Vintage Fenders

[Stub Mandrel]

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[Stub Mandrel]

A friend of mine posted a picture of his 54 Telecaster today, as he's had it for two years. In that time he's had four fret dresses and a pickup rewind, but he does play about 350 gigs a year.

That's how vintage guitars should be treated.

[attackbass]

I agree! I don't see the point of owning an instrument that is pristine and with all original parts. If the instrument has  had parts replaced, refretted etc then that is because its a brilliant instrument that has been enjoyed and used and in some cases have really interesting stories and history linked to them.

 

My p bass has one pre CBS and one post CBS pickup. Obviously, one had died and back then, pickups rewinds weren't a thing so whoever owned it at the time went to a music store and ordered in a replacement fender pickup for it! 

 

I think it's easy to lose sight with these vintage instruments that back then they were just merely tools! 😂

[danbanbass]

I totally agree, the problem arises when people price and describe them as all original when they are far from being. It’s not a problem when they’re priced accordingly.

[casapete]

6 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

A friend of mine posted a picture of his 54 Telecaster today, as he's had it for two years. In that time he's had four fret dresses and a pickup rewind, but he does play about 350 gigs a year.

That's how vintage guitars should be treated.

Your mate is James Oliver and I claim my £5….

[Belka]

https://www.andybaxterbass.com/collections/fender-basses/products/1974-fender-precision-bass-black-refinish

 

https://www.andybaxterbass.com/collections/fender-basses/products/1974-fender-precision-bass-olympic-white-refinish

 

Couple of nice refinished P basses up at Andy Baxter at the moment - not collector's items but quite a cheap way of going vintage. They sound good too - the black one is very light and has that really woody hollow tone I often associate with early '70s P basses. The white one seems to have a thicker sound - more going on in the midrange (I think they have identical strings on them).