Longwheelbass Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 On 10/01/2024 at 18:01, nilorius said: Interesting, is it an advertisement ? That "65" Jazz decal looks a little Letraset Here's a 66 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longwheelbass Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 On 08/12/2023 at 18:21, Reggaebass said: From my understanding late 73 was when they started changing from tort to black and both were around in 74 , with most of the black guards having the thumb rest E side, haven’t seen a 75 myself , I suppose it’s possible there was still a few lurking around Those guards are the short-lived printed tort guards that started showing up mid to late 74 and ran on through to 75, they didn't get a lot of them but they did go out on quite a few P's over those two years. If you ever get to see one up close you can see the primitive pixellation pattern they used to create them. I don't think they were that appealing so the bulk of sunburst P's in those two years ended up with black guards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1968 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 On 10/01/2024 at 16:47, Reggaebass said: Anyone ever seen a logo like this on a 65 L serial number Jazz , I’ve never seen it before Just to join the pile-on: shouldn't that be Corp rather than Inc? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 30 minutes ago, nige1968 said: Just to join the pile-on: shouldn't that be Corp rather than Inc? No idea nige, it’s not correct for a 65 and it’s one I’ve never seen on anything ever before, very strange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1968 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 (edited) 4 hours ago, Reggaebass said: No idea nige, it’s not correct for a 65 and it’s one I’ve never seen on anything ever before, very strange No me neither, but even if they did you'd think they'd get the company name right. I claim no expertise but I'm not sure there ever was a 'Fender Musical Instruments Inc'. The rest of it looks OK for a Fender reissue but that red tint to the board doesn't look like the original dark rosewood, even allowing for the rest having been refinished. Edited January 12 by nige1968 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Fender musical instruments inc was the company setup by the management group that bought fender from CBS in 1985 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1968 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 FMII rather than FMIC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 On 10/01/2024 at 16:47, Reggaebass said: Anyone ever seen a logo like this on a 65 L serial number Jazz , I’ve never seen it before Even if I owned a barge pole... Never seen a string tree that far north on a 60s Fender bass either, which makes me think not just a refin with a very wrong decal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velarian Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Andy Baxter has just listed a ‘62 slab board Precision with loads of mojo. https://www.andybaxterbass.com/collections/bass-guitars/products/1962-fender-precision-bass-sunburst-3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 6 minutes ago, Velarian said: Andy Baxter has just listed a ‘62 slab board Precision with loads of mojo. https://www.andybaxterbass.com/collections/bass-guitars/products/1962-fender-precision-bass-sunburst-3 I saw that and I think I’ve seen it before somewhere, I remember the wear just above the pickguard, looks great 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Mark Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 8 minutes ago, Velarian said: Andy Baxter has just listed a ‘62 slab board Precision with loads of mojo. https://www.andybaxterbass.com/collections/bass-guitars/products/1962-fender-precision-bass-sunburst-3 That's lovely and £1,000 more than my one. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 33 minutes ago, Sparky Mark said: That's lovely and £1,000 more than my one. Would be ideal to have both one clean and one with mojo. I’d tell you how good it is but the lottery hasn’t been very fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Mark Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 52 minutes ago, OliverBlackman said: Would be ideal to have both one clean and one with mojo. I’d tell you how good it is but the lottery hasn’t been very fair. Mine has just the right amount of mojo thank you very much! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 17 hours ago, Velarian said: Andy Baxter has just listed a ‘62 slab board Precision with loads of mojo. https://www.andybaxterbass.com/collections/bass-guitars/products/1962-fender-precision-bass-sunburst-3 There’s a sound sample and a few closer shots, looks nice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 I reckon Andy has the best stock I’ve ever seen in a vintage bass shop. Some of it has stayed around for longer than I would have expected… Guess we’re having a slow few months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillett Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 (edited) If Andy wants to have a fire sale and drop his prices by around 90% I'm more than happy to help him out by buying a few guitars. They are lovely guitars but outside my limited budget. I have promised myself a 62 'something' for when I retire. Just to be clear, I'm not knocking Andy here. These are stunning guitars in the same way a Ferrari 288 FTO is a stunning car, I can't afford that either. I understand limited supply and large demand. I work with those things every day as I try to recruit people for IT projects. So if there are any SC cleared DevOps (limited supply) here looking for work (large demand), please contact me. Thanks Rob Edited January 14 by rwillett 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 48 minutes ago, rwillett said: If Andy wants to have a fire sale and drop his prices by around 90% I'm more than happy to help him out by buying a few guitars. They are lovely guitars but outside my limited budget. I have promised myself a 62 'something' for when I retire. Just to be clear, I'm not knocking Andy here. These are stunning guitars in the same way a Ferrari 288 FTO is a stunning car, I can't afford that either. I understand limited supply and large demand. I work with those things every day as I try to recruit people for IT projects. So if there are any SC cleared DevOps (limited supply) here looking for work (large demand), please contact me. Thanks Rob It’s a fair point. Maybe people are cashing out as the market is at an all time high? Or maybe money is tight? Or both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 1 hour ago, rwillett said: . I work with those things every day as I try to recruit people for IT projects. So if there are any SC cleared DevOps (limited supply) here looking for work (large demand) Yorkshire is a bit too much of a jog! 23 minutes ago, Burns-bass said: It’s a fair point. Maybe people are cashing out as the market is at an all time high? makes sense, although there are a finite number of basses, the demand for YOB basses from the earlier years increased as people had the money for them, but as time goes on the number of those people is reducing and like anything (vintage cars etc) prices can go down, seems artificially high at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillett Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 2 minutes ago, Woodinblack said: Yorkshire is a bit too much of a jog I'm looking for London, Manchester and Sheffield. People can work remote but need to sometimes be physically in an office. However we are going waaaaaay off topic. If anybody interested DM me. Back to vintage basses. Apologies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 Will has got what looks like a nice 71 P in at the moment, (nothing to do with me) shame it doesn’t have the original case https://bassbros.co.uk/product/1971-fender-precision-bass/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pow_22 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 57 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: Will has got what looks like a nice 71 P in at the moment, (nothing to do with me) shame it doesn’t have the original case https://bassbros.co.uk/product/1971-fender-precision-bass/ I like Will’s pricing too, more realistic then a lot of other vintage bass specialists 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) Is that a reasonable price? It doesn’t seem that long ago that £2.5k would be appropriate for an early 70s p bass. He should really take the neck off, almost looks like a B nut from the pics. Pics of the neck pocket and pots should be minimum. Edited January 16 by OliverBlackman Autocorrect 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 14 minutes ago, OliverBlackman said: Is that a reasonable price? It doesn’t seem that long ago that £2.5k would be appropriate for an early 70s p bass. He should really take the neck off, almost looks like a B but from the pics. Pics of the neck pocket and pots should be minimum. I think we’re at an interesting juncture with all this. Personally, it seems mad money to me, especially without the case or chromes. The only way is up, until it isn’t. On the other hand, it’s in great shape and won’t have that god awful inch thick poly finish they used in the later 70s. I hope whoever buys it get on and uses it. It’s very much in the “everyday classic” category, isn’t it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossyrocks Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1 hour ago, OliverBlackman said: Is that a reasonable price? It doesn’t seem that long ago that £2.5k would be appropriate for an early 70s p bass. He should really take the neck off, almost looks like a B nut from the pics. Pics of the neck pocket and pots should be minimum. £2.5k would have bought you one maybe two or three years ago. My '73 was £2.6k exactly two years ago. I do think this is a nice bass for a decent price right now. It should be a B neck, mine is, at 41mm. Rob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillett Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Welcome to supply, demand and inflation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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