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SHOW YOUR DISTRESSED FINISHES!

From eBay...(not mine)... my dream Jazz Bass:

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I've just been on the Limelight website now, their relics look brilliant and very reasonably priced. I'm hooked. How does it play, feel and sound?

They do, don't they? Amazing, especially considering the cost.

It plays wonderfully. Medium-light, well balanced. The nut is 40mm which is my ideal width. It doesn't feel at all 'faked' - it feels just like picking up my original '71 Ps.

And it sounds glorious...



Sorry for the hijack - I started a thread about it here if you want more info.
 
Big dings, a knob that fell apart, and although it doesn't film well, the finish has white blushing in the upper and lower cutaways. It looks like flash glare, but sweat has gotten between layers of the finish.
 

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Big dings, a knob that fell apart, and although it doesn't film well, the finish has white blushing in the upper and lower cutaways. It looks like flash glare, but sweat has gotten between layers of the finish.
Is that an Ibanez Musician bass? A late friend of mine played a left handed one, he was a great player and introduced me to Jaco amongst other things. Haven't seen one in a while, nice.
 
Yes, it's an '81 MC924, kind of beat on, even before I bought it. Somebody must have worn either a jacket with buttons, or a wristband with studs at one time, because there's a solid line of dents going straight across. Where the picking hand would be back towards the back pickup and bridge. I've had it for years too. Still plays pretty well.
 
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