99ster

[quote name='Hamster' post='16689' date='Jun 13 2007, 09:40 AM']Methinks your other playmates might feel jealous if they find themselves pushed down the line by your new mistress! A great find Hamster[/quote] Yes - I think it could turn out to be a great find indeed... Sometimes you gotta just take a gamble on The Bay! I'll keep the ladies in separate rooms so we don't get a cat fight!

[quote name='dlloyd' post='16705' date='Jun 13 2007, 10:00 AM']The one that I posted is supposed to be a '66 if that makes any difference...[/quote] I'd say that was a 64 neck (size of 'trade mark' lettering & detached 'offset contour' logo) with modern machine heads (66 would maybe have Klusons - more likely paddle tuners)....

[quote name='dlloyd' post='16701' date='Jun 13 2007, 09:58 AM']Yep, there's this one... [url="http://www.amazon.com/Fender-Bass-Illustrated-History/dp/0634026402"]http://www.amazon.com/Fender-Bass-Illustra...y/dp/0634026402[/url] I have a copy and, while I'm no vintage Fender geek, it's a great and insightful read. I'd pass on this bass personally.[/quote] +1 on that - a great book...

[quote name='BOD2' post='16686' date='Jun 13 2007, 09:35 AM']I'm no "vintage geek" lol, but shouldn't the "Custom Contour Body" transfer be placed further to the right, rather than tight up against the rest of the writing ? Is this a fake ? Difficult to say exactly what it is from just the one picture but that picture does seem to throw up several questions which suggest that something's not right. If it's an aftermarket decal that's been put on then you have to ask if it's a Fender at all ?[/quote] Yes - the "Custom Contour Body" transfer should be placed further to the right (& it looks a bit wonky!) - & it's missing the 'PAT PENDING' transfer altogether... The decal is altogether a bit of a 'bodge' job. So good question BOD2 - is it a Fender at all? Myself I wouldn't buy it because of the stickers on the body...

[quote name='mhuk' post='16682' date='Jun 13 2007, 09:24 AM']Cheers for the replies. The seller says it's 10 years old; fake then?[/quote] It would be a (poor) fake if he said it was a 40 year old vintage Jazz... But he's not if he's saying it dates from 1997. And it could very well be 10 years old - & then the value depends more on what type of bass he says it is - not how old it is...

[quote name='Sibob' post='16663' date='Jun 13 2007, 08:20 AM']Looks nice to me! When does the body date from? Si[/quote] That's the $64,000 dollar question! It's been repsprayed in a hideous red orange - a poor attempt a Fiesta Red. So that will all be getting stripped off so we can see what's underneath. And it does indeed have the 'router hump' that many vintage 60's Fender bodies have on the lower horn - so it's definitely an old body, or maybe a good re-issue body (but I don't know if they added that particluar detail on any re-issue bodies???). Plus it has a correct original 1960 neck plate & serial number (not even mentioned on the eBay listing). If we find the 4 individual string mute holes filled in then I'll be a very happy man indeed...!

[quote name='beerdragon' post='16647' date='Jun 13 2007, 06:48 AM']Would you mind telling us how much it went for?[/quote] £620.

So I snapped it up! At first glance a seemingly very ropey ‘Frankenstein Jazz bass’ that has seen better days & been refinished & mucked about with - with the wrong decal on the headstock & is a horrid orange colour... The seller has to relist because it attracted 0 bids the first time it was listed. And everybody ignored it the 2nd time - except me. And it does indeed have a genuine 1960 ‘slab board’ neck (though refinished with a 70's decal) - the Holy Grail of vintage bass necks – the first year of production for Fender Jazz basses. If the neck was 100% original – it alone would be worth £2-3K. Plus it has other original 60’s & 70’s vintage parts on it that I could make a tidy profit on if I sold them separately - bridge, & tuners – worth many hundreds. And an original 1960 date neck plate – I know guys that would pay big bucks just for that alone. But I think it could make a fabulous ‘project’ bass – get it stripped down & re-finished – put back the proper 1960 headstock decal, find a few other nice bits (maybe add a John East gadget?). I told my guitar tech guy about it (he’s gonna do the restoration/rebuild for me) - was astonished that I nabbed it as the only bidder. He thinks the neck alone could be worth at least £1,000 when restored – that’s how rare they are. I’m really looking forward to building up the whole bass & bringing it back to life... And I have a suspicion that this could turn out to be the nicest playing bass of all of mine – the neck is gorgeous to play. *** UPDATED *** Well - I finally had all that hideous orange paint stripped off the body (horrendous - it was about 10cm thick! + white primer) .... & what did we find underneath? OH MY GOD YES!! An 100% original 1960 Alder Jazz bass body to go with the 1960 neck!!! Complete with the 4 individual mute holes...that had been plugged up by the crazy fool that sprayed it orange! What a result!!! WooHoo!!! I’m off to dance round the house again!! [attachment=648:4f7e_1.JPG.jpg] [attachment=649:6ecc_1.JPG.jpg] [attachment=650:62cf_1.JPG.jpg] [attachment=651:6907_1.JPG.jpg] [attachment=652:55dc_1.JPG.jpg]

