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Rick's Fine '52

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  1. Rick's Fine '52
    I’m not being funny, but how is this still here? I’m tempted to extend, just so I have somewhere to put this!!
  2. Rick's Fine '52
    The tone of the ‘52 & ‘53 is to die for, so warm and creamy, louder than you’d expect too. They have volume and tone, which is all I need (as with my basses). The others have far more range and controls, if you need it, and a bit more oomph. The early ones are a bit special if you ever get a chance to play through one.
  3. Rick's Fine '52
    I’m going to give this a worthy bump, what an amp, had one back in the early 90’s, loved that tone. If I didn’t already have too many amps, I’d have this. Great combo, great sound, great value. Amazed it’s still here. GLWTS
  4. Rick's Fine '52
    Majority of mine have a traditional BBOT, and I can’t say I’ve ever had one move, or found it hard to adjust alignment or intonation. They are simple, and work perfectly in my opinion. Would something different audibly (for most players or audience members) change the sound? Unlikely.
  5. Rick's Fine '52
    Vintage cloth wiring
  6. Rick's Fine '52
    In response to a couple of PM’s; The weight (with covers on), is exactly 8lb’s, nice and light.
  7. Rick's Fine '52
    You need to see it close up, and play the damn thing! 😁 It's a bargain too for what it is.
  8. Rick's Fine '52
    Here's some pics of the case I'm chucking in with it. 50's style red lined interior, tweed exterior, inside lined pocket, with duckfoot tab. Similar aged appearance, in keeping with the bass. 2 of the 3 latches work perfect, the 3rd is missing the loop, which I'm sure would be a 2 minute job to replace if inclined. I think it suits very nicely. Not sure how old it is.
  9. Rick's Fine '52
    None of us 'need' more than one, let's be honest, but since when were guitars ever about 'need'? Oh, and yes, it is an addiction!
  10. Rick's Fine '52
    Thanks for the message, but not looking at shipping abroad, apologies.
  11. Rick's Fine '52
    Nice bass, lovely dark rosewood too, all in great condition!
  12. Rick's Fine '52
    I’m not sure how some people play their instruments, but a well looked after, yet old instrument won’t always be battered, bruised and have large sections of wood showing through. Some do, and I feel represent those that simply didn’t look after it, probably back in the day when they didn’t feel the need to look after them so much, as the value and desirability simply wasn’t there. Old and clean instruments are desired because they are looked after, like collectible cars, or anything else, they are not un-played because they have ‘issues’. Never understood that theory? Personally, I look for an instrument that is as original as possible, including the finish, then the best condition I can afford for my budget at the time, depending what itch needs scratching at the time. I’m not suggesting worn guitars aren’t also good instruments, many certainly are, they’re just not as well looked after, and prices will reflect that. I have an ‘82 JV proto Jazz bass from April ‘82, I bought it in ‘84, gigged regularly with it until ‘95, and still play it very regularly, it doesn’t have any additional marks on it from the day I bought it 34 years ago. Doesn’t make it a bad bass, it’s actually one of my best, and most played. I also look after it. Having said all that, I love to see an instrument with nice honest wear, even if I rarely buy them. Too many heavy relic things around these days which actually look nothing like a genuine old guitar, which is influencing how people I think about stuff I think.
  13. Rick's Fine '52
    I’ve had two, both blonde, both definitely poly.
  14. Rick's Fine '52
    Tort is fine, but not on custom colours (except OW), Fender didn’t use it for a reason. The tort Fender use now is awful too, even on their high end stuff! I love tort...., old, proper tort, and only on sunburst! 😉
  15. Rick's Fine '52
    I’m not on that bus either, I must say!
  16. Rick's Fine '52
    It’s even a bloody refin! 😂
  17. Rick's Fine '52
    On a personal level, I agree with you. As a collector, if I had this sort of money, I’d rather have two nice stack knobs. This is a bit niche, and as you say, will not be for everyone. To be fair, it belongs in the Fender archive museum. Investment wise, I also agree, a one-off could be hard to sell on, highly reduced market, whereas a ‘regular issue’ bass would always be a sound investment, and a desirable piece. An interesting view on ‘59 Les Pauls, is that experts suggest that over twice as many have been sold, as were actually made. Conclude what you will from that, but with that statistic, you wouldn’t see me parting with that sort of money for one!
  18. Rick's Fine '52
    Fortunately for us 4-stringers, basses have always been relatively 'cheap', compared to 6 string equivalents. The most sought after, and rarest versions are closing the gap, but 'general' examples are still far more reachable for some. A near mint '54 Strat would be £75k, a near mint '54 Precision would be around £17k An excellent '51 Broadcaster would be £60k, a comparable '51 Precision, around £20k. As suggested, a clean '59 Les Paul would now be around £500k, based on the last two that sold. This is a one-off, prototype of the most sought after Fender bass model. If you're Geddy Lee or Guy Pratt, or any other wealthy Fender collector with serious dollar, this is a comparative snip at £60k, for such an important part of bass history. Undoubtedly a lot of money, but then good value is a very different thing altogether. Lovely piece, and nice to see it available on the open market.
  19. Rick's Fine '52
    These look so much nicer with the white guard and not those nasty tort ones. GLWTS, lovely bass, have a bump.
  20. Rick's Fine '52
    I’ll PM you with links to guards.
  21. Rick's Fine '52
    A sonic blue would have had a white guard, and in my opinion don’t look right with tort. Some spitfire guards look ok, others anything but, so be careful there. There are some nice aged nitrate mint green reproduction guards available. Gotoh reverse tuners are good reissue versions, nice period correct long stems. They aren’t the cheapest though. They do some res-o-lite versions too, which are excellent, I have them on a build i’ve recently finished which is for sale, there’s a link in my signature, so you can see what they look like, and of course they’re very light.
  22. Rick's Fine '52
    No, PM'd with details, and pics. We obviously share the same taste in basses!! 😉
  23. Rick's Fine '52
    These are small in comparison to many of the offerings here, but all valve nonetheless, full set of pre-CBS Fender Bassman's; 1952 TV Bassman (Only made for 4 months) 1953 WP Bassman (Only made for 7 months) 1959 4x10 Bassman 1962 Blonde Piggyback Bassman 1964 Black Piggyback Bassman
  24. Rick's Fine '52
    Bump, for a relic bass that actually looks original, not something you can say very often, if at all.
  25. Rick's Fine '52
    Very well documented prototype Jazz that one. It was listed at the end of last year. Fully legit, and in most Fender books. In my opinion its well priced considering its significance, and uniqueness.
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