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Rick's Fine '52

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  1. [quote name='markbass555' post='1312601' date='Jul 22 2011, 12:16 PM']Just back from Florida and look what followed me home. Tried to shush it away a few times but it wouldnt listen ..pesky thing so had to give it a new home Its a Fender custom shop 55P bass in blue metal flake and it has been lighlty reliced. [/quote] Nice bass, odd that it has a rosewood board though??
  2. [quote name='chris_b' post='1306115' date='Jul 16 2011, 07:43 PM']Me too, but does that make him a crook? Early custom colours in "good" condition are rare which is why these basses are expensive. Also they've moved on and their purpose now is for collecting not playing. If you don't know your knobs from you elbows you're probably not going to spend that sort of money on a bass. The lengths that collectors will go to ensure that what they are buying is correct would, I imagine, rule out something as silly as wrong knobs on a $24,000 bass.[/quote] The bass looks right to me, the knobs are clearly not original, and the fact that he states they are, mean you'd have to question his knowledge. To be honest though, anyone spending $24k on a bass, would know their onions, and would carry out all neccessary checks before buying, if the knobs were the only issue, then that wouldnt put a collector off, as you can source those reasonably easily. I think $24k is high though, but they dont turn up, so little benchmark, so you advertise it high, and see what reaction you get. The top collectors will be aware of it, and will enquire regardless, so it will sell at the 'right' price anyway. 3 knob J's staretd in November '61, and the last dated stack knob I've seen is August '62, so a long transition period. '61 3-knobs are very sought after. there are many fake '62 stack knobs out there though. When demand grew for stackers in the late eighties, people bought 3 knob slab boards, and sourced stack knob controls, and put them in. This is difficult to prove, which is why '60/'61 stack knobs are worth far more than '62's, especially veneer board examples!! This is a very rare bass though, and worthy of a high 'starting' price. As stated by above, these basses are not for taking down the nag's head for jam night. They are collectors pieces to be played, and enjoyed. Same as any rare, collectible item. You wouldnt use a Ferrari 250GT California for the school run would you, does that mean its a waste?, not at all, it should be cherished and looked after, and used sensibly, and with care. If you have $24k to spend on a vintage Jazz, then this is the one. Condition is simply stunning, this is the real deal, and Holy grail of Jazz's. [url="http://www.gbase.com/gear/fender-jazz-bass-concentric-stac-1961-sunburs"]http://www.gbase.com/gear/fender-jazz-bass...ac-1961-sunburs[/url]
  3. [/quote] To me, black wouldn't look right with a honey coloured body. [/quote] Its a matter of taste obviously, but Fender's colour combi of choice for natural/blonde, has always been a black guard, from the 50's through to present day.
  4. [quote name='Rich' post='1312511' date='Jul 22 2011, 11:16 AM']Ever since playing Si's Shuker P-5 earlier in the year, I've been GASsing for a P bass of some sort. Anyway, as an experiment I've managed to score a cheap P body (manufacturer unknown) from fleaBay and I'm planning to put the neck from my Squier Jazz on it. The body is in a natural finish but the lacquer is quite dark, like a rich honey colour. The question is... which colour scratchplate? My favourite is pearly white but I don't know if it'd work. I don't like tort plates, so that's definitely out. So, audience... given the choice of [b]3-ply black[/b], [b]3-ply white[/b], [b]pearly white[/b] or [b]pearly black[/b], which would you choose? Or is there something else you'd consider? (brass? sexy but expensive)[/quote] Black guards look nice with natural, in the Marcus Miller/jazz style, or for something a bit different, a gold anodized guard would like nice (£15), but in my opinion, only with a maple neck, rosewood necks in my opinion don't look great with natural bodies full stop. So if your squire neck is maple, then eiether black or anodized would look great.
