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Another two items added.

I was going to put these on eBay, but they will only go for pennies and I really cannot be arsed. If anyone is interested in any of these, I will post them off to you for cost. Being John Malkovich (DVD) [s]Twin Peaks (Season 1) Special Edition (DVD) - Region 1 so make sure you can play it first![/s] [color=#FF0000]Gone[/color] [s]Twin Peaks (Season 2) (DVD) - Region 1 so make sure you can play it first![/s] [color=#FF0000]Gone[/color] American Pie 2 (DVD) Death Ring (DVD) Mulholland Drive (DVD) - Region 1 so make sure you can play it first! Donnie Darko (DVD) - Region 1 so make sure you can play it first! [s]Taxi Driver (DVD) Collectors' Edition (with loads of extras) - Region 1 so make sure you can play it first![/s] [color=#FF0000]Gone[/color] Batman (DVD) (Tim Burton/Nicholson/Keating) - Region 1 so make sure you can play it first! Magnum Force - DVD - Region 1 so make sure you can play it first! [s]Phil Collins (CD) Hello, I Must Be Going![/s] [color=#ff0000]Gone[/color] [s]Phil Collins (CD) Both Sides[/s] [color=#ff0000]Gone[/color] [s]Phil Collins (CD) ...But Seriously[/s] [color=#ff0000]Gone[/color] [s][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Peter Gabriel (CD) - Us[/font][/color][/s][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color][color=#FF0000]Gone[/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Monsters Inc - Read to Me (Book & CD)[/font][/color]

Do I get a prize? ;-) You've reminded me of Bubinga's thread though which no-one will apparently let die.

[quote name='such' timestamp='1454586895' post='2971040'] I know both Wunjo and Bass Gallery have early (dot&bound) 66 Jazzes (one each afaik) right now, might be worth it to ask. [/quote] Yes, I had seen the one that Wunjo has up at the moment, but it has a few non-original parts. CAR with MH though. Does look nice. Hadn't seen the BG one. Thanks for the heads up.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1454586741' post='2971035'] Just found this. http://fenderbassplayer.com/properly-dating-a-fender-bass [/quote] Quote "One exception is that most Fender pots from 1966 to 1969 are dated to 1966. Pickups were only date stamped from 1964 to about 1979 but can be really useful in helping pin down the year." Translation = everything went wonky as soon as CBS got hold of it!

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1454585776' post='2971012'] I'm most definitely not an expert, but don't the body and neck have date stamps ? If so you could have a December neck and a January the following year body. What year would that bass then be ? [/quote] Didn't some of the really early ones have a body date written in pencil in the pocket? I don't think I've heard of body date stamps though.

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1454584993' post='2970998'] Beautiful long/short-haired blonde/brunette demanding the darn thing out of the house before he will be allowed near her again, so he desperately sees no other option than a quick handing it in to a shop? [/quote] Now that does makes sense!

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1454583741' post='2970977'] Maybe you should widen your search to the whole of 66. You could miss out on so many good ones being that specific. Plus the neck might be dated Feb but the bass might well have been put together a month or so later I've had a fair few J's over the years but always ended up moving them on as I just preferred P basses. Have to say though that the 66 J is just brilliant, it has the flattest neck in terms of relief and the lowest buzz free action that I have experienced. [/quote] Again, spot on. For the sake of a few months, or a year even (earlier obviously LOL), if I happened across "the one", that's job done. It was just out of curiosity more than anything as I haven't seen one myself. I would love to say I get on with Precisions, but sadly they don't do it for me :-(

Your'e right of course. The only things that matter is how it plays and sounds. Ultimately, whatever the neck says, the pots won't be anywhere near it :-)

Another Mar 66.... http://www.andybaxterbass.com/details.php?id=989

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1454578884' post='2970899'] "Almost excusable"? Have a listen to yourself! Did I miss the memo when you were appointed judge, jury and executioner? [/quote] Apologies. Poor choice of word. Understandable would have been better.

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1454568130' post='2970831'] Not sure about that. Just been checking my pics, the one I have now has a Sep stamp and one that I sold last year, had a January stamp. Sorry not much help. [/quote] Aha! So you've owned a Jan 66 and I've seen a Mar 66.

So, I have a big birthday looming this month and have been looking around, as I have been for some time, for a month and year correct Fender Jazz. Leaving aside the fact that I could spend my money better elsewhere, has anyone ever seen a 66 Jazz with a Feb neck stamp? I was chatting another BC'er regarding this and he suggested that it's possible that no necks were stamped during that particular month. 66 was a strange old year in the history of Fender, so are there any Fender experts that know for sure?

[quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1454527280' post='2970578'] While I'm here (and without wishing to cause offence) I must confess to being a bit confused as to what exactly the issue is here. My view would be that anybody with an expensive instrument (or even an inexpensive one for that matter) is at liberty to sell it how and where they like. Surely... [/quote] Saving around £1k seems fairly attractive to me.

But, you still listed it on here which can cost you as little as £7 for a potential sale at your original asking price. Obviously not every bass will sell and I do understand the difficulties around lefties, but at least you tried. I'm not great at math, but if 15% is just over a grand, you could probably figure out what ballpark the asking price is in?

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1454523152' post='2970523'] Why does it matter to you? [/quote] For essentially the same reason that most complain about eBay.

[quote name='Len_derby' timestamp='1454522277' post='2970510'] I guess it would suit someone who had no knowledge or interest in the bass. Perhaps it was an inheritance. This method outsources the whole transaction. A bit like selling a piece of art through an auction house. [/quote] Almost excusable, but I'm fairly certain that the seller is a player.

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1454521411' post='2970493'] Perhaps the sellers desire to avoid the hassle of selling it directly outweighs their need to avoid paying commission. [/quote] I just don't see it as hassle. There are a lot of people here that could buy their dream bass just from the commission of this sale.

Can someone please explain to me why anyone would put up a relatively expensive bass for sale (which would attract a commission in the four figure bracket) without making any effort to advertise it anywhere else (as far I can tell).

Tickets now available and are going fairly rapidly. Can be purchased from me (through PM), from the venue, from PMT @ Southend or online here.... [url="https://www.ents24.com/southend-on-sea-events/chinnerys"]https://www.ents24.c...vents/chinnerys[/url] Booking fee applies to online purchases..

....and now a video :-) http://youtu.be/xizgyr2KOm8

I thought I would share this in memory of The Man. We used it as our intro music for gigs last year as a nod to a lot of fantastic material we couldn't cram into the set. Enjoy. [url="https://soundcloud.com/warren-byatt/c2b-audacity-project-v8mp3"]https://soundcloud.com/warren-byatt/c2b-audacity-project-v8mp3[/url]