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[quote name='stevie' post='370324' date='Jan 4 2009, 08:39 PM']No, it's a maple neck and white scratchplate. Get's confusing, doesn't it?
It's here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=33591"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=33591[/url]
The photo shows the knobs quite clearly.[/quote]
Yes - VERY!
Your bass is just stunning - Congrats! Love the 2TS finish.
The knobs look to be the same as the ones on my bass. -
[quote name='drewie' post='370245' date='Jan 4 2009, 07:29 PM']If it didn't then - it probably has by now...
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I'm unlikely to ever see one, let alone play one though... -
[quote name='OldGit' post='370234' date='Jan 4 2009, 07:19 PM']Oh now this makes me wornder if a real Fender 57 had rounded knobbies ....[/quote]
If it didn't then - it probably has by now...
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[quote name='stevie' post='370203' date='Jan 4 2009, 06:45 PM']I've had a 1982 '57 JV from new and the knobs are rounded, not flat. For what it's worth.[/quote]
Thanks Stevie - does your bass have a RW board & tort guard? -
[quote name='martthebass' post='370176' date='Jan 4 2009, 06:23 PM']No, it was the standard 57, white (single ply pickguard) and maple board. Quite probably the best bass I've ever owned and it was a snip at £202 back in 1982.
Regarding the knobs, they weren't 'fully' rounded - just not the flat tops like are on my MIA 2004 P bass. Semirounded?[/quote]
Thanks.
All this talk about knobs is getting a bit much for me...
Semi-rounded...
£202 - what would 27 years of inflation + 27 years of Mojo bring that to today I wonder? -
[quote name='martthebass' post='370164' date='Jan 4 2009, 06:08 PM']Looks all original to me Paul. Mine was bought from new in 2TS - the silver metal knobs were standard. Mine were also rounded - not flat tops.[/quote]
Did yours have a RW board & Tort guard? -
[quote name='OldGit' post='370137' date='Jan 4 2009, 05:43 PM'][SET Anorak ON]
AFAIK yours is a '62 stylee 'cos it's got a rosewood board and a tortie plate. Real and re-issue 62 P basses had flat tops. Same as the Telecaster (guitar) knobs. Parts bin economies I guess.
As you mentioned in your eBay description the previous owner may have changed the pots to go with the EMG's and thus the knobs too. It's probably a splined shaft/solid shaft thing ..
[SET Anorak OFF]
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Your donning of the anorak is much appreciated! I just checked - the pots have solid shafts - I'm still none the wiser tho... -
[quote name='OldGit' post='370093' date='Jan 4 2009, 05:06 PM']No your knobs should be flat tops not domed.[/quote]
Simon - Confusingly, there appear to be two different types of knob fitted to the 57's featured on the 21frets.com JV Precision page - both flat-topped and rounded. The ones fitted to my bass are the rounded type, and were on there when I bought it. Unfortunately, I can't be any more certain of their provenance than that, so I really shouldn't speculate further.
It's a great bass that I hope will go to a player who enjoys playing it. -
[quote name='Bassassin' post='370038' date='Jan 4 2009, 04:20 PM']Lots of pics & info about JVs here:
[url="http://www.21frets.com/"]http://www.21frets.com/[/url]
It should be possible to work out what's original & what's not from the pics on the site. Lovely looking bass anyway.
Jon.[/quote]
Cheers Jon - it plays as good as i looks (but I would say that!)
There's a photo of a 57 in Sunburst on that site. The knobs are identical to the ones on my bass. It could be that they are the original knobs after all... -
[quote name='martthebass' post='369975' date='Jan 4 2009, 02:53 PM']BTW Paul,
the control knobs look the same as the ones that were on my old 57 reiss JV Precision (Large Fender/Small Squier on headstock).[/quote]
Mart - thanks for the info. Was your bass modified in any way? The previous owner of my bass stated that it is a 57. It could be that they are the original knobs after all... -
Hi all,
I'm the seller of this bass, so if anyone has any questions I'll be happy to answer them. I've been a member here for a little while, but rarely visit. The reason for my very recent registration on Ebay is that I just haven't bothered before. Anything that I have bought or sold in the past has been through family or friends. I have a few things I want to sell on at the mo, so rather than burden them with it all I have registered myself. I can very well understand somebodies reluctance to bid on the bass for that reason.
Good to speak with you Simon (Old Git) earlier - hope to see you at The Claude in March.
All the best,
Paul
JV Squier - I was about to bid on it but realised...
in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
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Just a heads-up for any interested basschatters -
1 hr 30 mins left to go on my JV, currently at £395, so it's already heading out of my door...