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.