[quote name='Muppet' post='16618' date='Jun 13 2007, 12:18 AM']Yup, the logo on the first pic is not quite right. It's a sort of cross between a 1960 and a 1961 logo. The second pic looks like a [genuine] pre 66 logo, although those tuners ain't right as far as I'm aware.[/quote] Spot on Muppet. The first one is a messed up attempt at a 1960 logo (missing the 'PAT PEND.' ) on a modern headstock. The 2nd pic does indeed look like a genuine 64 logo - but the tuners are wrong for that year - they should be pinned reverse Klusons - quite apart from their obviously brand new shiny look... (Oh no - Just realised what a 'vintage geek' I've turned into!!! )

[quote name='Rayman' post='16194' date='Jun 12 2007, 01:17 PM']You're the devil you are, and I cast the holy water in your general direction. Stop tempting us with your evil wares.[/quote] You're right - it's too late for me now...my soul was sold long ago to pay for these 2 temptresses! But save yourself while you still have the chance!!!

[quote name='paul, the' post='15389' date='Jun 11 2007, 02:27 AM']Oh give [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1454&hl="]WFG[/url] a chance to reply first. He bothered to create a wanted post. I'm third in cue. Never mind, I'm in no hurry.[/quote] Hi Paul, Looks like Joe has some: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1389"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1389[/url] So they're yours if you want them. I'll PM you with info... Cheers Jim

[quote name='woodenshirt' post='15960' date='Jun 11 2007, 10:55 PM']99ster, Where the hell did you find that Jazz..... what an amazin' condition it's in...... 100% original and bleedin' 'ell it's in better nick than my '63 refin! You jammy..... erm.... bassist, and isn't your '66 Precision 100% orig. and in ex. cond. as well? (Envious) Mart[/quote] Where did I find it? It came from France - after many months of patient searching... & VERY large dent in my bank account. My 66 Precision is probably in even better condition - basically mint.

[quote name='Sibob' post='15943' date='Jun 11 2007, 10:19 PM']Definately needs to be seen! :-D Si[/quote] Here you go... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1543"]1966 Playmate Of The Year![/url]

As requested... Here she is - 1965's younger sister... A very special 1966 Fender Precision. 100% original & not far off mint condition. Enjoy! [attachment=625:66_pbass...ll_front.jpg] [attachment=626:66_pbass...dy_front.jpg] [attachment=627:66_pbass...rd_zoom2.jpg] [attachment=628:66_pbass_headstock.jpg] [attachment=629:66_pbass...ack_zoom.jpg] [attachment=630:66_pbass_body1.jpg]

[quote name='phsycoandy' post='15898' date='Jun 11 2007, 09:08 PM']Fab is the word can u repeat the PB pics and perhaps a shot of the two playmates laying on a bed together![/quote] I have had a few requests for another session with 'Miss 1966' - so I may well have to do that... But both together at the same time? I don't know if I can cope with that!!!

[quote name='Hutton' post='15738' date='Jun 11 2007, 05:08 PM']Many congratulations. Your patience has paid off in a big way. That is a truly magnificent example of a pre-CBS Jazz. May you have all health to enjoy it for many years to come.[/quote] Many thanks for your kind words Hutton - much appreciated!

[quote name='Sibob' post='15679' date='Jun 11 2007, 04:04 PM']That's beautiful!!! Where did you manage to find that? Bet it cost a pretty-penny! Nice one dude! Si[/quote] Thanks guys! That has taken me a LONG time to find...many months of rejecting other 1965's (& other years) until I was finally offered this one. Also looked at buying some from the US - but there's no difference in the price when you add on duty, vat & shipping. And I wish I could say I got it for a bargain price - but they don't exist...there are no 'bargains' for one in this condition. So I did cost me a LOT of money.... But it's what I've alway wanted - & makes a beautiful pair with my mint 66 Precision. I may well sell my very nice '72 sunburst Jazz now...not sure how much interest that would get here?

