Rick's Fine '52

Earliest consistent use of the cushion I've seen is '74. 

Weekend bump. 

Bumperama

Bank Holiday bump, for a scarce custom colour with matching headstock.

Lovely, if only it was fretted rosewood, i’d Snap your hand off! GLWTS

12 hours ago, SurroundedByManatees said:

Would probably buy this beauty once shipping is an option. Well wait

Where are you? (Can’t see it, if not on a PC!)

Custom Colour Sunny Saturday Bump

5 minutes ago, gillento said:

thanks ...:)

collection only? no shipping abroad?

I'm not even doing shipping within the UK at the moment Gillento, apologies.

8 minutes ago, gillento said:

any idea on weight?

Yep, precisely 8lb, 12oz

Cant change the main price

Reduced to £35, posted.

This is a pair of matching Roqsolid padded covers for a Fender piggyback amp.

These came with a 1964 Bassman that I recently purchased, but have no use for these. I think they will fit any piggyback amps from the whole 60's decade, they fit my black and blonde versions. I think Tremolux is the same, and others too.

Strong black canvas style, with padded linings, they also have the Velcro flaps for the carrying handles, and Fender woven badges. Usual Roqsolid quality.

Size of the head and cab they came with;

Head: 560 x 240 x 210 (W x D x H)

Cab: 815 x 290 x 510 (W x D x H)

They are flat packed, and ready to post if necessary, or collection from Northampton welcome. I imagine postage will be about £6, but will charge at cost.  FREE POSTAGE

(Amp they came with is pictured for reference)

So, here is a Mexican Fender Jazz, I'm not sure of the model, or year, probably not important. I bought this a couple of years ago to relic, as I always wanted a '64 Burgundy Mist Jazz with matching headstock, but Guy seems to have the only one, so this was the next best thing.

Edit: Since listing, I have been advised this is a Factory Special Run (FSR), very few in the UK, 60's Classic Series reissue, Limited Edition (Oh, and apparently listed too cheaply!), this range spurned the Roadworn series that came after, apparently.

I didn't like others that I'd seen, like Limelight, because the burgundy mist colour was completely wrong.

Its stock, except for the addition of some Seymour Duncan (So i was told) pickups (Unsure of the model, so attached a pic), replaced before my ownership, and a mint green guard. There is also the original white guard, so you can take your pick, its pictured with the mint green.

Virtually unmarked, previous owner tried to remove the Mexican decal from the back of the headstock, leaving a small mark, didn't bother me, and the lamination is lifting slightly on the front of headstock, as is often seen, see pics, again, not an issue for me.

These are getting hard to find now, it took me a long while.

No case, so initially cash on collection only, if it doesn't shift then I may consider putting in a non-Fender tweed case and shipping, but not for the next few weeks, sorry about that, but don't have the time.

Fender Jazz

Amber aged neck (See pic of tuner removed), with slab rosewood board

Metallic Burgundy Mist custom colour with matching headstock

Threaded saddles

Reverse, vintage tuners

Mint green guard

Seymour Duncan pickups

Not sure what else to say, pics below

Reason for selling: Too many basses, and another Project build on the go, and something has to give. 

Collection from Northampton, so pretty accessible to many places. 

Thanks

6 hours ago, SurroundedByManatees said:

That Tele Bass is just lovely, was looking for one of those just last month. Very nice. 

Chibbo

Depends what it is?

Brass strap buttons?

Just replace like for like with new versions, and leave the originals in the case, then give the new owner the choice if you decide to sell. Shouldn't affect the value if the holes aren't altered. 

Even on a vintage Fender, which I'm assuming this isn't, if a part is no longer functional, then you need to replace it. If your concerned about original appearances, try and be as sympathetic as possible with the replacement bits. Simple as that.

48 minutes ago, Happy Jack said:

So it's £15k for the bass plus £8k for the case then?

Ha, maybe not!

I didn't mention the price. We may all have our opinion on that. Prices listed, and actual sale prices can sometimes vary a bit (Not hugely though on rare items in my experience). If they want £17k for a '57 though, then £23k for this is probably proportionately right. Its all relative isn't it. These are rare things, and seldom turn up, especially in the UK.  Another dealer in London has a '55 Precision for over £16k, so again, its relatively comparable.  

In my experience, they (All of them) list with high prices, which, if you have interest in something this scarce, will prompt contact from you, and start dialogue. If I wanted a '52 Precision, and somebody listed one at £50k, it wouldn't put me off making contact, and starting a discussion, despite me having no intention of paying £50k. You might see one '51-'53 Blackguard Precision available every couple of years on these shores, so its normal to list high on such things, as there isn't a regular stream of comparable recent sales to gauge market value. It's probably on consignment anyway, and the owner may have an expectation of what he wants, add 20% to that and it bumps up their retail listing.

Having said that, I don't think the price is a million miles away as a package (From a London shop), although I'd want to see the bridge area of the body with that cover off! This particular seller is known for high price listings though.

Its a nice one, I've seen many better, although I imagine the reason the bridge cover is on the wrong way is because its been like that a while, and the fading to the body shows through, and it looks terrible corrected. Seen a few like that, and they look awful.  

The rare thing with this one is the case though. Uber rare.

Fab bass in the OP, I have a near mint '53, it looks like its never been played, the neck is brand new. Investment wise, you can't go wrong, the best examples of the rarest things will always appreciate. And you get the pleasure of owning and playing it in the meantime. Here's mine;

On ‎28‎/‎03‎/‎2018 at 19:24, Chimike said:

Hi Rick,

any chance of a pic of the wooden foot pedal, never seen one in the flesh, rare !

thanks

mike.

On ‎28‎/‎03‎/‎2018 at 19:24, Chimike said:

Hi Rick,

any chance of a pic of the wooden foot pedal, never seen one in the flesh, rare !

thanks

mike.

Mike, sincere apologies for the slow response, sine the basschat changeover, my notifications were turned off, so didn't pick this up, you must have thought me somewhat rude!

Here's the pedal. To be honest I don't know how scarce these are. you wouldn't think so, as they probably came with all the heads back in the day?

https://imgur.com/a/TTFjd

Nice bass. GLWTS

Lovely, I have an identical Bassman. 

That price is fantastic too, so have a bump from me, someone is going to be very happy with this vintage blonde loveliness!

Nice ACC type bump!

Nice, best looking bass I've seen on here for a looong time. Sunburst, Dot & Bound neck, lollipops. Lush.

Bump worthy

GLWTS

On ‎20‎/‎12‎/‎2017 at 20:00, Chewie said:

Mother of God........!!!  I would love to have a little twang on that.......!!!

Always welcome.

Latest purchase, 220 Head and 402 cab. I love the slimline cab, some of the others are just too deep and bulky, but this is a great little rig. All original, and fab condition. Has the wooden pedal too.