99ster

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='248609' date='Jul 26 2008, 08:08 PM']That's a real looker & a bit of history to boot! Is the case original? On the downside it's not as shiny as my 2008 model [/quote] Yes - that's the original brown tolex case - in very good condition for its age. Those 'choco' cases are very rare now (& brown with dark orange interior were only used in '62). And it also came with the original Fender leather strap as well...

[quote name='gareth' post='248525' date='Jul 26 2008, 05:34 PM']Fantastic Did you but it here or in the USA? Dare I ask how much?[/quote] Thanks... I'm loving it lots. It was shipped here from the US a few days ago. How much? Difficult to say as there was no cash involved - it was a swap for a mint '66 Precision, that I had also got via a PX for two 70's Precision. But a similar early '62 bass would cost you a big lump of cash, especially with the original case - the 'choco' cases fetch crazy money on their own these days.

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='248451' date='Jul 26 2008, 03:02 PM']has it got FUNK scratched on it?[/quote] No! The butt of the neck looks like this though... [attachment=11275:62p_neck_date.jpg]

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='248415' date='Jul 26 2008, 01:53 PM'] Where? When? How?[/quote] Where? Has been in Chicago & Detroit for last 46 years... When? But came to me... yesterday. How? Traded for my mint '66 Precision - which was a wrench to part with, but she wasn't getting played enough because it was so pristine. And I'm not a collector... & I really wanted a 60-62 slab neck Precision that I could play without worrying about it.

For all you vintage porn fans out there... Here she is - my latest acquisition.... a 100% original 'slab' neck 1962 Fender Precision. She's far from mint condition - but I kinda like her 'voodoo' vibe. Enjoy! [attachment=11261:62p_full_cased.jpg] [attachment=11262:62p_body_front2.jpg]

[quote name='Clarky' post='246865' date='Jul 24 2008, 01:59 PM']I and a number of BassChat members have been to trying to sell some really high quality stuff on the Forum and - despite price drops to levels most of us consider bargain basement - they are still not shifting. There was another thread about the credit crunch and times is tight etc. Having had no joy with my Gibson SG bass (apart from one very low PM'ed offer) I put it on eBay. It sold within 12 hours with a Buy-It-Now for £475 (as opposed to the £450 I put it on for on the Forum). The difference more than covered the fees. Message of this is, if it doesn't sell on the Forum, don't rush to cut your price. There are plenty of buyers out there for good quality kit and eBay is still a great way of accessing them.[/quote] +100 I tried repeatedly to sell a really nice Guild B-301 on here for ages for a good price - had some daft offers & 'tire kicker' comments. Then I gave up, put it on eBay & sold it straight away to a really cool guy who came & collected, & paid cash without any of the tiresome haggling nonsense. BUT - I've also sold a couple of other basses that sold straight away to other Basschat members - both were great, v.easy transactions... So as Clarky says - as popular as Basschat is - eBay gives you access to a MUCH bigger potential market... and although there may not be a buyer here, there is very likely to be a good potential purchaser on eBay. As John says: "The world is bigger than Basschat after all"

Pro Tools 6 for Macintosh and Windows (Visual QuickStart Guides) (Paperback) [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Macintosh-Windows-Visual-QuickStart-Guides/dp/0321213157/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1216294874&sr=8-8"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Macintosh-Windows-...4874&sr=8-8[/url] Free to a good home - but you will need to pay the postage... Probably around £2-£3. I'll get an exact price if anyone is interested.

Here's my 1967 Gibson EB-2 [attachment=10904:67_eb2_full_front.jpg] [attachment=10905:67_eb2_body_angle.jpg]

Yep - 100% scam. This is an old favourite of the scammers - has been on eBay numerous times.

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='240099' date='Jul 15 2008, 02:56 PM']I would very much like one of those. Anyone know how the modern Japanese version shapes up? You made me listen to 'All Along the Watchtower' Again; I never realised it was a Mustang, I thought it was just what happened when Jimi played bass![/quote] No guarantee that will make you sounds as good as Jimi! Doesn't help me!

I got a sweet 1966 Mustang a few months ago - really just to add to the collection (& I got it for a bargain price)... And wasn't really expecting to use it much at all - but I have to say that the 'vintage' tone you can get from these is absolutely fantastic. Wind it up through an old valve amp & it will bring tears to your eyes. Not like an old Precision or a Jazz - it's own sound & very sweet. I'm definitely a short scale fan now... Check out 'Indian Rope Man' by Julie Driscoll/Brian Auger for a fabulous 60's Mustang bass sound... And of course 'All Along The Watchtower' - with Jimi Hendrix playing a Mustang bass - one of the greatest ever bass lines & tone... Here's my 1966 (with very rare original case): [attachment=10851:66_mustang_cased.jpg]

[quote name='bassaussie' post='238540' date='Jul 13 2008, 02:24 PM']Damn shame all round, actually, as it looks like a really nice bass. Completely aside from the auction itself, do you think the finish is original - I actually thought it might've been, going by the undercoat.[/quote] Sometimes they had a white undercoat, sometimes not - & often custom colours were actually sprayed on top of a sunburst finish... But the absence of a 'paint stick' mark on a 1964 bass would definitely say to me that the finish was not original - & was in fact a later re-finish.

