Rick's Fine '52

The instruments produced are the records.

Thanks, like I said, it’s not opinion, there’s plenty of examples out there. 👍 By the way, the pots on the ‘61 look good to me.

I don’t fall out with anyone, life’s too short, but some of these points aren’t opinion. Some things are of course, but not the details referenced in the exchange. I will hang around, as had some very kind and interesting messages that have given me reason to stick around. Happy Sunday everyone! ✌️

I agree too. It’s a great thread. However it isn’t the minefield some may think if you know what you’re looking at. Lots of simple nonsense spoken, in full view of simple, well known facts. But I’m out of this post too, I now remember why I stopped coming to this site some years back. Shame.

Are you saying this isn’t genuine? I mean it would be easy to buy a set of stacked knobs and swap them, and sell it for £10k more than this sold for if people wanted to exploit a market, but this is real, and rarer than a stack knob, but cheaper because many people paying £20k+ want a stack knob. There’s literally tons of examples of 3-knob ‘61’s out there (AB has sold 2 examples in the past 3 months, both shown in this thread alone, a burst and a blonde) and no ‘62 stack knobs have ever been seen, obviously and for good reason. But hey, you’re the expert. https://www.andybaxterbass.com/collections/fender-jazz-bass/products/1961-fender-jazz-bass-sunburst?

Ok, very pleased for you and your self-pronounced important history, I certainly wouldn’t buy an instrument from you though, even if you advertised it in CAPITALS!

You should look at more vintage instruments.

Based on your comments here, you should do more research on vintage Fenders before you do that. And I mean study the actual instruments. If you think 3-knob Jazz basses started in 1962, then you have much to learn.

A sales catalogue for instruments available that year would have been produced late the previous year, as with any sales brochure.

Really? OK 🤦‍♂️

Yep!

That’s ‘61, in the ‘60 catalog, it shows the same image, but with ‘New’ against it. As taken by my pics just taken, with the ‘61 alongside. Think it’s well known that stacks were for sale from mid ‘60-mid’61, when the 3-knobs were introduced.

Thanks, man!

Is there a relevant comment missing from this?

Just based on my experience and knowledge, I’ve never seen, or known any credible collector or dealer that has seen a genuine, unmodified stack knob from even close to 1962. Pretty common info that the 3-knob started mid-61. I’ve owned one dated 9/61, a sunburst that Andy Baxter sold for me a couple of months ago, I’ve seen another as early as 6/61, and many more in between. I think the confusion wasn’t helped by the early stack knob Custom Shop reissues being called ‘62 Jazz bass.

A pair of psychedelic Tele basses, both gone now, but were one owner examples, rare birds, worthy of sharing here I feel.

OK, I’ll play, I have a few pairings, here’s a pair of ‘60/‘61 Jazz basses, super clean, with original candy.

What’s the specific question? Having a quick scroll, there appears to be several queries here, regarding different basses? I may be able to help. 👍

Pencil date (month/year), although early 59’s are known to have no marks at all. This isn’t a ‘59 neck at all though.

Yep, it’s definitely not an original neck, this is the heel. Wrong in every way.

JPJ