Pocketdog Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Temptation everywhere....😗 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAgent Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 7 hours ago, OliverBlackman said: Is 1990 old enough to be considered vintage? It feels that way for me 😂 there’s also basses such as Wal, Ken Smith but yes all boutique stuff. Nobody wants a ‘90 Fender Definitely not. I feel pre-1980 is vintage. On the other hand, I've felt that way since I started playing I guess, which is around 2000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAgent Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 7 minutes ago, Pocketdog said: Temptation everywhere....😗 Are those volume pots original? I don't think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Just now, BassAgent said: Are those volume pots original? I don't think so. But they are beautifull ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocketdog Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 As far as I know yes..there original 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted November 19, 2023 Author Share Posted November 19, 2023 10 minutes ago, Pocketdog said: As far as I know yes..there original Is that a 62 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocketdog Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 10 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: Is that a 62 Yes 1962 Jbass, bought in 2010 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Mark Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 1 hour ago, BassAgent said: Are those volume pots original? I don't think so. Why do you think they are not original please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAgent Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 I might be mistaken but aren't CTS pots supposed to have a pot code on them? Or is that from after '62? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted November 19, 2023 Author Share Posted November 19, 2023 17 minutes ago, BassAgent said: I might be mistaken but aren't CTS pots supposed to have a pot code on them? Or is that from after '62? The codes are on the sides , like these 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAgent Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Ah check, didn't know that. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocketdog Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 On my Jbass the two pots located at the bottom of the picture have the code on them on the side of the pots a bit obscured by the angle but I've marked them with yellow marker this is how I bought the bass had it refinned apart from that pretty much original Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAgent Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 It's back! New frets, new nut, a shim in the neck pocket and the holes for the neck screws redrilled and it's absolutely brilliant now. What an amazing bass. Love it. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Mark Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 On 19/11/2023 at 04:16, OliverBlackman said: Is 1990 old enough to be considered vintage? It feels that way for me 😂 there’s also basses such as Wal, Ken Smith but yes all boutique stuff. Nobody wants a ‘90 Fender 30 years old is generally accepted as the point where a guitar can be called vintage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillett Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 18 minutes ago, Sparky Mark said: 30 years old is generally accepted as the point where a guitar can be called vintage. I shall no longer call myself old now, merely "Vintage" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 42 minutes ago, Sparky Mark said: 30 years old is generally accepted as the point where a guitar can be called vintage. I was asking more for myself 🤣 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 I know I always moan here, but I got my 1971 Martin D35 back this week and there is no modern guitar I’ve ever heard (or owned) that sounds as good. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Mark Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 2 hours ago, rwillett said: I shall no longer call myself old now, merely "Vintage" 2 hours ago, OliverBlackman said: I was asking more for myself 🤣 If bassists hit Vintage status at only 30 years, I must be an Antique by now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAgent Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 Can't believe I've never shared this photo. 1966 Jazz - refin (very old), refret, no case 1971 Precision - pretty old refin, refret, original case, no original covers 1970 Jazz - refret, refin, new pots, non-original case Absolutely pretty bleedin' fantastic instruments, all three. The blue Jazz just got a big restoration (new frets, shim, new neck screw holes), the white one has the best neck I've ever played. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 1 hour ago, BassAgent said: Can't believe I've never shared this photo. 1966 Jazz - refin (very old), refret, no case 1971 Precision - pretty old refin, refret, original case, no original covers 1970 Jazz - refret, refin, new pots, non-original case Absolutely pretty bleedin' fantastic instruments, all three. The blue Jazz just got a big restoration (new frets, shim, new neck screw holes), the white one has the best neck I've ever played. P bass looks skinny at the nut, is it A or B neck or just looks that way because it’s behind the jazzes? I have a B width neck on my p bass and don’t think I could manage a C now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAgent Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 It is very skinny, it is an A-neck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 1 minute ago, OliverBlackman said: P bass looks skinny at the nut, is it A or B neck or just looks that way because it’s behind the jazzes? I have a B width neck on my p bass and don’t think I could manage a C now. I lucked out and my first P was a 73 bitsa with an A neck. A Bravewood P came up here. It was a fabulous thing. It scratched all the same itches that my 66J did but I could never get comfy on it. I had never taken in the A/B/C nut width thing and it took me a few months to work it out. C widths are not for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 https://www.guitar-auctions.co.uk/sale/209/557/John-Entwistle-interest--1972-Fender-Precision-bass-guitar-made-in-USA-serial-no-376250 You would have hoped the auctioneers had looked at the image of Entwistle with the bass and figured out it obviously isn’t the same one. (Hint: look at the headstock). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted November 25, 2023 Author Share Posted November 25, 2023 On 18/11/2023 at 12:44, OliverBlackman said: What a time to pay him a visit! He’s just put up a nice 63 Precision aswell, quite a collection there at the moment 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wombat Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 63 was obviously a good year! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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