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  1. Rick's Fine '52
    Very nice indeed.
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    [quote name='Emanew' timestamp='1339871165' post='1695765'] From EvilBay, asking 20 000$... Instruments are made for musicians not for being hung on a wealthy amateur. Your replica is really cool, Rick. Serious work. [/quote] Thanks for the comments on my replica, it's a lovely bass. What makes you say the first comment, about the wealthy amateur??
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    Final bump.
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    [quote name='Emanew' timestamp='1339867805' post='1695681'] Maple vs Rosewood With such beauties i can NOT choose A 1960 Precision : 3 T sunburst, Tortoise pickguard, rosewood fingerboard A 1958 Precision : 3 T sunburst, Gold Anodized pick, one piece Maple neck [/quote] Where did that pic come from?, looks like mine, same wear point as well, lovely.
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    [quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1339802397' post='1694854'] oh right, not what I read, in print and someplace on here, Bass Doc maybe? meh well the other thread says body wood makes no difference! [/quote] Lots of myth about the slabs, some people say it was a unique type of wood, others have stated overwound pickups, higher output pots, 'blue vein' finishes. There's no evidence to suggest any of that, none that I've read anyway. Barry's book on the subject also suggests, from the examples he's traced, that the components were regular '65/6 parts. Also, in the whole book, there's no reference to the blue veined finish at all, and the examples shown, and that I've seen vary from regular aged white, to the tele bass slightly transluscent blonde used a couple of years later.
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    [quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1339784537' post='1694425'] As my missus said, this relicing thing is a fad, in a few years there will be a load of sh*te looking guitars and basses that no one will want to buy. [/quote] You may be right, although the Custom Shop have been making them for 19 years now, and now everyone's at it, so it may be the longest running fad ever. It wasn't around in the 60's because they all still looked new, so people didnt know what an aged guitar was, also, they were all affordable, relatively anyway. I think the appeal of a genuinly vintage looking instrument will always be around. I think the appeal of tat like many seen on eBay, as this thread shows, will dwindle rapidly though. As is obvious, I'm a fan of relic guitars, but all mine look right, and you need to take them apart to tell, I think there will always be a market for a good relic, especially as the price of originals is putting this type of guitar out of many players' reach. I think there's a big difference between a sh*te looking guitar, as you say, and a good relic. I hardly see a good relic anywhere, even Fender ones look poor close up, for the money anyway.
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    [quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1339781494' post='1694367'] ah! you're making one of the slab ones, cool? tulip wood? or was it magnolia? I'm surprised you can't find anyone in the UK who would make it for you, theres a couple of folk on here who make bodies. [/quote] They were just ash bodied. It's the relic work that's hard in the UK. apart from Clive Brown (Long waiting list), I haven't seen any work that is good enough for what I want, unless anyone knows different??
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    [quote name='Bassman Steve' timestamp='1339771703' post='1694121'] Further bump but mainly to ask after the 66 slab. I did actually own an original one of those and the recorded sound of it was immense, wonderful tone. I had heard that the pick-ups were different on those (whether that's true or not I don't know). Either way, I took the original out of mine when I passed it on and put it into my #1 bass (which has been my number 1 bass for about 27 years now). Interesting in that it had a separate maple fingerboard and no skunk stripe. [/quote] By the way, pickups on those were normal '66. Lots of myths abound on these rare birds!! Once i have all the parts, I'll start a thread on the build section. Rick.
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    [quote name='Bassman Steve' timestamp='1339771703' post='1694121'] Further bump but mainly to ask after the 66 slab. I did actually own an original one of those and the recorded sound of it was immense, wonderful tone. I had heard that the pick-ups were different on those (whether that's true or not I don't know). Either way, I took the original out of mine when I passed it on and put it into my #1 bass (which has been my number 1 bass for about 27 years now). Interesting in that it had a separate maple fingerboard and no skunk stripe. [/quote] Thanks Steve, Well, it's unlikely I'll find a real one for sale, so I've decided to make my own. I've already got great self-made/assembled versions of my '52, '56 & '58, so figured why not. I'm slowly gathering the parts, although I'm very choosy about the authenticity of components. So far, i have a maple cap neck (Hardest thing ever to source!), original 6609 pots, wiring and jack(Had to be 6609), original '66 blackguard with shield (Apparently came off a slab, which is believable, otherwise it would have the thubrest holes above?), original '66 neckplate, original '66 tuners, original '66 string tree, original '66 bridge and saddles, original '66 chrome covers, original '66 thumbrest. I just need the body and the pickups. The body is the easy bit, albeit the pricey part. I was hoping to get one made in the UK, but looks impossible to my specs, so i will go to the US for that. Hoping to have it all completed by September, can't wait to start assembling it!!
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    One more day....
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    [quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1339764538' post='1693953'] No it ain't not when I'm just going to advertise one for sale it ain't [/quote] What I meant to say, was, except the one that KiOgon has, which is arguably the finest looking P I've seen in a long while, and what appears to be extraordinary value at that price too (Even though I haven't seen it, or know how much it is .....hope that's OK??) (Is this the first ever bump of a bass not even listed yet )
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    [quote name='Brams77' timestamp='1339693596' post='1692910'] Hi Richard a bump from me an a very nicely made bass indeed! [/quote] More [i]assembled[/i] than made, but thanks Bram, lots of time, effort and love went into it, that's for sure!
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    [quote name='AsterL' timestamp='1339703180' post='1693118'] Pretty amazing job you've done on this bass man! Sexy Hope the someone who buys it really appreciates it. I'm envious of them. sidenote: can you wait until the end of the month until I get paid? [/quote] Which month? Thanks for the kind words. Even if it go's back in the rack, it will probably still be available, i'll just stop bumping it around! Cheers
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    [quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1339686972' post='1692728'] till it gets sacrificed in fire? [/quote] Now there's a photo!!
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    Both are 'right' IMO, and Leo's of course, but it depends on the pickguard also. 3TSB Rosewood and tort guard is classic on P's & J's 3TSB Maple Precision, gold guard is also classic they do feel very different though, so playing it alone will decide for you. Black guards on sunburst is just wrong!
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    [quote name='Brams77' timestamp='1339671729' post='1692322'] Hi Richard, Atleast I have my trusty old 1965 p-bass still thats doing a more then ok job atm:D You can see it standing next to the SIlvertone in the pics... Regards, Bram [/quote] Oh I saw it all'right!! Looks fab, right up my street!
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    2 more days left
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    Bram, Have a bump on me for a very rare bass, seldom seen these days. How's the J coming along?, is it back together yet? Rick
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    3 more days bumpy
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    [quote name='steve-soar' timestamp='1339496960' post='1689198'] I seem to remember it going for about £15K, so that would have been in dollars? [/quote] You may be right, although I know a few serious collectors who have been looking for this bass for many years, and if it went for £15K then they would have pounced, none of them have any recollection of seeing it for sale before?
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    Back-in-the-rack-on-saturday, type bump
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    Bumperama
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    Bumpage
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    Serious bass, definitely didnt sell for $15k before though. Stunning, and rarest of the rare.
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    OK, last few days, then its either going on The Bay, or back in the rack, undecided. It's too good to sell any cheaper than I'm asking, in fact, compared with other comparable Fender stuff around the £700 mark,if anything, its underpriced, but no-one wants it, so needs must.
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