those good japanese Gibson copies have reached insanes prices here in France since 1 or 2 years. on the used market it can be almost the same prices than original Gibsons, which is ridiculous.
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Yeah I mean depending on the model I might rather have a Burny than a Gibson 
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I almost bought that same bass on sale a while back at GC but backed out because I’m just spoiled with the ‘63 neck shape of the Pro II. The relicing is going to look awesome! Lookin forward to yours pics!
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That’s a killer package.
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@Al1885 if you do relic this, I would like to follow you along with some tips to do a Squire fretless I have that I want to do it to.
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Will do that’s the plan. I like the worn paint relic not the scratches. I’m going to try to practice on the cheaper body and see how it work. I’m being held back by the “Economy of efforts”. Hopefully, I’ll get around to it soon.
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I too have been itching for a P-Bass. On January, I ordered a Sire P5. $500 bucks. Yesterday I get a call from Sweetwater that the bass is finally on its way to me! Just 8 month waiting. Setup + LaBella flats.
It will be here tomorrow! yay!
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I don’t like red basses as a rule but man that’s beautiful! Nice score
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@smurillo I have a red one just like that on the way to me. It’ll only be the second red guitar I’ve owned, and I love the way it looks with the pickguard and Roasted Maple neck.
I ordered mine 2 weeks ago and it’s scheduled to be delivered in another week, or so. I’ve got new Nordstrand NP4 pups anxiously waiting for it to get here. 
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Very nice!!! Most review criticize the low end of the pickups. I want to see if I can manage that at the amp side. Very curious to see what your experience will be with the pickups swap.
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Fedex Fail… TX is destination. Current route:
IN->OH->MO->TX->WV (WTF!!)->MD
New delivery day is Sunday. We all know its BS. Most likely Tuesday
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That’s like going from Toronto to Vancouver and visiting your Mom in Montreal along the way!
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Not a “road-worn” model by chance?
This is how they do it. 
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LOL!!! Good one!
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So, years ago, I used to load trucks at UPS. I don’t know anything for certain, of course, but things like this can be caused by a mis-sort - package is intended for one truck, gets sorted down the wrong path, ends up on a different truck, people don’t notice and it ends up in WV. Doesn’t help you of course - just mentioning that it wasn’t necessarily their plan to send it to TX via WV… 
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Yeah. I can understand human error. We are all humans. Heck 2 day delay on a 240+ day wait is less than 1% of what i have waited. There are more important things to stress about.
I will be equally excited when I see the Fedex truck stop in front of the house.
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Sorry to Necro bump a thread, but I wanted to thank Akos for inspiring me to get one of these. I just pulled the trigger on Sweetwater and I hope it’ll be here by Friday or so.
Far and away the nicest (see most expensive) bass I’ve ever owned.
(sorry to not include @akos post as a quote. I’m still figuring out the forum)
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Hi @BrandonF, welcome to the forums! I assume you got that Lakland Skyline that @akos bought as well? That’s a sweet looking bass. Why don’t you head over to the Show Us Your Basses (Part 2) thread and post a few pictures once you get it?
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I’ll be sure to do so as soon as it arrives!
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Glad to hear! Always happy to inspire people to not buy Fender
@ me when you post the pictures so that I get a notification (haven’t been visiting the forum very often lately)
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