[quote name='bassaussie' post='238514' date='Jul 13 2008, 01:32 PM']EDIT: This is a cached version of an auction for the same bass. It's from Italian Ebay. Make of it what you will. It's all very smart - finding this auction was very difficult, simply doing a search on Ebay didn't lead me to it. [url="http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:CSdku_kAAH8J:cgi.ebay.it/1964-Fender-Precision-Bass-Fiesta-Red_W0QQitemZ300227753954QQihZ020QQcategoryZ64401QQcmdZViewItem+1964+fender+precision+bass+5dec64c+fiesta+red&hl=pt-PT&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=pt"]http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:CSdku_k...;cd=1&gl=pt[/url][/quote] Good detective work Bassaussie!

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='236718' date='Jul 10 2008, 05:36 PM']He's got Bill Black's URB. I'll wager that cost him a bob or two...[/quote] I wonder who has Bill Black's '57 Precision - that he played on 'Jailhouse Rock'...? Reckoned to be one of the first major hit records to feature electric bass. Now that would be a cool bass to have...

[quote name='Sibob' post='234896' date='Jul 8 2008, 12:33 PM']It's probably a butchered 1960 Jazz neck or something! lol 99ster will probably buy it and get lucky again! Si[/quote] Steady! You had me going for a minute there Si! But watch this space...there may well be another mad vintage project coming soon!

[url="http://www.fliptops.net/index.htm"]http://www.fliptops.net/index.htm[/url] Bought a number of bits from Bruce at Fliptops - he's the guy you need to contact.

I was told a great story by a studio engineer who was working as an assistant on an Eric Clapton session.... They had stopped for lunch and he was told that Eric & the boys would be gone for at least a couple of hours - leaving him alone in the studio. All of Clapton's amps & guitars were set-up as they had been recording guitar parts & they had been getting a fantastic sound. This guy was a guitar player & he just couldn't resist the temptation of grabbing one of Clapton's famous Strats & having a blast through his gear at full volume - a dream come true - he too could sound just like Eric Clapton!!! Or not. "It still sounded just like me playing guitar - nothing at all like Clapton".... And I also once had the pleasure of playing with the late great jazz drummer [url="http://www.steve-harris.info/"]Steve Harris[/url]. He didn't have his own kit there - but was instead using a £199 pile-of-crap junk shop kit that had been left in the corner of this skanky rehearsal studio. 5 minutes with a tuning key & it sounded like a £5,000 top-of-the-range Sonor or DW kit. All because of his skill & perfect playing technique... It didn't matter what he was playing he could make it sound good AND not complain about it either.

[quote name='Dr.Dave' post='230945' date='Jul 1 2008, 10:06 PM']The seller has been in contact with me. He seems a genuine guy and is inviting me to go view it so obviously he has nothing to hide.Says some music shops have advised him the bass dates from 1978. Maybe he's been the victim at some point , and is selling what he believes to be - and had been advised is - the real deal. The problem is the serial number. It doesn't fit with any info I have. Anybody here got a more expert view?? He's asked that I let him know on which forum this is being discussed. We're in the public domain , with nothing to hide , and with the intention of protecting those who view the site - or reporting obvious scammers. I'm happy to point him in this direction.[/quote] My 10p worth.... The serial number sequencing for "S8" is notoriously confusing (used from 1977 to 1980) - with the decade/year designating decals being used randomly over those years (& also Fender would put earlier necks on newer bodies). And there were indeed "S8" series serial numbers with 6 digits (there's an example shown in 'Black & Molinaro' p77) - even though you won't see this mentioned on many of the online Fender serial number references. Also the application of the serial number decals on the headstocks was often quite 'wobbly' - with little effort made to put them on neatly.

[quote name='paul, the' post='230818' date='Jul 1 2008, 07:40 PM']But you can see why they choose that bass...[/quote] Oh yes indeed. It is an absolute beauty....

An [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Precision-Bass-1965_W0QQitemZ260257391562QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item260257391562&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C65%3A3&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]old favourite of the scammers[/url] has popped up again...

[quote name='Basszilla' post='217548' date='Jun 12 2008, 12:43 PM']OBBM ftw, in fact i've just given bassic cables a shout out on my albums thanks list[/quote] Dave will be getting one on ours as well! Go OBBM - you know it makes sense!

This is a [url="http://www.blueprint-studios.co.uk/pdfs/recording.pdf"] PDF from Blueprint Studios[/url] in Manchester - with loads of good advice for your first time in a recording studio... Have fun!