LukeFRC Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 [quote name='Machines' post='1205702' date='Apr 20 2011, 12:26 PM']Yeah, I want something from 1983 - but what was actually good back then ? It certainly isn't Fenders.[/quote] My JV squier.... actually no. someone elses JV squier.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obbm Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 It would be a miracle if I found one seeing as I was born 5 years before the bass guitar was invented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matski Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 [quote name='obbm' post='1207188' date='Apr 21 2011, 02:44 PM']It would be a miracle if I found one seeing as I was born 5 years before the bass guitar was invented. [/quote] You'll just have to start lying about your age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matski Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 [quote name='Machines' post='1205702' date='Apr 20 2011, 11:26 AM']Yeah, I want something from 1983 - but what was actually good back then ? It certainly isn't Fenders.[/quote] I have a lovely MusicMan Cutlass I from 1983. Which I'm not going to sell to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born 2B Mild Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 (edited) Well Jazz's weren't invented when I jumped out. So, I'd have to settle for a '58 Precision. Edited April 21, 2011 by Born 2B Mild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Tweed-tastic! Truckstop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Vincent Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 [attachment=78121:burns_004.jpg] 1962 Burns Sonic.The bass is in far better condition than me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Out of interest how do you know it's a 1962? IIRC the only way of dating the early set neck models is if they have a date sticker under the scratch plate. Mine doesn't - although it had been seriously modified even before I bought it in 1981 so that's not too surprising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Mine would be a '75 Jazz. Unlikely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Vincent Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 There is a certain amount of wishful thinking involved.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Can we get the technical term right for what we are calling a birth year bass? It's a YOB bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougal Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 I've thought about either a YOB from 1974 or a custom job for my 40th birthday: gives me some time to save up. I don't think '74 was a stunning year for basses, so I'd probably aim for a Precision or Ricky if I went that route. I'm leaning towards a USA Sadowsky custom build though: I don't have enough room to have another bass I don't feel I can sell for sentimental reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 [quote name='Spike Vincent' post='1207662' date='Apr 21 2011, 10:52 PM']There is a certain amount of wishful thinking involved..[/quote] Have you had the scratch plate off to have a look? Your's looks in fantastic condition so there's a good chance that if it ever had a date sticker it would still be there. I'd love to think that mines a 1960, but since it originally had the Burns fully adjustable bridge it's unlikely to be any earlier than 1961, and is probably later because it has a rosewood rather than maple fingerboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Vincent Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 I haven't,but I think I will be soon.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsfreddy2003 Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Yes they did and neck binding too. I bought a '74 jazz bass which is a YOB bass for me, think I was lucky as it was the right year and plays and sounds like a dream. [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='1205887' date='Apr 20 2011, 02:31 PM']Did Jazzes have blocks in 1974? If so I might be interested, can't say I've thought about it before though.[/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkonthehill Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 [quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' post='1207844' date='Apr 22 2011, 07:04 AM']Yes they did and neck binding too. I bought a '74 jazz bass which is a YOB bass for me, think I was lucky as it was the right year and plays and sounds like a dream.[/quote] LOVE your avatar mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkonthehill Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 [quote name='Born 2B Mild' post='1207298' date='Apr 21 2011, 05:40 PM']Well Jazz's weren't invented when I jumped out. So, I'd have to settle for a '58 Precision. [/quote] This makes little stevie jump for joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsfreddy2003 Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Thank you. Made me chuckle when I found it!! [quote name='munkonthehill' post='1207870' date='Apr 22 2011, 08:13 AM']LOVE your avatar mate.[/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Nothing wrong with 80's Fenders, just gotta find a good one...they're just different to their 60's/70's counterparts. Oh...I have one for sale btw Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 [quote name='Spike Vincent' post='1207745' date='Apr 22 2011, 12:07 AM']I haven't,but I think I will be soon..[/quote] Take some pictures if it does turn out to be a 1962. Here's mine which is in far from perfect condition. From the info I got from "The Burns Book" and "Pearls And Crazy Diamonds" it dates from some time between 1962 and 1964. Without a date sticker I can't be any more accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=126248&hl=what+does+your"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...=what+does+your[/url] Given my birthday (29 Dec 1956) I feel that I should be entitled to choose either a 1956 or a 1957 bass as my YoB bass. Or both, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigthumb Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 [quote name='acidbass' post='1206248' date='Apr 20 2011, 06:44 PM']I'd love a 1987 Warwick Streamer! [/quote] I love mine but its sadly way off my birth year! I did have a '73 Precision and I wish I still did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wylie Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Nothing from 1949 that I know of! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 I was planning on buying myself something special next year as a kind of treat to myself for my 25th anniversary since I started playing. I would really have liked a Thunderbird but they didn't make them in 1975 so the closest would be the 1976 Bicentennial. I've always fancied a fender Mustang but I'd need to try one first. I suppose I could go for a predictable Precision or a rather unpredictable maple fretless one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 1966 and left handed, any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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