PlasmaZombies Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Fantastic looking man! I would love a build done by him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Beautiful! The pickups are so good. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 That looks lovely. I bet you are well happy. I might need to go down the Limelight route as I just can't find what I want of the shelf. May I ask what the ball park price is for say a Limelight Jazz? Ard we talking around a grand or a couple of grand or more?. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 (edited) Here are some more pics of my lovely Limelight No. 00230 😊 Edited April 4, 2019 by Hobbayne 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 22 minutes ago, Linus27 said: That looks lovely. I bet you are well happy. I might need to go down the Limelight route as I just can't find what I want of the shelf. May I ask what the ball park price is for say a Limelight Jazz? Ard we talking around a grand or a couple of grand or more?. My Precision was £956 plus £20 P&P 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevsy71 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 12 hours ago, Hobbayne said: 12 hours ago, Kevsy71 said: I agree - here's my old Limelight Sonic Blue P, and compare the pickguard to the white paper underneath: Yes that makes all the difference When compared with a white background. Lovely bass did you sell it? Sadly so; I can't recall exactly why but I really miss it! It had my favourite flatwound tone of any P I've owned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 9 hours ago, Hobbayne said: My Precision was £956 plus £20 P&P Wow, that's certainly now an option to get exactly what I would like. Thank you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 When you compare them to Fender / Sandberg / Nash etc. they're a complete bargain. I got Gotoh Res-o-lites on mine, which bumped the price up a little. The weight saving was worth it though, and they still look authentic... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Genuine question - not trying to stir anything up - but how can Limelight sell these new with the Fender logo on them - are they genuine Fenders that have been 'modified' by them, or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 1 minute ago, ped said: Genuine question - not trying to stir anything up - but how can Limelight sell these new with the Fender logo on them - are they genuine Fenders that have been 'modified' by them, or what? It's a very good question. I have absolutely no idea, but it doesn't seem to faze them, so presumably they're on solid ground... somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 ...they're licensed necks which possibly helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted April 5, 2019 Author Share Posted April 5, 2019 Well, I asked Mark to put a period correct (1963) logo on it. Theu usually come with a LImelight logo. Its basically a replica, but it has the limelight serial number on the back of the headstock. It would however, be illegal for me to sell this as a genuine Fender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ped Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 39 minutes ago, Hobbayne said: OK cool, I don't think I've ever seen the Limelight logo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 1 minute ago, ped said: OK cool, I don't think I've ever seen the Limelight logo... I have. ..but I forgot what it looks like 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wateroftyne Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 1 minute ago, Hobbayne said: Ah, that's the one. Actually, it's not bad, is it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Yeah not bad. Think the star should be a slice of lime instead 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevsy71 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 1 hour ago, ped said: Yeah not bad. Think the star should be a slice of lime instead Perfect for those covers of 'Tequila'... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou24d53 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 That looks minted @Hobbayne, really liking the look of that, it's certainly not helping my current GAS for a Limelight build of my own of late...nice light relic too, I'm no fan of the relic overkill in general, but that level I could certainly live with... I'm looking for similar to your build, but in Fiesta Red and with a maple neck, a la JE's Frankenstein mid-70's refin...👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubis Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 That looks fantastic @Hobbayne Seeing your bass has spurred me on, I must get my finger out and finish my self-build off, it will be pretty much the same spec as this lovely thing Thanks for posting the pictures 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soledad Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 (edited) Wondering how he does the aged 'minty green' s'plate? They do go an odd shade which I'd say would be really hard to replicate - looks good though. An affordable way to get the lived in feel, like fine vintage Levi's 👍 p.s. re comments about a tort plate - isn't the white correct on this body colour for a 64 anyway? To me, a tort would just look like a swapped plate or a sunburst with a refin. Edited April 5, 2019 by Soledad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou24d53 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 (edited) Just from @Soledad's comment above made me wonder...is there anywhere online for a definitive resource for period specs of Fender basses from various eras? I always read on here comments saying this, that or the other about what each period model would have had, however I genuinely couldn't tell you one 'vintage' model spec from an other...aside from just what I know I like...😁 Edited April 5, 2019 by lou24d53 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 13 hours ago, Soledad said: Wondering how he does the aged 'minty green' s'plate? They do go an odd shade which I'd say would be really hard to replicate - looks good though. An affordable way to get the lived in feel, like fine vintage Levi's 👍 p.s. re comments about a tort plate - isn't the white correct on this body colour for a 64 anyway? To me, a tort would just look like a swapped plate or a sunburst with a refin. I'm guessing, Mark buys a mint green pickguard and relics that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soledad Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 11 hours ago, lou24d53 said: is there anywhere online for a definitive resource for period specs of Fender basses from various eras? Good question, I'm not aware of one but given the interest and research out there (various fan forums etc) you'd think such info will exist. Here's what I know and best recall - in the early 70s I was a kid who absolutely yearned for a Precision. Closest I got was the big stores anywhere near, the secondhand basses of 60s vintage hanging on the walls out of reach (they were only say 8 years old then, no big deal) and the brochures. Back in those days the 60s Ps weren't modded or messed with, nobody bothered. Some got beat up a bit, but they were straight. What I very clearly remember was the basses of this period (around 64s) were either burst with tort, or one of the few colours offered, with white plate. I have no recollection of black plates in that period (doesn't mean they didn't do them, just never remember one). I remember seeing the first paisleys in Leeds - there was a shop window with an imprint of my face on it. I do remember the list price in (I think) 67 - cos I got an old brochure from a dealer in Leeds some years later as a gift - guy on front holding a red Jazz, standing by a Bassman (100?) and a tall cab, maybe a 215 but don't recall. The Precision list in around '67 was £168.19.10 (yep, 19 shilling and 10 pence). Around '71 I paid 125 for my first (a 68), then 95 for my beat-up second (a 60) then 105 for the lifer, my '64 in blue with WHITE plate. Personally I don't know where all these plain colour 60s Fenders with tort plates came from. Certainly in the period I was obsessed with, tort was unique to sunburst. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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