [/quote] I'm one of the few that has changed my mind. When the Limelight basses first came to my attention I viewed them in much the same way as the OP, and couldn't get past the idea of them being snidey counterfeits. Then I did a lot more reading and looking. I'll admit that I haven't actually played a Limelight bass yet, but I now buy into their ethos. I think it is the overall quality that has swayed me, as well as the fact that they offer so many user-choice options that Fender do not. Many BC members (whose opinions I trust) state that their Limelight bass is the best or one of the best basses they have played - and that really means something (unless they are all being paid to say so of course! ). Currently I have four jazz basses and no real [b][i]need[/i][/b] for any more... But I could maybe do with a P bass... Would I consider a Limelight? Absofeckinlutely!

Some truly cringe-worthy album sleeves here... but cool music - whatever genre you decide to put it in! [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVq44riPYsE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVq44riPYsE[/url] [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBabD5uqFYU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBabD5uqFYU[/url] [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVetady6ILc&list=PLrVygfq-F0-cbnS1KrvIhO1wOghMm-hl7&index=15"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVetady6ILc&list=PLrVygfq-F0-cbnS1KrvIhO1wOghMm-hl7&index=15[/url] [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVq44riPYsE&index=22&list=PLrVygfq-F0-cbnS1KrvIhO1wOghMm-hl7"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVq44riPYsE&index=22&list=PLrVygfq-F0-cbnS1KrvIhO1wOghMm-hl7[/url]

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1418829881' post='2633786'] Might be one for the skip... [/quote] [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1418830234' post='2633791'] I sold my first bass. It's just stuff [/quote] [quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1418831677' post='2633830'] I dont get attached to basses, they are just bits of wood and metal. Tools for the job. [/quote] [quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1418834399' post='2633878'] I wish I'd never sold my first bass. Hang it on the wall or something [/quote] [quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1418834571' post='2633883'] Likewise, I wish I'd never sold my first bass [/quote] The usual Basschat concensus of opinion! Only the OP can judge how much the bass means to him, and whether it is worth keeping. But once it's gone - it's gone. Stick it in the loft. Ideal compromise

[quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1418778423' post='2633373']I would love a Stingray i think they look and sound awesome. But im not keen on the neck... The jazz bass of course has a thinner and in my view a nicer neck. The two pickups give a good variety of sound. [/quote] Fair point about the two pickups on the J giving more versatility. But might I suggest a third option as some sort of a compromise between the Ray and the J? How about the EBMM Sterling? The neck profile is much more like a J, the body is smaller (and better proportioned IMO) and the three-band EQ adds back a lot of the versatility that having two pickups would allow... I used to own one and it was a great bass - very playable and with a big range of tones. You can often pick them up at a good used price too... For example - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/250641-ebmm-usa-sterling-price-drop/page__p__2633395__hl__sterling__fromsearch__1#entry2633395"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/250641-ebmm-usa-sterling-price-drop/page__p__2633395__hl__sterling__fromsearch__1#entry2633395[/url]

Makes good basses too...

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1412346804' post='2568102'] Completely agree with your first sentence and disagree with your second. Music is music, you either like it or you don't. [/quote] I must have missed this... Did you not detect the ever-so-subtle irony in my post Nigel?

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1418373924' post='2629588']try supporting your local bands at local venues. [/quote] Indeed. I took my seven year old daughter to see a pub blues band last weekend. She really [b][i]got[/i][/b] what the music was about and felt a real kinship with the bald, overweight, dull musicians who were going through the motions and almost staying in time. The long noodling guitar solos in E really impressed her too. It's definitely the way forward.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1417979282' post='2625715'] I prefer bouquet equipment myself. [/quote] Like this top keyboard? It's a higher synth.....

[quote name='Sonic_Groove' timestamp='1418214566' post='2627997'] Not exactly John McLaughlin is he!! [/quote] Personally, I'd rather listen to him than John McLaughlin...