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SurroundedByManatees
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Now €1.150 -
Price drop to €1250
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Another one for the discussion: Fender Precision bass 1962 - Matching Headstock Fiesta Red https://reverb.com/item/89351369?utm_source=android-app&utm_medium=android-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=89351369 The seller has a great theory about why a '65+ decal would be fitted on a '62 bass... But of course Fender didn't do such funny things. And patent numbers don't match '62 anyway. An original matching headstock on a 60s precision? I haven't seen them before, but could well exist if someone waved with a bit of money back in the day...
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Agreed. It's just a matter of time before this neck (and maybe whole bass) is listed as being real.
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What year is it supposed to be? The decal with the offset part on the ball of the headstock was done from 1964-1968 I think. . The combination of this type of decal with clover tuners could only be a '68 I think, if authentic. Usually of the ones with the older logo have lollipops though, and the later '68s TV logo with clover tuners. But as it's Fender, there can always be a few that we're assembled in between transition. Pickguard doesn't look authentic at first sight
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It's possible to put a refin body in a time frame by marks in the neck pocket or pickup cavities, and the dowel/pin holes that should be in the right place. The dowel holes on my refin are visible through the finish and otherwise a blacklight would point them out.
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Yes it's (probably) a set of '62 pickups, some hardware and half a neck. Proudly listed as a 1962 Fender. Totally ridiculous to list it like that imo.
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Now €2200... This is a very good price imo -
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The fact that this is still presented as a '63 Precision Bass 😂 1963 Fender Precision Bass – rebuild and refinished (Olympic White) https://reverb.com/item/88599010?utm_source=android-app&utm_medium=android-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=88599010
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When people list a bass saying mint condition, I'm always looking for the smallest damages😁. Usually there are obvious small damages, even visible on low quality pictures.
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Sometimes you see people listing a bass as a "65 Jazz per example, and tell how you hear 60 years of ageing back in the sound. Reading further it appears only the body and tuners are original. I understand when a seller would say "all original apart from (enter a maximum of 1 or 2 aspects)". It makes less sense when the list of changed parts is bigger than the list of original parts.
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What would a passive stingray sound like?
SurroundedByManatees replied to Geek99's topic in General Discussion
A passive stingray will still sound like a stingray, but a bit more tame. It's the pickup type+position that define a good part of the sound. It will sound nowhere near a P. -
Very nice Ken Smith lookalike, made in Slovakia by Kamil Greben. The bass has been made with a flamed maple neck through construction, with pretty walnut facings. The pickups are hand built SBS electronic, and the 2eq preamp is made by MEC. Stringspacing is 19mm. The condition is very good. There are some small damages and blemishes, but the bass looks very clean overall. The neck is straight and the truss rod works. The frets are still good too. Playability is good with a low action. It’s a very versatile and powerful bass. It has a nice warm growl with both pickups engaged, but can do plenty more. Weight is 4,65kg on my kitchen scales. Price €975 fixed. I am located in the Netherlands, but happy to ship at buyers risk.-
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That's a cool session! That performer bass would actually look great in Daphne Blue. Surprisingly how dark your nitro finished bass shows, but from what I've read the lacquers "load" with time.
