Chiliwailer

Definitely an under valued bass compared to other comparable quality makers.

That P Bass is more than I paid for my Jazz brand new last year 🤔 Edit - maybe SB is more pricey than blonde due the elements? Still, I think his basses are easily worth that money, the quality is awesome. I’m not really into relics, which made me nearly sell mine once or twice, but it’s just too good to actually let go. If that P was nearer to me then I could have been in trouble.

Not disagreeing with you, the video is haunting - you’ve pretty much described the lyrics there too, AIC can be a hard listen sometimes.

You asked if it’s a good deal - personally I’d avoid this one, it’s got low quality tuners and the body is not solid, so for me this is a cheap bass and wouldn’t be worth the risk or extra money needed to put it right. Not liking the look of that neck either to be honest.

Hanks had 4 different owners since the early 90s, and moved due to the current owner downsizing and keeping the one shop with the cheapest rent, which is the old Andy’s at number 27. It went from just acoustics to a bit of everything. Knowing the owner well, I personally avoid it. Wunjo first moved from around the corner, and then into Denmark St. Other moves after that were due to the order of the building works and subsequent deals with the landlords; aside from the expansion sister shops like bass & keys. Bryant’s and Maccaris were similar, moving into Denmark St from around the corner. Since my time there, starting in ‘93, there’s been lots of ownership changes all around, that alters the landscape.

Nearly 1/4 of the way there...

Best to ask to see neck and body stamps (under Pickguard) then if you’re still interested - that can help a lot. It helped me sell a stunning CS bass a few years ago that was also missing the certificate.

Imagine those vibrations... 😊

Think they just need photos and a dealer verification. But as it’s a Certificate of Authenticity and not a ‘birth certificate’ they just date it with that in mind.

Good calls about a new certificate - I’m ‘fairly’ sure they don’t back date though, which is very odd, so for example if it’s a 2016 bass, the certificate will say 2021!

CS prices seem to be going up quite a bit, so for a MB without issues that’s a good price relatively. I don’t think play wear is a big issue with a reissue style bass. Missing certificates are another matter though, but if it’s young enough Fender customer service can give you the Shop Floor Traveller if you have the serial number, so you can check via the spec if it really is what it is - or if it’s a bitsa or fake. I know a British retailer that was looking into faking them, or parting out stolen ones 🙄 I wonder if MB have their own stamps on the body, like on the neck? Worth checking out what it’s got if it’s not pictured.

I’d go parchment, it’s an off white.

Currently got one too many, so no chance of one more coming in. Unless it’s my old, FB4, or first Stingray, or even my old Sabre, perhaps that moded Musicmaster, or the LPB CS Jazz my wife wishes I still had ... oh sh’t that went well 🤔

Haha, only just saw this!

@hiram.k.hackenbacker is the purple FB4’s current guardian, I only half regret selling it though would buy it back if Warren ever lost his marbles 😂 I’ve had another since, but couldn’t really justify keeping it. But, one like yours would easily persuade me - that one has it all for me 👍

I’ve been wondering about those RevOlLite basses for some time, 7lbs is great, nice score Paul! Is there any downward neck pull on a strap?

Stunning 🤩

Remember those matt 3 ply guards from the 90s? I was gutted when they stopped them, so got one made for my Special 😊 Not easy to photo, but loving the contrast.

Looks aged white to me, especially as the colour ageing is inconsistent, where as it’s not on the blond, and the wear is different too in regards to colouration.

Blond was an option, check out the price lists towards the bottom of this link https://guitar-compare.com/catalogs/fender-catalogs or here: https://guitar-compare.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1977-April-1.pdf I honestly can’t ever recall ever seeing any though that had a grain like the 50’s. Might be worth a Gbase or Google image search.