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Best years for EBMM basses. Very nice!

How about this one? Will be interesting to see what it will go for... https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-6465807?ldp_breadcrumb=back&intObjectID=6465807&from=salessummary&lid=1

Some lovely instruments on Andy Baxter's page at the moment. Comparing prices to some of the reputable dealers in the States, this one for example: https://www.garysguitars.com/vintage-bass-guitars Their 1961 stacker is priced at $36K, as is a 1963 Fiesta Red Precision.

Don't forget that the early EBMMs were contoured, whereas the Classics had a slab body. Also, unlike the Classics, the early EBMMs (up to 1990) had the truss adjuster at the headstock. And yes, they were superb.

If this was original Sherwood Green on a 1961 Jazz, you could add a zero to his asking price. OK that may be a slight exaggeration but it would be beyond rare.

Well, there was a time when I was pretty active with saving pics and data from instruments I was interested in (or found interesting and/or educational). Not so much these days but some of them do still pop up on occasions when they change hands again. Also have a couple on file (from when they were at various dealers) that later ended up in Geddy's book. I made some enquiries about the 1962 Fiesta Precision which was sold by a UK dealer in 2015. Some regrets about that one, I must admit!

It doesn't necessarily mean though that it was Andy Baxter who bought the bass at auction - it could have been a third party, now commissioning it with AB hoping for a profit. Nothing wrong with either scenario, of course. On a side note, looking through my archives, this bass was in the Classifieds on here in 2014, so we all had our chance!

Now at Andy Baxter's for £21,500. https://www.andybaxterbass.com/collections/bass-guitars/products/1957-fender-precision-bass-2-tone-sunburst-4

Does the bridge intonation screw for the E-string look shorter than the other three or is that an optical illusion due to the saddle being set lower?

That and also 'Entered Special'. Not very plausible though, as there are so many instruments having this stamp.

What I find intriguing is this bit of the description: "Chris says his mum and dad would repeatedly tell the story of how Colin ordered this bass directly from the USA and collected it at the airport on arrival." What would the logistics of any such order in those days have been like?

Great stuff. The '62 is a Blond? (Looks like it has a veneer board, so later '62; I suppose if it was Olympic White by then it would have a matching headstock.)

Lovely. Original finish on the '62?

Nice! Apart from the 1966 CAR, what years are they?