martin8708 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Hi 73 Jazz , I had the refin done about 6-7 years ago and I think it was about £350 for the body work . back then there was a 6 month wait for the guitar to be returned . I was talking to Mark Foley who runs Fatboy Guitars here on the Isle of Wight . Mark specialises in ageing scratchplates and pickup covers and other small items for guitars , and he knows Clive quite well and says he now has a 3 year wait list and you are probably looking at £500 for a refin . Best idea is to contact Clive himself for price and waiting times . Mark did a brilliant job of a authentic torty shell scratchplate , he has them cut in old style nitro cellulose by Martin Sims of the Sims Custom shop and then ages them for you , very handy guy to know . Best Wishes Martin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBeatNut Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Just went looking through this thread for a bass I thought I'd seen here. Eventually I realised I'd seen it on TalkBass ... I thought I'd share it with you anyway. Original post [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/fretless-club-part-2-a-524015/index43.html#post10353841"]here[/url] . Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73Jazz Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 beautiful fretless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73Jazz Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 [quote name='martin8708' post='1130159' date='Feb 16 2011, 09:06 PM']Hi 73 Jazz , I had the refin done about 6-7 years ago and I think it was about £350 for the body work . back then there was a 6 month wait for the guitar to be returned . I was talking to Mark Foley who runs Fatboy Guitars here on the Isle of Wight . Mark specialises in ageing scratchplates and pickup covers and other small items for guitars , and he knows Clive quite well and says he now has a 3 year wait list and you are probably looking at £500 for a refin . Best idea is to contact Clive himself for price and waiting times . Mark did a brilliant job of a authentic torty shell scratchplate , he has them cut in old style nitro cellulose by Martin Sims of the Sims Custom shop and then ages them for you , very handy guy to know . Best Wishes Martin.[/quote] Thanks for your answer. We have a really good refinisher over here, but as i am thinking abpout refinishing, i try to explore what is possible and whats out there too.. [url="http://picasaweb.google.com/Frank.Benthaus/Auswahl#"]Benthaus[/url] He is working also for sandberg and some other luthiers, as far as i know honestly i haven`t seen any good tortoise pickguards, except the originals may you have a picture of yours? maybe via pm..i don`t want to hijack this thread thansk in advance Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risingson Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Some lovely Precisions in this thread. Got a '59 reissue that's fantastic, but I'm letting it go to pay for some more stuff I need! Check it out here [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=123551"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=123551[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyboy Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I'll add this '83 Squier '57 Fiesta red. Had it since new , some wear & tear issues , but not too bad considering.... [attachment=72987:DSC00313.JPG] [attachment=72988:DSC00312.JPG] [attachment=72989:DSC00302.JPG] [attachment=72990:DSC00304.JPG] [attachment=72991:DSC00303.JPG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Very cool Donnyboy. The band we played with at the weekend had a bassist with a JV Squier & it was lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bassman Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Here's my Aerodyne [attachment=73006:aero_2.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyboy Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 [quote name='BurritoBass' post='1137802' date='Feb 22 2011, 09:52 PM']Very cool Donnyboy. The band we played with at the weekend had a bassist with a JV Squier & it was lovely[/quote] : Why thank you - I think it's cool too!! Thing is very few others agree referring , somewhat unkindly, to "that pink thing" What to they know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73Jazz Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 (edited) just arrived..it`s like coming home..my new 64 pre-CBS Edited February 27, 2011 by 73Jazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 That is loverly, enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Here is my 2008 MIA Fender Precision. I so love this bass, its the dogs dangly doo doo's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 (edited) [b]2004 Fender CIJ '62 RI[/b], bought off Lee650 on here some time ago Upgraded tuners, CTS pots, PIO tone cap, Seymour Duncan SPB-1 'Vintage' pickup, covers added.... otherwise standard Strung with La Bella flats. Its not a heavy bass; a nice weight & a lovely neck to play - a good bass for long gigs. Edited April 2, 2011 by nick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Wow, Nick, that looks utterly beautiful! lovely upgrades there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zbigniew Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 I agree with Clarky, such a lovely '62 RI - I don't think I've seen it in this colour before. z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire5 Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Here's my Squier P5 in Antique Burst[attachment=73378:Ultimate_stand.jpg] Well, I like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 [quote name='zbigniew' post='1143145' date='Feb 27 2011, 11:24 AM']I agree with Clarky, such a lovely '62 RI - I don't think I've seen it in this colour before. z[/quote] Thanks. I haven't either, photo doesn't show it too well, but its actually more orangey than the usual fiesta red. Guess made to look aged/faded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBeatNut Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 [quote name='nick' post='1142145' date='Feb 26 2011, 10:29 AM'][b]2004 Fender CIJ '62 RI[/b], bought off Lee650 on here some time ago Upgraded tuners, CTS pots, PIO tone cap, Seymour Duncan SPB-1 'Vintage' pickup, covers added.... otherwise standard Strung with La Bella flats. Its not a heavy bass; a nice weight & a lovely neck to play - a good bass for long gigs.[/quote] Nice bass ... I'm not [i]that[/i] much of a precision buff (so you might need to educate me) ... but didn't the migration of the 'rest' from bottom to top happen mid-70's ? If so how come this one is at the top ... do the RIs come that way ? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee650 Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 [quote name='nick' post='1142145' date='Feb 26 2011, 10:29 AM'][b]2004 Fender CIJ '62 RI[/b], bought off Lee650 on here some time ago Upgraded tuners, CTS pots, PIO tone cap, Seymour Duncan SPB-1 'Vintage' pickup, covers added.... otherwise standard Strung with La Bella flats. Its not a heavy bass; a nice weight & a lovely neck to play - a good bass for long gigs. [/quote] Its earlier incarnation, i couldnt resist it [attachment=73433:P5250138.JPG][attachment=73434:3238_114..._n.jpg_2.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 (edited) [quote name='BigBeatNut' post='1143423' date='Feb 27 2011, 03:37 PM']Nice bass ... I'm not [i]that[/i] much of a precision buff (so you might need to educate me) ... but didn't the migration of the 'rest' from bottom to top happen mid-70's ? If so how come this one is at the top ... do the RIs come that way ? Andy[/quote] Well spotted Andy, thanks ... knew there was something I forgot to mention in the upgrades & mods! Yes, thumbrest added also. Edited February 27, 2011 by nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolganoFF Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 (edited) I am Precision-less for the moment (waiting for my Fender-stein PJ project to finish...) but here are my two previous PBs: 1998 Fender AM Std, sold in 2008 2006 Squier Affinity, sold couple of months ago Strangely enough, I liked the Squier much more than its MIA predecessor! It played better and didn't have this annoying dead-note problem on 7th fret. Edited February 28, 2011 by DolganoFF 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRockinRoadie Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 I think both of those basses look great! Nice to see some love for Squiers aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FEND3R Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 (edited) My long time workhorse which I regret selling: and the current main axe: [attachment=73948:Sting06.jpg] The '57 RI shall arrive in a couple of days, can't wait to get it. Edited March 5, 2011 by FEND3R 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aLxbass Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 My candy red precision on the right... custom pearl white pickguard and ashtray mmmmmm candy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73Jazz Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 [quote name='aLxbass' post='1151067' date='Mar 6 2011, 01:11 AM']mmmmmm candy! [/quote] looks like candy is in the middle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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