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    Vintage Fenders

    in General Discussion

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    43 minutes ago, jimijimmi said:

     

    There are 3 Slabs with consecutive serial numbers, this being the first of the 3. the 2nd one has a Birds Eye maple neck much the same and was down as an Exhibition bass and is documented within the BM book. 

    JE had the 3rd one.

    there's a 'before, during and after ' diary of the work carried out - And a hand written letter from the deceased previous owner. Doesn't stand for much for authenticity but certainly the facts add up with what is stated within it.

     

     

    I've had a few vintage guitars and basses- im not a dealer nor an expert but I know enough to walk away or buy, and with that and the above it was enough for me to pull the trigger :)

     

     

    I would have preferred one in original condition.. maybe next time.

     

     

     

     

     


    All sounds good. It’s not for me, but excellent detective skills. Hope the new owner is happy.

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    Vintage Fenders

    in General Discussion

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    39 minutes ago, MungoBass said:


    I’m intrigued, in what why did it smell funny?


    The neck, for one. The maple seemed so much more ornate than the others I’d ever seen. There was discussion online about whether this one appeared in any of the books (the Barry Matthews one and the other), and they suggested it hadn’t. 

     

    Refins are always a risk, too.

     

    If I was spending £15k I’d want independent verification from a known vintage guitar dealer or a probable history from original sale.


    Maybe that was provided here, if so, happy days!

     

     

     

    Columbus 335 - 70s / 80s guitar - *SOLD*

    in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale

    Posted · Edited by Burns-bass

    This was rescued from a friend whose daughter had dropped it and the neck split. This has now been professionally repaired and set up by the amazing George Pearson in Bristol.

     

    There are lots of marks but it’s a vintage 335 that looks great, plays great and sounds great!

    I can’t play guitar and it’s taking up space.

     

    £125 delivered sound fair?

     

    Cheaper if you collect from Bristol.

     

     

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    Getting my notes onto my new tablet help please

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    17 minutes ago, police squad said:

    I thought here would be a good place to start

    In my tribute bands I have a few notes to check arrangements etc as we do live versions of some songs that are very different.

    I usually make notes on A4 paper but I've bought a larger tablet to do this

     

    What are my options here

    I was going to photograph them and arrange them in folders

     

    Should I scan them and load them on. Can I view pdf files on my tablet

     

    I would also like to turn the page occasionally on the longer notes


    As long as your note are legible, you can use your tablet to extract the text and create notes. Simple enough.

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    Vintage Fenders

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    48 minutes ago, Steve Browning said:

    That one had a 1974 pickup so it would be a no from me. 


    Was an interesting one that. It was sold in the previous auction and then relisted 3 months later. 
     

    Wouldn’t buy it either!

    Vintage Fenders

    in General Discussion

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    1 hour ago, Belka said:

    Too many of those slab body Ps have been sold through Music Ground/the Harrisons at one time or another, so you have to consider the possibility that not all of them are as they should be. 

     

    To be fair, the one at Bass Bros looked mostly correct - the neck did look suspiciously modern - I don't recall seeing birdseye maple that figured on any vintage Fender before, but it has the right tuners, and is obviously a maple cap fingerboard (no birdseye on it), as it should be. I couldn't quite see from the pictures if it was the correct veneer fingerboard, and not a slab, which would make it a fake, but I would probably trust Bass Bros' judgement there. 

     

    The rest of those basses, the body and the pickguard at least would not be hard to fake (again not saying this is the case here in fairness to Bass Bros) While Spitfire and Lavaguard come close, it's impossible to source tort that looks exactly like the real stuff these days. Black plastic however... And a swamp ash slab body with a blonde finish? A lot easier to do than a vintage sunburst (again, not about this specific bass as the ad does state it's a refin already).

     

    I've seen some of these basses for sale with tort guards - there was one at ATB a while ago - these would probably be the safer bet if you really wanted to buy one. 

    https://www.atbguitars.com/products/1967-fender-precision-bass-slab-body-blonde-hsc

     

    Slab body '66 Precisions are probably a bit like '58-60 Les Paul bursts - more survivors around than were originally built.


    Agreed 100%

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