dballona Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) This is a collectors' article, besides being the best P Bass I have ever owned, without a doubt. This bass is part of the history of an incredible musician, which played with names such as Steve Vai, Neil Zaza, Cyndi Lauper, Little Steven, Tina Turner, Dan Hartman and Billy Joel and even legendary Miles Davis. I bought this bass from a New Jersey resident who bought it from the person who did TM's Estate sale. He visited TM's house and shipped this beauty to me in Brazil, where I used to live. Now, after moving to the UK, I am playing less and less, and it makes sense to sell this to a collector/actual player, which will take care of this legacy moving forward. Originality-wise, electronics of this bass are entirely original except for one of the pots. The pickguard is broken next to the cable jack, typical for old P basses. The body was obviously stripped and covered with glossy finishing – probably it is not nitro, I'd say it is PU. One thing that dates the stripping is that there's a picture of TM with this bass dating back to early 70s from what it seems... so it's been like that for a while. And a funny fact, when I got the bass, the neckplate was flipped. I left it as TM knows what works better. Everything else is clearly original, and I can back up originality after collecting old Fender basses for a few years. Included on the sale: - Bass; - OHSC; - Covers (both pickup and bridge); I will try to ship some of the memorabilia that was included in the original sale to whoever buys it. I left all of it in Brazil when I moved in as I had no intentions to sell it... if you're interested, leave me a message and I will send you more pictures. Edited May 21, 2021 by dballona price drop 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Hi, the pics are in the wrong format so please reupload:) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dballona Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 Thanks @ped. Updated! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) Wow all for a stripped 68 p bass with split guard and plate up the wrong way Wonderful GLWS Edited March 11, 2020 by gareth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dballona Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) 16 minutes ago, gareth said: Wow all for a stripped 68 p bass with split guard and plate up the wrong way Wonderful GLWS sorry if this somehow triggered you, @gareth. to be fair, I am not fully sure on pricing here in the UK. what would you say is an appropriate price for this bass? happy to adjust it to reality. Edited March 11, 2020 by dballona 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Some prices to note on Reverb, make of this what you will... https://reverb.com/uk/p/fender-precision-bass-1965-1969?locale=en-GB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Is there any provenance / proof the bass was TM Stevens, and this specific bass was used for recordings or live work with any of the above named? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dballona Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) Thanks @BreadBin, that's helpful. I based pricing off from Reverb – and I have a listing there which started at pretty high price, and wasn't super successful to be honest. from there, I thought £4,200 as a starting point was a good idea, but would love to get peer-reviewed, so feel free to keep me honest. @hooky_lowdown nope, no proof he played on any recordings. I have pics of him with the bass, theoretically: I am saying theoretically basically because it could be any "stripped P bass" as gareth mentioned... but I am sure it was bought on TM's estate sale and have email communications/proof to back it up. Regarding provenance/memorabilia, I have a few things which came with the bass in Brazil... I should be able to figure out shipping. I didn't bring it as initially I didn't intend to sell it. Here is a pic: Please keep me honest with pricing and value of this bass. I can assure qualitative value, as it honestly is the best P I've ever had, but quantitatively is pretty hard to nail down as it seems to fluctuate in a broad range on Reverb/Ebay... Edited March 11, 2020 by dballona minor semantics/typo changes 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 A fair response to questions RE price which should really be kept to PM. Thanks 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normski Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Sweeeet! GLWTS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 11/03/2020 at 22:09, dballona said: sorry if this somehow triggered you, @gareth. to be fair, I am not fully sure on pricing here in the UK. what would you say is an appropriate price for this bass? happy to adjust it to reality. I will pm you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 11/03/2020 at 22:44, dballona said: I have pics of him with the bass, theoretically: From what I can make out of the scratchplate markings it seems pretty similar. Look at the pale areas near the volume control. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dballona Posted March 13, 2020 Author Share Posted March 13, 2020 3 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: From what I can make out of the scratchplate markings it seems pretty similar. Look at the pale areas near the volume control. Really good point, Neil. I haven't noticed that, and you're right, all the brighter areas between the volume control to pickup kind of matches, which is a good sign. Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dballona Posted March 16, 2020 Author Share Posted March 16, 2020 Also accepting offers, and trades with cash in return 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 What’s the nut width please 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dballona Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 Hi @Reggaebass. It is a B profile neck, so I believe it's something pretty close to 1.625" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 28 minutes ago, dballona said: Hi @Reggaebass. It is a B profile neck, so I believe it's something pretty close to 1.625" Thanks 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figiss Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Hi any pictures of the pots , pickups , wiring and cavities please . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dballona Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Figiss said: Hi any pictures of the pots , pickups , wiring and cavities please . Hi @Figiss, here's it. Not clear pictures of cavities, but there is no routing on the body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normski Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Pm sent 🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidleon Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 My name is Leon Charley, I am the one who started TM playing the bass I took him to a music sore in the Bronx to buy this beauty. My questions is I have no knowledge of where or how is TM who I call Michael we are and were like brothers, can you help me find him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplebass Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 (edited) 17 minutes ago, davidleon said: My name is Leon Charley, I am the one who started TM playing the bass I took him to a music sore in the Bronx to buy this beauty. My questions is I have no knowledge of where or how is TM who I call Michael we are and were like brothers, can you help me find him. I've sent an email with the link to this thread to a friend who knows Hans-Peter, the owner of Warwick, maybe he has some info... Long shot, but still, fingers crossed.. or just try contacting Hans-Peter through Warwick's contact list.. Edited September 21, 2020 by triplebass a thought added Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapper6966 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 On 21/09/2020 at 19:56, davidleon said: My name is Leon Charley, I am the one who started TM playing the bass I took him to a music sore in the Bronx to buy this beauty. My questions is I have no knowledge of where or how is TM who I call Michael we are and were like brothers, can you help me find him. i can help you Léon ! contact me by Facebook - my name is pierre buttion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapper6966 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 i am an old TM's friend If his 68 precision is available ! i 'll buy it when you want ! Pierre [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dballona Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 Hi Pierre. Sorry, I sold the bass almost 1 year ago. Highly regret it - was the best P bass I ever had. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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