  5. [quote name='shortstuff' post='1304999' date='Jul 15 2011, 07:01 PM']Hello all, I have had my left handed bass for approx 20 years now. I got it for my 16th birthday, its a 70's Yamato copy of a Fender Jazz bass. (I think it may be one of those pesky Lawsuit guitars??) I've always looked really odd playing it, I'm only 4ft 11, so its practically as big as me. Sadly its been in its bag more than plugged in, as due to a badly broken wrist about 5 years after getting it, I couldn't bend my hand enough play it for a long time, so it got loaned to my lefty cousin to use- at least it got some action! I can play again now, and *just about* remember the notes to The Black Crows 'Hard to Handle' and some basic rock n roll, but thats it. I can't remember enough from way back when to play along with my boy, and don't have time to re-learn. I have 2 left handed sons, so kept it in case they wanted to play, my youngest, 9, has taken up lead, though my daughter, who is 18, plays a 'normal' bass... (she's right handed). I'm here because I have searched the internet, and can't find much, if any info about it. I have a friend interested in buying it off me, but without knowing its worth, I'm stuck! So I'm hoping you guys will have the knowledge I need.[/quote] Here's a similar one, only sold recently for about £100. these jap fender-a-like basses are not overly valuable i'm afraid, but if it plays and sounds nice, thats all that matters really; [url="http://cgi.ebay.de/Yamato-Jazz-Bass-70er-Jahre-Made-Japan-KULT-/180671010556"]http://cgi.ebay.de/Yamato-Jazz-Bass-70er-J...T-/180671010556[/url]
  6. [quote name='AndyMartin' post='1285580' date='Jun 28 2011, 07:33 PM']I was thinking of having a punt on [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/62-fender-fullerton-re-issue-precision-bass-/140569627805?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D1%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D970536329219169960"]This[/url] but he describes it as a Custom shop which it doesn't seem to be and also as a Fullerton reissue. I thought Fullerton referred to the reissues made in the old Fullerton factory in the early 1980s? Yet he says in the text it's a 2002. Have I missed something or is it just an AV reissue[/quote] Its not a custom shop, and its not fullerton. Its a regular AV RI. And its clearly a 2005 model. £1000?, not a chance, especially with the thumbrest moved. You can get a Custom Shop for his Buy Now price. I'd be surprised if this went for £700. You can get an 80's fullerton for a grand. The pickguard is also totally the wrong colour, doesnt look good at all.
  7. Recently sold some fender bass parts to skin_vert, instant payment, very patient, and nice guy to deal with.
  8. [quote name='tricky' post='1288746' date='Jul 1 2011, 10:48 AM'] [/quote] Nice '62 RI. Oly white looks nigely ageing already!
  9. [quote name='jonthebass' post='1288228' date='Jun 30 2011, 09:14 PM']Rick, Are these now for sale with Andy Baxter? [url="http://andybaxterbass.com/guitars.php"]http://andybaxterbass.com/guitars.php[/url] Regards, Jon[/quote] No, certainly not for sale, i've only just got them!! I know Andy, he was involved, to a certain extent, in the purchase of these Basses, and he asked to put them on his site for publicity purposes, thats why he's put 'Please call' in the text, and not a price. Not uncommon, particularly with rare guitars. New Kings Road Guitars are still advertising my '52 Precision, despite me buying it a couple of months ago, for the same reason, it generates interest in their inventory. Rick.
  10. [quote name='Rick's Fine '52' post='1285161' date='Jun 28 2011, 12:20 PM']I may have a set, you're after the slotted saddles and not threaded i assume for a '75? I'll have a look this evening, and let you know.....no promises, but i seem to recall having some.[/quote] OK found 'em. Pics below, they are from a US '62 RI, the newer reissues are wholly innacurate, and it needed threaded saddles, so i swapped 'em. If you want these PM me. [attachment=83644:P6280003.JPG] [attachment=83645:P6280002.JPG] [attachment=83643:P6280004.JPG] They are brand new.
  11. [quote name='skin_vert' post='1285154' date='Jun 28 2011, 12:13 PM']Hi there guys. I'm after some advice. I am in need of 4 x matching Fender Jazz bridge saddles, complete with the 4 screws and 4 Springs for a MiA '75 Re-issue. I've put an ad in the wanted section of this forum but appear to be talking to myself in that section of the forum. Not sure if there's a particular website that might sell these? Or that hopefully someone who has some spare might notice my need for them in this section of the forum. I don't need the bridge plate as such. Just the saddles and components of which Fender don't sell separately. And i've been quoted £42 for a brand new Fender bridge complete with components. So just putting the feelers out to see if anybody here has a set that they don't need and are willing to sell. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.[/quote] I may have a set, you're after the slotted saddles and not threaded i assume for a '75? I'll have a look this evening, and let you know.....no promises, but i seem to recall having some.
