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There are a lot of shades of Fiesta Red. It became very popular in the UK because of The Shadows. Hank Marvin had a Fiesta Red Strat and Jet Harris had a sunburst P Bass - the first in the UK. Later all The Shadows sported Fiesta Red guitars, and they were so popular that the UK distributer started respraying UK basses Fiesta Red, usually over Sunburst as Fiesta Red was a custom colour and thus more expensive. This accounts for the variation in shade for UK 60's basses. My 62 is a factory finish not resprayed.

Sorry cant help you with that. But I do have this, it is purple/blue/green depending on the light, I dinged it the first time I took it out so it stays on the wall now 🙄

Decloaking briefly. I have a thing for Fiesta Red Precisions. One the left a GB Spitfire with a P bass pickup. In the middle a 1962 Fender Precision On the right a 1981 Fender Precision 1957 Fullerton reissue. These have very wide necks!

If anyone is still interested I saw a bass today that was supposed to be in the film. Its an 83 JV Telecaster Bass according to the neck. Looks like it was originally black then stripped and is now white. There are holes where the tug bar was the other side and a hole in the bottom horn. Dimarzio Jazz pickup. I was googling to try and see if it was kosher and this thread came up.

Guess the bass in my profile picture 😁

😁 Keep getting ads on Facebook by EBS 😁 I am on my third HD350. I had one and wandered off to Class D with a Genz Shuttle but found it lacking. Got another HD350 but succumbed to the temptation for TecAmp Puma 350 (Class A/B) but missed the EBS sparkle so got a Reidmar 250. Ridiculously loud for "only" 250 watts. But again something missing. The bass was deep but without wishing to start the Class D argument, it was lacking, so I got my last HD350. It is up in the loft now because I DI into the PA and use a little AER combo for a stage monitor and "unplugged" gigs. Wont be selling the EBS though! But I don't think I will be getting the new 802.

Hi DB'ers. I am using a BSX EUB but don't like the strings. I got a set of Innovation Silver Slaps but the tail piece is too close to the bridge so the silk swaps go over the bridge. Would it be OK to trim them back with a Stanley knife or will it all unravel?