NBD; Posh Bitsa 51

[AndyTravis]

Well…

 

I love 51’/tele basses.

 

Had a very nice custom shop “sting” and have had a MIJ reissue at some point.

 

Saw this on a facebook page and just went for it.

 

Thanks to @walshyfor doing the middleman bit.

 

So spec is

 

Fender neck - stripped, nitro refin

guitarbuild ash body, nitro BSB

fralin pickup

Gotoh reverse machineheads

bakelite pickguard

bakelite saddles etc

some posh pots and capacitors etc.

Fender covers

all slot-head screws as per early 51’s

 

needs some tweaks to suit, but it’s ace.

 

slightly heavy at 10.5lbs…but it’s a resonant chunk.

 

[Beedster]

'51s are the new black Andy. You watch, this time next year they'll all be playing them 👍

[neepheid]

Why do you think I have a Sire D5?  That itch has to be scratched sometimes...

[AndyTravis]

1 hour ago, neepheid said:

Why do you think I have a Sire D5?  That itch has to be scratched sometimes...

There’s an ointment for that 

[AndyTravis]

Found it…

[bloke_zero]

Bakelite saddles? I've never seen that before. How do they sound? Or is that a weird question.

[kodiakblair]

Saw that one myself and was sorely tempted. 

 

Congrats on a fine looking bass 👍

[police squad]

that looks fab

[Pow_22]

Lovely looking bass that!

[AndyTravis]

6 hours ago, bloke_zero said:

Bakelite saddles? I've never seen that before. How do they sound? Or is that a weird question.

A little muted

[Beedster]

10 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

A little muted

You're gonna need a Badass on there Andy  

[Hellzero]

7 hours ago, bloke_zero said:

Bakelite saddles? I've never seen that before. How do they sound? Or is that a weird question.

The original Fender Precision Bass had bakelite or even wood saddles...

[AndyTravis]

1 hour ago, Beedster said:

You're gonna need a Badass on there Andy  

Them’s for these

[cocco]

Wow. A handsome brute indeed. 

[AndyTravis]

8 minutes ago, cocco said:

Wow. A handsome brute indeed. 

Yeah, shoved some skinny rounds on it as I hate roto flats.