  12. [quote name='73Jazz' post='1283281' date='Jun 26 2011, 07:52 PM'] i stopped discussing about that issue with others. It is like discussing about the waves of an ocean with one who likes or (has only seen ! ) the river. Everyone should believe what he wants. I owned several p basses modern to vintage. I now own mostly 60´s and 70`s Fender basses. You can hear the evolution of sound even from pre-cbs to early 70´s and late 70`s. Better or not doesn`t exist. how could left be better than right?They are different and it is up to you, to choose what fits your needs best. For me personally..the best choice and best bass i have ever played in my life ( and i played a lot) is my pre cbs 64 p bass. Lightweight, gorgeous playability, amazing neck and a tone which is heaven for me. There is no modern bass that can compare to this one in my terms of validation.[/quote] I agree on this. Its very difficult to say why (IMO) the old ones sound better, as every post on this thread has merit. "We've forgotten nothing, but learnt lots about making guitars, so they should be better now", is a great point someone made, and difficult to argue against, unless you've played a good (and there are some bad 'uns) early Fender Bass. I think its a combination of everything, the woods, the pickups, the windings, the wires, and of course, the age. Whenever i pick up a 'new' bass, i find they all sound the same, the strings feel very tight, like they are going to snap at any moment. The controls are very responsive, but its all too 'metal-ly, too trebly, regardless of amp settings etc. The old ones [i]are[/i] different, its a fact, i've played plenty, and own a few. They are soft, and warm, and playing one is like eating hot buttery toast in your favourite old slippers, it just feels sooo comfortable, and its as if it knows, instinctively what you are playing and how its supposed to sound, and it works every time. The best playing, and sounding bass i ever had was a '60 Jazz, just incredible, but here's the thing, which will argue about the components being the difference, the closest i've come to that feel/sound, is my '58 P-bass, which feels and sounds very, very similar to that jazz. One has slab rosewood board, twin pickups, stack controls, the other has maple neck, split coil, single volume and tone knobs. Explain that? Plug it in, and you just melt into it, thin, worn neck, with such tone. I have a Custom Shop Relic '58, that looks the same in every way, how does it sound?, it couldnt be further from the real '58. Is it a great sounding bass? Yes, just different. Are the old ones better (I'm comparing a [i]good[/i] old one with a [i]good[/i] new one here)?, in my opinion, and that of most players i know, yes they are, way better! Can i explain why?, as you've seen here....No, sorry! What i will say, is you're ever in a vintage shop, and theres an 'old' bass in (I'm talking at least pre-'64), just have a play, if you havent already, and see, its all a matter of personal taste at the end of the day i guess.
  13. [quote name='McBass' post='1283491' date='Jun 26 2011, 11:04 PM']Good to see Kool and the Gang showing em how it's done. [/quote] Hilarious....and that poor woman!!
  14. [quote name='73Jazz' post='1282727' date='Jun 26 2011, 02:37 AM']unfortunately completely stripped..only some pink in the neckpocket and under the controlplate cavity and the plexi pickguard survived^^ but they sound fantastic..thats what counts...but i wouldn´t regret if it is still pink paisley your basses are historical..but they are now in really good hands i think [/quote] Thanks, I hope they are in good hands, i treat them very well!! Your tele looks great, what a same about the paisley though! Most paisley and blue flowers were stripped, as the paper peeled on 90% of them, and as they werent seen as collectors instruments until the 90's, most owners stripped the paper off, as it looked unsightly half torn off. Not uncommon at all.
  15. [quote name='witterth' post='1282942' date='Jun 26 2011, 12:35 PM']Naa,.. very overrated IMO lumpy, giftless,cakhanded, funkless,fluffer. ...funny though, maybe thats how Gary Mountfield ( for this is his name) gets the gig. "up" there with Clayton[/quote] Have you heard Second Coming?? Fluffer? How's that? Lumpy?, bit heightist isnt it? Funkless?, is he in a funkband? Err No Anyway, its Mounfield, not Mountfield!! Tut Tut.
  16. [quote name='73Jazz' post='1282680' date='Jun 26 2011, 12:46 AM']Congratulation..they are both beautiful! i am absolutely amazed.wow unfortunately my pink paisley has been stripped in the end of the 60s but now i can imagine more, how beautiful she was before that.. 2 treasures you have achieved.. you pirat [/quote] Thanks for the comment, they are pretty special. Is yours completely stripped, or is any of the paisley left intact?