A treat for all you vintage lovers out there... Following on from the lovely '1966 Playmate Of The Year' ([url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1543"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1543[/url]) - here we have her gorgeous older sister! My latest purchase - a very special 1965 L series Fender Jazz - 100% original. And clean as a whistle. Enjoy! [attachment=607:_65_jazz...ll_front.jpg] [attachment=608:65_jazz_...y_angle1.jpg] [attachment=609:65_jazz_...y_angle2.jpg] [attachment=610:65_jazz_...y_angle3.jpg] [attachment=611:65_jazz_...ols_zoom.jpg] [attachment=612:65_jazz_fretboard.jpg]

[quote name='paul, the' post='15389' date='Jun 11 2007, 02:27 AM']Oh give [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1454&hl="]WFG[/url] a chance to reply first. He bothered to create a wanted post. I'm third in cue. Never mind, I'm in no hurry.[/quote] WFG has now bought a re-issus bridge cover off me - but I had two of them...! So if Joe isn't interested then the bridge cover + thumbrest is still available for you Paul.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='15431' date='Jun 11 2007, 09:19 AM']Y'see, I'm sure Bravewood guitars play fine'n'dandy, I seem to be the only person in the world that thinks their body relic-ing is terrible. Do all their customers really ask for them to be relic'd as if they've done three sets a night for thirty years in a termite colony? Just wonderin'.[/quote] No - you're not the only one! I've got to agree with you - his body relic-ing is absolutely awful... I've owned & played a LOT of real vintage guitars & the bodies do NOT look like that after 40 years. That said - a lot of the other stuff he does is really great - but not what he does to the bodies. Looks so obviously faked - very poor.

[quote name='paul, the' post='15140' date='Jun 10 2007, 04:58 PM']I'll take them off your hands if Joe doesn't want them! paul.[/quote] OK Paul they're yours if Joe doesn't want them...! Thanks.

To get the ball rolling - here's my feedback saved from bassworld/basstalk: Bleedproof - [i]Polite prompt emails, fast payment ...... easy sale, cheers [/i] dood - [i]Hey Jim! Thanks for the pickguard. As BleedProof has said above.. polite and very easy to do business with. Cheers[/i] s_u_y_* - [i]Very friendly guy. Even helped me with career advice. Cash payment, smooth transaction and a top bloke![/i] MacDaddy - [i]sold him a bass. Smooth transaction, no worries or hassles. recommended.[/i] Phil - [i]It was a fast, easy transaction when he bought my sansamp, highly recommended![/i] C.J.Hustler - [i]Great bloke - honest, very quick to keep you updated. Enjoy your mesa amp mate...I'm gonna miss that baby... All the best, Chris O'Toole[/i] philmaggs - [i]Great guy to deal with, always got everything very quickly! Phil[/i] Steve_K - [i]Fast postage and very pleasant to deal with! Cheers[/i] Thanks guys.

[quote name='joegarcia' post='12233' date='Jun 5 2007, 12:22 AM']Found a new set of Fender covers (bridge and pickup) with a thumbrest for £25 + £3 P&P BIN. Does this sound reasonable? It would be about the same price from Thomann (with shipping) without the thumbrest and thats about the only place I've managed to find them at a reasonable price other than on Ebay. I was planning on geting a thumbrest at some point anyway so may as well get it and save a few quid, unless anyone has some used ones knocking about.[/quote] I've got a thumbrest (Fender) + a Fender reissue Precision bridge chrome cover available - both 'as new' with all the screws, etc. I got them from here [url="http://basspartsresource.com/"]http://basspartsresource.com/[/url] - which cost me about £16. I bought them for a bass project that I never ended up doing... Yours for [b]£10[/b] - incl P&P. PayPal is OK. I've got LOADS of other parts as well for sale (need to do a posting with them all listed) - including some nice proper vintage bits - if you're interested...

This company supply the top-end (custom fit) Etymotic ear protection (ER-15)... similar price about £165 - which for me is cheap to protect my hearing!!! If I had to spend £1,650 to make sure I didn't go deaf I would still call that a bargain price. [url="http://www.handheldaudio.co.uk/pages/ui_home.asp"]http://www.handheldaudio.co.uk/pages/ui_home.asp[/url] (and they are also the sole UK distributors for the 'Ultimate Ears' custom fit 'inner ear' monitor systems - the absolute best kit that all the top musicians & engineers use...(£600-800) [url="http://www.ultimateears.com/"]http://www.ultimateears.com/[/url] - so they must know their stuff)

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