Sibob Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 It's all about the Chromes right, have some on my '71 Precision and they're brilliant. Beautiful '64 though! I almost bought a '59 once and bottled it........wish I'd bought it Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 [quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1488555398' post='3250011'] It's all about the Chromes right, have some on my '71 Precision and they're brilliant. Beautiful '64 though! I almost bought a '59 once and bottled it........wish I'd bought it Si [/quote] Chromes just do something on a P that's difficult to put your finger on. TI's seemed a bit, well, meh really. La Bella's were ok, but still not quite there.. Chromes just really brought out the sound of a P for me. YMMV of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 (edited) Proper tort is just so SWEET. None of the modern stuff has that deep 3D celluloid loveliness. Very nice bass, I can just imagine what it smells like. Edited March 3, 2017 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 I bought some celluloid tort like that recently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Unless it was Spitfire tort I doubt it would be much like 60s tort. Sorry, I have a bit of a thing about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1488570012' post='3250218'] Proper tort is just so SWEET. None of the modern stuff has that deep 3D celluloid loveliness. Very nice bass, I can just imagine what it smells like. [/quote] It smells just like you imagine it would The case smells like old vinyl and G Plan furniture.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisanthony1211 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1488581436' post='3250344'] Unless it was Spitfire tort I doubt it would be much like 60s tort. Sorry, I have a bit of a thing about it. [/quote] My incoming Spitfire tort Precision pickguard has just touched down at Heathrow, UPS should be delivering any day! Can't wait, the photos look beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 (edited) [quote name='chrisanthony1211' timestamp='1488617295' post='3250444'] My Spitfire tort Precision pickguard has just touched down... [/quote] Can we see the pics, pleeease? (But probably not in this NBD thread)... Edited March 4, 2017 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1488621609' post='3250484'] Can we see the pics, pleeease? (But probably not in this NBD thread)... [/quote] Oh, that's ok - I like a nice bit of tort too! (Can't you tell!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisanthony1211 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 (edited) [quote name='Bridgehouse' timestamp='1488623401' post='3250515'] Oh, that's ok - I like a nice bit of tort too! (Can't you tell!) [/quote] You asked for it! These are the photos Mark from Spitfires taken of it, im hoping it will be delivered to me early next week, it's going to go on my Fiesta red 64 Precision to give me a bit of an alternative the the original mint, I shall keep swapping them over when I get bored! I shall start my own thread when it arrives and stop hijacking this one! [URL=http://s1366.photobucket.com/user/chrisanthony1611/media/IMG_1904_zps4eluadmi.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1366.photobucket.com/albums/r776/chrisanthony1611/IMG_1904_zps4eluadmi.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1366.photobucket.com/user/chrisanthony1611/media/IMG_1901_zpsgiugbu52.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1366.photobucket.com/albums/r776/chrisanthony1611/IMG_1901_zpsgiugbu52.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1366.photobucket.com/user/chrisanthony1611/media/IMG_1902_zpsghqfbagm.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1366.photobucket.com/albums/r776/chrisanthony1611/IMG_1902_zpsghqfbagm.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1366.photobucket.com/user/chrisanthony1611/media/IMG_1903_zpswrndrpwc.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1366.photobucket.com/albums/r776/chrisanthony1611/IMG_1903_zpswrndrpwc.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Edited March 4, 2017 by chrisanthony1211 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 (edited) [quote name='chrisanthony1211' timestamp='1488637329' post='3250676'] You asked for it? [/quote] Ohh... my God, that is fantastic, even by Mark's standards. It looks exactly like a genuine 60s tort guard. It's even got the thin black pinstripe layer!! I could lose myself in that all day long! Nice work! Oh no... what would that look like on my fiesta red Road Worn P?? by which I mean, oh no, Spitfire GAS!! Bad!! You're right, we need another thread for all this! Nice big hi-res pics of it on your bass when poss, please! Edited March 4, 2017 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisanthony1211 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1488641311' post='3250708'] Ohh... my God, that is fantastic, even by Mark's standards. It looks exactly like a genuine 60s tort guard. It's even got the thin black pinstripe layer!! I could lose myself in that all day long! Nice work! Oh no... what would that look like on my fiesta red Road Worn P?? by which I mean, oh no, Spitfire GAS!! Bad!! You're right, we need another thread for all this! Nice big hi-res pics of it on your bass when poss, please! [/quote] New thread as soon as it arrives (after I've paid the xxxxing import tax...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 Don't worry chaps, I don't mind you hijacking my thread with tort porn - after all, my 64 does have a fine piece of genuine tort on for you to compare and contrast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisanthony1211 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 When I get some good quality photos up I'd be interested to see the comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 [quote name='chrisanthony1211' timestamp='1488663537' post='3250947'] When I get some good quality photos up I'd be interested to see the comparison. [/quote] Let me know - I will take a pic of just the guard and post it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largo Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Thread hijack alert.... can someone please tell me why some of the early Fender basses get checking on the finish whereas others don't? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 [quote name='largo' timestamp='1489525784' post='3257714'] Thread hijack alert.... can someone please tell me why some of the early Fender basses get checking on the finish whereas others don't? [/quote] Just before anyone else does answer - this one does have checking on it - you can't see it in the photos but it does. It's so fine that it's really hard to get the camera to pick it up. But it's there tho.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 Cor, that was hard.. tried to get a photo with some checking, and you can just see it on this one, just above the reflection of the lamp.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largo Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Cheers, reason I ask is my dad has a '73 Precision bought from new & its finish is checked to an inch of its life & the paint is also worn off big style! Yours looks like a new bass in comparison. Great looking bass by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 [quote name='largo' timestamp='1489532786' post='3257784'] Cheers, reason I ask is my dad has a '73 Precision bought from new & its finish is checked to an inch of its life & the paint is also worn off big style! Yours looks like a new bass in comparison. Great looking bass by the way. [/quote] I've got a 74 P as well and there's nary a check on it. It's Olympic White - maybe it's something to do with the colour? The 64 is a one owner, and has been mollycoddled (despite the dings) so I suspect it's just had a relatively easy life..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 (edited) [quote name='largo' timestamp='1489525784' post='3257714'] Thread hijack alert.... can someone please tell me why some of the early Fender basses get checking on the finish whereas others don't? [/quote] The pre 68 Fenders have a nitro lacquer top coat whereas the post 68 ones are poly. Nitro is prone to crack, sometimes just lightly but the poly ones often really crack when they do, which is rarer. With both, the differences between instruments is mostly dependent on the environmental conditions that it's lived and been played in. Best one I ever saw for being uniquely mashed up belonged to a guy who played in a beach band in Hawaii, the band left their equipment on the beach by the stage when they weren’t playing, including his pre CBS bass, looked amazing and wind/sand swept. Edited March 15, 2017 by Chiliwailer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I'm pretty certain a lot of nitro checking happens with the environment it is kept in. If you take an instrument out of a very hot house into a cold venue and do this repeatedly without letting the instrument warm up a little, chances are it will start to check. I have a few nitro instruments and now I understand nitro, I am less worried (although I would still be a little gutted if it were proper damage) if the paint reacts a little. It's almost like 'oh well, it's nitro.....it'll react at some point.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The59Sound Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 What a cracking looking bass! Nice string choice too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 [quote name='The59Sound' timestamp='1489583258' post='3258127'] What a cracking looking bass! Nice string choice too. [/quote] Loving the TIs on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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