  17. [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1282508' date='Jun 25 2011, 09:41 PM']Is it just me or is this 'slightly' over priced?[/quote] If it includes the ashdown combo underneath, and the 3 no-mark basses above it, then its probably worth an offer!
  18. [quote name='Monckyman' post='1281131' date='Jun 24 2011, 03:35 PM']Nice [i]jpg[/i]s shame about the bass.[/quote] My thoughts exactly.
  19. [quote name='farmer61' post='1281095' date='Jun 24 2011, 03:05 PM']How to sell a bass on eBay [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-GIBSON-USA-Thunderbird-Bass-Tobacco-Bst-INCREDIBLE-/160604802265?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2564caccd9"]Gibo T-bird[/url][/quote] You can have all the great pics in the world, but its still just a reissue thunderbird bass.........and at £400 more than they sell for, mind you, he does have that Pro Canon EOS to pay for!
  20. [quote name='merello' post='1282413' date='Jun 25 2011, 08:11 PM']Musical taste is so personal that I try my best not to comment on other peoples as it makes you look like a slevvery, rabid twit![/quote] Yes indeed, you noticed too.
  21. [quote name='cycrowave' post='1282400' date='Jun 25 2011, 07:50 PM']time for a quick vent, about the dominance of radio 1 cretin culture, which not only is dominating the bbc coverage of glastonbury but also seems to be affecting the acts selected to play. from the bbc coverage you would be forgiven for thinking there were only about 10 bands playing, all of them meticulously selected by the big wig f*** wits that sit in bbc towers eating satans sh*t out of some other big wig f*** wits asshole. when i first went to glastonbury, there was a radio 1 stage. a place you could walk past and laugh at, on your way to watch cyprus hill at the pyramid stage. but there seems to have been a seismic shift and now like dan ashcroft predicted, THE IDIOTS ARE WINNING. turn your tv off im sure people will say, fine i will. but i remember when glastonbury was more than just a platform for mainstream culture, and in all fairness im sure there's great acts on right now that just arent being aired. its all just a bit meh.... but goddamn it, i wanna see the f'kin wu-tang clan set[/quote] Whats going on with everyone, why the major issue? Don't people realise that mainstream TV will show mainstream programmes, and things that the mainstream will want to watch. If you want to watch lesser known bands, then go see them, it really is that simple, but don't be naive about the bigger picture. I agree, there will be lots of great acts not being aired, its a festival that has music played from 10am to 11pm every day, the highlights programmes give it about 3 hours airtime a day, so naturally they will play the better known bands. Just because you dont like them?? Why don't the BBC show Dagenham & redbridge matches on Match of The Day, and show Man U or Chelsea instead?, same thing, the majority would rather see that. Its how it is, and will always be, and most people would accept that, wether it meets their own personal choice or not. The idiots are winning?? mmmm, i think not.
  22. [quote name='JTUK' post='1282398' date='Jun 25 2011, 07:47 PM']Not worth replying to this post...[/quote] You're right there
  23. [quote name='cycrowave' post='1282361' date='Jun 25 2011, 06:50 PM']what a pair of bobby dazzlers, just dont wear any 'loud' shirts while playing these. you might get sued by epileptics congrats[/quote] Thanks, good point! Jeans, and white T-shirt it is then!
  24. [quote name='woodenshirt' post='1281891' date='Jun 25 2011, 09:54 AM']Absolutely amazing......... What a lovely pair you got there Rick! My all time fave finishes. (I think my other half is a bit fed up with me ranting and raving on about them though!) (Envious) Mart[/quote] Thanks Mart, they are fab, and very different looking to the reissues, the pasiley wallpaper is highly textured, and very sparkly, hot rod metallic edge spray, the blue flower paper is smooth, but quite sparkly also, with similar metallic hot rod paint spray burst around the edges. Just wonderful, a rare pairing indeed. Thanks for the comment.
  25. [quote name='Dropzone' post='1282180' date='Jun 25 2011, 03:00 PM']We are mainstage headlining a three day festival next weekend, although admittedly it is not glastonbury ;-) If you are in Portsmouth come and see us. Last year when we played the same festival the singers tendon snapped on his knee cap in the first song. He still completed the set then went straing to A + E and was in a cast for six months. We think we are quite good ;-)[/quote] So, whats the band called?, any youtube clips? Obviously we all need to compare you to U2, and see what Glastonbury is missing?
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