wateroftyne Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 [quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1403771637' post='2486049'] I thought that was the body, neck too? [/quote] No, you're absolutely right - it's the bodies. I haven't quite woken up yet. Not sure about the neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 (edited) [quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1403771028' post='2486033'] Very nice Mark. But if this is your idea of a moderate relic, I'd like to see your version of a heavy one! [/quote] I played a friend of mine's pre-CBS Jazz (around 62-64, I think) and it looks like it has been buried in the garden for about fifty years - body, neck, fingerboard, everything a very dark walnut-brown with a huge thumb-hole above the bridge pup! Just lovely to play and sounds great, though. To be absolutely honest though Sean, my new baby has just a [i]touch [/i]more, er... 'mojo' than I would perhaps have liked, but the real ones do look kind of similar... Edit: Right, I'll go and take some more pics now. Edited June 26, 2014 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1403772461' post='2486065'] I played a friend of mine's pre-CBS Jazz (around 62-64, I think) and it looks like it has been buried in the garden for about fifty years - body, neck, fingerboard, everything a very dark walnut-brown with a huge thumb-hole above the bridge pup! Just lovely to play and sounds great, though. To be fair, my new baby has just a touch more, er... 'mojo' than I would perhaps have liked, but the real ones do look kind of similar... Edit: Right, I'll go an take some more pics now. [/quote] It's just my opinion, one mans medium is another mans heavy. Lovely bass tho and I'm sorely tempted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fun size nick Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 (edited) Looks incredible! Fantastic value too. Hugely tempting... I expect that they'll start to get the wrong sort of attention over the use of the Fender trademarks if they're not careful though, sad to say. edit: Sorry, I just noticed that there was already a thread talking about Limelight's chances re: legal action. Nothing to see here, move, on! I'd gladly consider one even with a different headstock & logo though! Edited June 26, 2014 by fun size nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 They'll start with a cease and desist letter and if he's smart he will act immediately. Worst thing to do with a legal dispute is hope it will go away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 (edited) Some detail pics... My new Status Half-Wounds haven't arrived yet... should I record some sound files with the stock roundwounds? I don't know what they are - generic 45-105 rounds... a bit too bright and boingy for me. Edited June 26, 2014 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skej21 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1403776004' post='2486133'] My new Status Half-Wounds haven't arrived yet... should I record some sound files with the stock roundwounds? I don't know what they are - generic 45-105 rounds... a bit too bright and boingy for me. [/quote] A before and after (ie rounds and flats) would be good :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 [quote name='skej21' timestamp='1403776357' post='2486141'] A before and after (ie rounds and flats) would be good :-) [/quote] Doh! I knew someone would say that!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skej21 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1403776519' post='2486143'] Doh! I knew someone would say that!! [/quote] If you want to be really picky, we should all play the same thing for samples ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Outstanding work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 [quote name='skej21' timestamp='1403776799' post='2486150'] If you want to be really picky, we should all play the same thing for samples ;-) [/quote] What do you suggest? Rhythm Stick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skej21 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1403776923' post='2486154'] What do you suggest? Rhythm Stick? [/quote] Haha. Sex on fire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1403776923' post='2486154'] What do you suggest? Rhythm Stick? [/quote] That would count me out then, I can only play every other note if I try to play it up to tempo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 [quote name='skej21' timestamp='1403777109' post='2486156'] Haha. Sex on fire? [/quote] I'm not bloody playing that! Don't worry, I'll think of something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 A walking blues ? Like the detail of the broken tip on the (lower front) plate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 [quote name='skej21' timestamp='1403777109' post='2486156'] Haha. Sex on fire? [size=4][/quote][/size][quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1403777918' post='2486170'] A walking blues? [/quote] I'm going to have a crack at 'Mercy' - The Third Degree version, not Duffy's dirge... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU12FrWWVqA&feature=kp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon. Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 [color=#222222]I'm not fan of relicing to that degree, but the work involved and attention to detail is brilliant. Looks like a real beaut, discreet. Enjoy![/color] [color=#222222][/color] [color=#222222]Has anyone worked out what pickups Limelight use, yet? They seem to sound pretty good.[/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 [quote name='Simon.' timestamp='1403787351' post='2486357'] [color=#222222]....the work involved and attention to detail is brilliant. Looks like a real beaut...[/color] [/quote] It's remarkable isn't it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Sam Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I love the attention to detail on this Mark, the corner of the scratch plate in particular. Enjoy your new old bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fun size nick Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Incredible detail work! How do the machine heads feel? I had a set of similar rivet-style tuners on my '74 with half of that corrosion, and they were almost impossible to turn - I shudder to think what they would have been like with that much green on them! I ended up replacing them with late-'70s-style Schallers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 That looks like a great bass and one that you could have endless years of fun playing, so good luck to you. I am looking forward to hearing about how it sounds, but I would hazard a guess that it will be something along the lines of " like a really good Jazz Bass !" Somehow he has managed to make that relic job look genuinely weathered. I wouldn't be surprised if he has been using that bass to do some gardening with at some point. You are lucky he didn't charge you extra for that . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 (edited) [quote name='fun size nick' timestamp='1403792141' post='2486455'] Incredible detail work! How do the machine heads feel? I had a set of similar rivet-style tuners on my '74 with half of that corrosion, and they were almost impossible to turn - I shudder to think what they would have been like with that much green on them! I ended up replacing them with late-'70s-style Schallers. [/quote] They are smooth and positive. They only [i]look [/i]worn. [quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1403795468' post='2486508'] That looks like a great bass and one that you could have endless years of fun playing, so good luck to you. I am looking forward to hearing about how it sounds, but I would hazard a guess that it will be something along the lines of " like a really good Jazz Bass !" [/quote] It sounds like a really good Jazz Bass. What else? Edited June 26, 2014 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fun size nick Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1403798007' post='2486564'] They are smooth and positive. They only [i]look [/i]worn. It sounds like a really good Jazz Bass. What else? [/quote] Fantastic on both counts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martthebass Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 [quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1403777918' post='2486170'] A walking blues ? Like the detail of the broken tip on the (lower front) plate [/quote] I think that's the Limelight trade mark ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 [quote name='martthebass' timestamp='1403800115' post='2486590'] I think that's the Limelight trade mark ;-) [/quote] Heh! They do tend to split there on brittle old celluloid guards if you tighten the screw too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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