Burns-bass Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 6 minutes ago, rwillett said: Welcome to supply, demand and inflation More factors than that involved. Speculation for one. People are investing in vintage guitars with the hope that they’ll increase in value. No guarantee they will, of course. Dealers have a vested interest in pumping prices and people get influenced by it. You can see the crazy prices people are asking for stuff that was quite rightly considered inferior quality (when it was made). The whole thing comes from a generation that considers the 60s and 70s to be the peak of culture. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1 hour ago, ossyrocks said: £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 Were B necks standard in the period? I thought they were made to order and C was still standard. Happy to be wrong because I find B width much comfier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 (edited) 3 minutes ago, OliverBlackman said: Were B necks standard in the period? I thought they were made to order and C was still standard. Happy to be wrong because I find B width much comfier. C necks until 67 68 then B necks, but I have seen a 67 B, pretty rare though Edited January 16 by Reggaebass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteb Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 What was the standard 41mm P bass nut width then? Was that a B or a C?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossyrocks Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 7 minutes ago, OliverBlackman said: Were B necks standard in the period? I thought they were made to order and C was still standard. Happy to be wrong because I find B width much comfier. It's why I have no desire for a 60's Precision Bass. Thank the Lord ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 Just now, peteb said: What was the standard 41mm P bass nut width then? Was that a B or a C?? B is 40/41 and C is 44 pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 (edited) 6 minutes ago, ossyrocks said: It's why I have no desire for a 60's Precision Bass. Thank the Lord ! I don’t mind the 60s ones but the 41 just feels so good to me, it’s one of the reasons I haven’t bought an earlier one yet Edited January 16 by Reggaebass 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteb Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 18 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: B is 40/41 and C is 44 pete I thought that 50s models were 44 and all of the 60s ones were 41 - you learn something new everyday! I had a AVRI 57 P bass for a few years. It was a nice bass but the neck felt a little wide. I much prefer the 41mm wide nut, which feels better to me than a jazz bass or the earlier, wider nut, P basses. You can tell that I started out on 70s P basses...! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAgent Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 (edited) 23 hours ago, Reggaebass said: C necks until 67 68 then B necks, but I have seen a 67 B, pretty rare though Is this the right time to say my 71 P has an A neck? Edited January 17 by BassAgent 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 My 73 P has an A neck as well. Proper lush. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteb Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 What profile / nut width does an 'A' neck have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 Very nice, the A necks wasn’t standard ,and as far as I know were specifically ordered, not so many of them around , I missed out on a nice one a few years back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshy Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Yeah I’ve had a few, normally 70/71 P with an A ( Jazz nut ) neck. Best of both worlds 👌 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteb Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 28 minutes ago, walshy said: Yeah I’ve had a few, normally 70/71 P with an A ( Jazz nut ) neck. Best of both worlds 👌 Funnily enough, I had once a Mayones jazz bass with a 41 / B nut width. That was a really great bass to play, although I could never get it sound just how I wanted it to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Mark Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 3 hours ago, peteb said: What profile / nut width does an 'A' neck have? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteb Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 15 minutes ago, Sparky Mark said: I have indeed been confused occasionally about that! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAgent Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 12 hours ago, Reggaebass said: Very nice, the A necks wasn’t standard ,and as far as I know were specifically ordered, not so many of them around , I missed out on a nice one a few years back I even seem to remember I have a J. Torres neck on my Precision. It's a fantastic neck, especially after I had one of NL's best luthiers refret it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossyrocks Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 25 minutes ago, BassAgent said: I even seem to remember I have a J. Torres neck on my Precision. It's a fantastic neck, especially after I had one of NL's best luthiers refret it. My '73 Precision. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodney72a Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 How about this one? Will be interesting to see what it will go for... https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-6465807?ldp_breadcrumb=back&intObjectID=6465807&from=salessummary&lid=1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillett Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Now that is a thing of beauty... Just looking at the kids college funds, approx two years, they can always get jobs. Rob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Tasty looking 64 jazz ready to land at ATB Guitars as well… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 19 Author Share Posted January 19 15 minutes ago, rodney72a said: How about this one? Will be interesting to see what it will go for... https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-6465807?ldp_breadcrumb=back&intObjectID=6465807&from=salessummary&lid=1 That’s really nice , I normally go for sunburst or white but that’s faded to a great colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillett Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 9 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: That’s really nice , I normally go for sunburst or white but that’s faded to a great colour It is truly beautiful... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 26 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: That’s really nice , I normally go for sunburst or white but that’s faded to a great colour My least favourite colour by a mile but I’m sure the collectors/ dealers will be all over it because of the rarity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 19 Author Share Posted January 19 How much are we estimating on this one, I’m guessing the provenance will raise it a fair bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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