**NOW WITHDRAWN**

[tom1946]

**NOW WITHDRAWN

Edited December 31, 2010 by tom1946

[waynepunkdude]

Birth year bass, bugger my lack of funds.

[Lysdexia]

Hi Tom - I hope you don't mind, but I refinished the last of your photographs on your behalf. For no other reason than I know this bass and it's a stunner - I just wish I could have photographed it for you!


Good luck with the sale!

[Lysdexia]

And your 1st photograph refinished.


What a beauty it is!

[Alfie]

I often looked lustfully at this bass when it was on the Classic and Cool Guitars guitars website. Lovely lovely lovely.

[tom1946]

Andy, thanks very much, looks just as it does in real life now, amazing!

[phsycoandy]

[quote name='Lysdexia' post='1008345' date='Nov 1 2010, 11:43 AM']And your 1st photograph refinished.


What a beauty it is![/quote]I'm interested as a complete photo process novice, what and how "refinished" is achieved?

[Lysdexia]

[quote name='phsycoandy' post='1008499' date='Nov 1 2010, 01:29 PM']I'm interested as a complete photo process novice, what and how "refinished" is achieved?[/quote]

Hi mate - to this standard then it's a lot of work. For this particular photo
[list=1]
[*]Turn and recrop
[*]Levels adjustments
[*]Curves adjustment
[*]Colour correction
[*]Dust removal
[*]Background removal
[*]Background desaturated
[*]Background lightened
[*]Background blurred
[*]Image sharpened - luminosity only
[*]Image duplicated and resized for web
[*]Image resharpened for web, completely different process to the hi res - again luminosity only
[/list]

It's boring tech stuff I know. But, the best advice I can give if you want to learn to do it really well is this;
[url="http://www.kelbytraining.com/"]The best online training I know of[/url]

I learned here and it's so good that even after years of doing this I still subscribe and use the place for training and ideas.

[tom1946]

Monday bump.

[Stag]

Cool!

[wesfinn]

nice!

[tom1946]

Now £1000, 2 days only then you won't see it again so be quick.

[waynepunkdude]

?

[steve-soar]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1011694' date='Nov 4 2010, 09:17 AM']


? [/quote]

[Alfie]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1011694' date='Nov 4 2010, 09:17 AM']


? [/quote]

The ultimate relic finish

[Schnozzalee]

Can I ask what the story is with these, other than the new team? I can't find any info

EDIT: Found it!

How much does it weigh?

Edited November 4, 2010 by Schnozzalee

[tom1946]

It weighs about 8.5 lbs, it's quite light.

[doctor_of_the_bass]

Allo!

A lovely instrument and in impeccable condition! Can you confirm that the scratchplate and control plate are original since I recall the US standards having a one piece combined s/plate and control plate as per [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=109276"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=109276[/url]

I've got a Precision from the same era and the build quality is excellent! Looks just as it did (apart from it being refinished in fiesta red to match me Dads gtr!).

Cheers!

Nick

[Mr Fudge]

What a fantastic bass.

[Schnozzalee]

[quote name='Mr Fudge' post='1012658' date='Nov 4 2010, 10:10 PM']What a fantastic bass.[/quote]

+1

[tom1946]

Hi Nick, the bass is exactly as it came from the factory except for the pots which have been changed at some point.

[tom1946]

Now withdrawn, thanks for your kind comments.

[Sibob]

This is really lovely isn't it.....would still likes birthyear bass .
All I coulda done though would be my '85 Jap Squier plus cash lol.
Keep it and gig it

Si

[doctor_of_the_bass]

[quote name='tom1946' post='1012916' date='Nov 5 2010, 08:06 AM']Hi Nick, the bass is exactly as it came from the factory except for the pots which have been changed at some point.[/quote]

Ah! Must be a very early one using the normal plate-ages! in which case it might be quite rare! Do keep this bass!!

[tom1946]

I'm going to Doc, the neck isn't rolled edge like modern versions, quite a surprise and also feels very slim, just wish I hadn't discovered G&L's, I was a very committed Fenderist until then