BassApprentice Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 I'm not normally one to drool over older basses. They do have their quirks and mojo etc.Ā Ā But this is RIDICULOUS!Ā Ā This bass is 52 years old.Ā Ā Quote
AndyTravis Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 Yup. Just shared this. UnbelievableĀ Quote
hooky_lowdown Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 Were the bridge and pickup covers chrome in the 60s? Quote
AndyTravis Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 1 minute ago, hooky_lowdown said: Were the bridge and pickup covers chrome in the 60s? Yep Quote
Chiliwailer Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 Hereās my 52 year old P Bass tooĀ š 2 Quote
hooky_lowdown Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 1 minute ago, Chiliwailer said: Hereās my 52 year old P Bass tooĀ š Beautiful. So, were the tuners the only nickel part on the bass? Ā 1 Quote
Chiliwailer Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 2 minutes ago, hooky_lowdown said: Beautiful. So, were the tuners the only nickel part on the bass? Ā Covers are chrome.Ā Quote
franzbassist Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 I was born in 66, but haven't worn as well as that bassĀ š³ Ā Quote
AndyTravis Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 25 minutes ago, Chiliwailer said: Hereās my 52 year old P Bass tooĀ š Looks broken. Give you a fiverĀ 1 Quote
Chiliwailer Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 6 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Looks broken. Give you a fiverĀ Just donāt be asking for a set of free strings too....Ā 1 Quote
AndyTravis Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 18 minutes ago, Chiliwailer said: Just donāt be asking for a set of free strings too....Ā They look tarnished. Not even got a brass nut?! Garbage. 1 Quote
AndyTravis Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 43 minutes ago, Chiliwailer said: Just donāt be asking for a set of free strings too....Ā And you need a badass on it too, what is this - amateur hour? hopefully there are some cream Dimarzioās under that cover - everyone knows theyāre the best. Quote
therealting Posted January 19, 2019 Posted January 19, 2019 That is properly mint! My refinished 64 in comparison.Ā Quote
Britsie Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 On 18/01/2019 at 21:18, totorbass said: Never played, sounded too bad My thoughts exactly. Quote
danny-79 Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 Iāve never really understood or got the whole vintage guitar/bassĀ thing. I mean I do get it, get it but how can you honestly say that with the technology we have today they were building better bassesĀ back in the 1950ās ? Antiques are not my thing either or fake antiques šš Quote
Hellzero Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 Read this article to understand some "things" about vintage basses (that weren't vintage at that time) and make your own opinion :Ā https://www.basschat.co.uk/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=78279 Ā Quote
Happy Jack Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 On 18/01/2019 at 17:40, BassApprentice said: I'm not normally one to drool over older basses. They do have their quirks and mojo etc.Ā Ā But this is RIDICULOUS!Ā Ā This bass is 52 years old.Ā Ā If that bass was Mint, wouldn't it be a sort of greenish white? 2 Quote
LewisK1975 Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 On 18/01/2019 at 17:40, BassApprentice said: I'm not normally one to drool over older basses. They do have their quirks and mojo etc.Ā Ā But this is RIDICULOUS!Ā Ā This bass is 52 years old.Ā Ā Yeah I saw this online over the weekend too.Ā Jaw dropping! Quote
martthebass Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 If I had copious amounts of cash/had any real talent I would have to buy this. Quote
Happy Jack Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 I do remember the theory being advanced years ago that a really old bass in this sort of unplayed condition was quite likely a sign of a bass that was no fun to play or that sounded dreadful. Given that it's at The Bass Gallery I somehow doubt that this applies here, but I have an underlying curiosity as to how any bass survives 50 years in that condition. Did an aspiring bassist buy it new in 1965, discovered he was no musician, put it in its hard case under the bed and just forgot about it? Quote
Happy Jack Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 Actually, I doubt he bought it in 1965. Maybe 1966 though ... Ā Quote
Chiliwailer Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 Indeed, some myths out there are that the clean ones were shite, so never played, and the battered ones were awesome, so played a lot.Ā Years back I had 2 x 1966 P Basses, both built around the same time and very close in serial number. One battered, one very near mint. Well... I prefered the mint one and itās on my wall as we speak.Ā Thereās great vintage basses, and awful vintage basses. The one in the OP could be either Ā 2 Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 It's probably just a Limelight with the sharpie rubbed off.Ā Quote
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