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Found this gem. The previous owner was the first owner who bought it new in 1973 and took pretty good care of it. The frets are fine, the finish has one bad spot where it hit a nail in the case it was kept in, otherwise in very good nick. The hardware is super clean, the color has aged very nicely and it sounds and plays great. Really like this.

I like round and warm😎

It looks pretty legit to me. The owner has confirmed the strap buttons have been replaced with strap locks and the original case is missing. The rest looks pretty bang on original to me. I'm not entirely sure about the neck alignment.

Another question; I'm currently looking at a 1973 Mustang and it has the thumb rest above the strings. To my knowledge, Mustangs usually have the rest under the strings (so at the G-string side). Does it happen that they're on the other side?

Ah thanks so much!

I've been looking at vintage Mustangs to replace my JMJ. What are the main differences between the slab body Mustangs from before 1969 and the contoured basses, except for the body shape? Are the necks similar?

Bax is a Dutch company and I always discourage people to buy from Bax. The company has been in the news in recent years for bad working circumstances, low salaries, people being put under too much stress, overtime not being paid... I have to say those stories are from a few years back but there are still employees that report bad stuff happening just to earn more money for the company. But an SB is supposed to be heavy. Just like a T-40. If Peavey ever reissues that I hope it's over 14 lbs.

That is brilliant! Love it. It looks fretless, is it?

If that Jazz sounds as nice as it looks and if it's as good as the 73 I restored a while back, that is an amazing bass. Both look great, by the way. Really digging the burst on the P.

Aguilar has announced the 30th anniversary editions of their AG500, Tone Hammer 500 heads and SL112 cabs. I'm very happy with my Eich amp but if I wasn't...hooo boy. Those looks are killer.

I so totally agree. Same goes for refrets. I've had all my 3 vintage Fenders refretted and they're all refins (but they were already refinished when I bought them). If they didn't have new frets, I wouldn't be able to play them properly. I own a vintage Höfner guitar from 1959 that I also am going to have refretted. It's unplayable now.

Not particularly. A friend of mine had a gorgeous Dakota Red 1966 he bought from Andy's. That was my holy grail. I do have a JMJ that is brilliant so I don't have a need for an old one, but still...a competition would be cool.

I was eyeing vintage Mustang basses. And then I saw the prices they go for nowadays. Blimey.

Yeah the neck was incredible. I just didn't get on with the 70s pickup spacing. Otherwise it would still live in my house

Blimey. However: I thought all 1960 Jazzes had stack knobs?

The craft of woodworking, of course.

Oh boy how I love semantic discussions.

Self-taught, then. He had an education in accounting.

I stand corrected! Absolutely true.

Oh sorry reading it back it was formulated a bit too bluntly. Didn't want to make you sound dumb or ignorant

Leo Fender was not a luthier and he never claimed to be one. He was an engineer and inventor.

Exactly. Same goes for not crafting your own hardware. Any person who builds a stringed instrument from bare wood but uses existing hardware (e.g. Hipshot or Gotoh) is still a luthier in my book. It's the wood crafting that counts.

I'm pretty surprised nobody has named this yet: Lakland Skyline 44-64 Vintage. Excellent quality, sounds and looks like a Precision but with a nice, slim neck. I had one for a while and sometimes regret selling it a bit.

Not too many, only two: First series JV, bought for an absolute bargain (75 euros), sold for a lot more, still regret it. I know the current owner but he won't sell it back to me. The Skarbee bass. Excellent.