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    Went to Bass Direct this morning.

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Chewie

    I’ve been up there a few times and they need more space, IMO.  I think they suffer from cabin fever as do us lot when we want to spend a bit more time than is “alotted” to try out a 3k bass, perhaps.

    I’ve literally been in a queue to plug something in up there and then it’s not as personal as you might like.

    Divise is a good description too, as I bought a Sandberg from them but they tried to persuade me to step up even higher, to the Xotic basses.  In hindsight, I wish I had.  

    On the flip side of that, I always wanted a Warwick and actually went there first to play a few secondhand ones.  I was told “I didn’t want a Warwick and that Zender actually played a P bass on recordings.”

    I bought a SS1, from Beedster, in the end & it’s one of my favourite basses.

    Its like a jungle in Bass Direct.  They should send David Attenborough up there to study human dynamics.

     

     

     

     

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    “How do you know it’s original?”

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    Posted · Edited by Chewie

    Here you go........... this is exactly where this thread is coming from.............

    This guy has a 1964 P bass in a late seventies case......

    https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/vintage-1964-fender-precision-bass...pre-cbs..../1331774823

    A lot of bass and cases are seperated and therefore, technically speaking not original, to the instrument.  Apparently, a lot of guitars and basses came to the UK without cases originally, which is why we're all looking for them.

    Here's another one........... this beautiful P bass, which I'm tempted to bid on, has a mid sixties case with it.

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Precision-Bass-1977-Original-Olympic-White-WHSC-Vintage-Beautiful/303075388618?hash=item4690b36cca:g:6eEAAOSwOIxcdAq4

     

    “How do you know it’s original?”

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    On 28/02/2019 at 20:59, Reggaebass said:

    I don’t think it’s a dull thread chewie , having the original case with the bass can only add value,  because Ive been looking for a vintage jb for a while now and I want one with the original case and I would pay more for that ,       but I wouldn’t know what it should look like,        I wonder if the cases can be dated in any way by the fender logo 🙂

    There should be a vintage instrument and amplification Bash......

    “How do you know it’s original?”

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    Hey groovers,

    Somebody came to look at a bass I’m selling, last Saturday.  Very nice chap, I might add.

    Anyway, the case for this particular bass is in stupidly good condition.  The guy I bought the bass from was a private collector & he had all the iconic basses in his house, like a little museum.

    Anyway, on Saturday, the chap viewing the bass said “How do you know it’s original?”  He had a good point & I didn’t really have an answer.

    It tickled me & I went off, squirrelling around in websites in search of some truth.

    I’ve got 3 different basses from three Fender “eras” & I’ve photographed the same parts of them to distinguish changes that happened to the cases in just 10 years, I think.

    Here’s the pictures of my 1967 Jazz bass case for your perusal, if anyone’s still awake at this point.

    I’m showing the logo, the position of the logo, the hinges & the handle of the case.

     

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