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[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1325778833' post='1487545'] Really aren't many of these about at all, lovely bit of history Although the pickguard is original.....really needs to be a vintage 'mint-green' guard with the (stunning) Sonic Blue, it really is my fave custom colour! Good luck Si [/quote] I understand that. But, the earliest jazz basses (60-61) always had tort pickguards - even with the custom colours. So this is actually the right look for a custom colour JB from 1960. Later in the early 60ies the custom colours got the mint pickguards.

Only a body refin by Patrick Koopman. One of the best for this kind of re-finishes. pkguitars.com The Neck has this smooth worn in nitro feel. Here is a picture of the back of the bass: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/829/img0216lr.jpg/

To be precise, neck has a stamp from 8/60, but the bass was assembled in October 1960, en shipped to The Netherlands in November that year. It should be the first Fender JB exported to The Netherlands, and one of the first in Europe.

After much deliberation, I decided to put my fantastic 1960 jazz bass for sale. I bought this bass in 2010 from the owner of Bass Matters, a dutch bass shop, who is an expert on vintage Fenders. The bass is original, except for the pots, and the colour. When I bought it, it had a thick poly sunburst finish, that I had replaced for a fantastic nitro finish in faded Sonic Blue. The headstock had some water damage a very long time ago, but has no issues, and has some remaining parts of the original decal. Specs: Very light Ash body in refinished Sonic Blue Amazing smooth neck (very, very slim and fast playing). Dated august 1960 Thick slabboard brazilian rosewood with clay dots. original pickups, hardware, and amazing pickguard. re-issue stack knobs Serial number: 54XXX I'm selling it, because after twenty years, it is time to focus on other hobbies, and musical instruments more. I don't need to sell this, and if it stays with me, it is also fine. This is a vintage bass, for a player. I took it to all my gigs. No museum bass. For interested parties, I can make more detailed pictures of the neck heel etc. Just want to see if there is any interested, before I started loosening those bolts and screws. I'm asking 6900,- euro's (that is about 5750,- GBP) for this unique bass. I will consider partitial trades for 4 or 5 string basses, or EUB's. Shiping is no problem, but meeting (for people in the BeNeLux, Germany or France) is prefered, because of the rarity of this bass.

Great looking bass, and these are fantastic sounding basses. What is the asking price? Can't seem to find it at first glance.

Amazing amp. Do you consider shipping?

I ordered this bass in 2006 from Chris, and received it in 2007. It is one of the best basses I ever played. I only sold it last year because I bought an 1960 jazz bass, that suited my playing style even a bitt better. It has been my #1 bass for 3 years, while I bought and sold more than 20 bass in the meantime. This is one of the best jazz basses money can buy, and Brusen is great guy to do business with.

[quote name='lozbass' post='1350482' date='Aug 24 2011, 06:10 PM']I've had the serious pleasure of owning a Celinder - I don't believe in fairy dust, but if anybody's got some, it's Chris Celinder[/quote] That Precision was one of the few basses that i regret selling. Everything, and every tone sounded amazing on that bass. Really trying to find the cash for this one. Love the looks, and curious how it will sound with these pickups.

Fantastic looking bass for a good price. This should sell quick.

Wow, what a bass. I'm usually not a sunburst fan, but this looks amazing. I'm seriously checking my savings, to see what is possible. Have a bump on me in the meantime!

The new owner will be a very happy with this. When you play this bass for the first time, you will stop playing after a few notes, because you have to say WOW first. Amazing bass.

My old bass. I played about 20 Celinders in my life, and this one is in the top 3 of all time favorites with my old J Classic, and Flankers former 5 string fretles. I'm afraid I will not be able to afford it, but will think about it the next couple of days. Amazing bass. Good luck with the sale Lozbass!

This Celinder is back for sale!! Price reduction 2950,- GBP/ 3350 euro's. A saving of more than 1500,- euro's compared to a new one!

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Thank you Sir! Here is a picture of Chris Celinder himself with my bass.

Thanks for the bump! All pm's replied from the last 24 hours. Thanks everyone for the offers. At the moment this bass is stil available.

Great clip! Love the creativity in the basslines and licks. (as always...) It shows that this is a very good bass, and fits your style..... Just keep it!

Hi Jim! Actually, I just played it the last couple of months. Hope to do the refinish next month, and have it back before the end of the year. Will keep you updated, when I have some pictures of the restoration.

Hope I replied to all the PM's. and a bump for a partitial trade list! Althrough I prefer a straight sale, so I can purchase/ order another bass, I will seriously consider partitial trades: 4 or 5 strings, fretless or fretted: Fender Jazz (clones: Sadowsky. Alleva, Celinder Atelier Z etc.) Stingray NS Design EUB A nice amp like DB750, Bergantino. Could consider a straight trade for something like a Fodera. Just let me know what you have.

Thank you very much mister Wombat and P-T-P! If I was looking for a vintage Jazz for a good price, I would certainly purchase Wombatbat's 1966 Fender. With the original white pickguard, it is the perfect bass for a refinish in custom colour!