Hutton

I don't believe one of my heroes is on basschat. What a nice guy he is as well as a great player.

Sold a rather nice Rickenbaker 4001 to Rob (Fazziebear). Rob doesn't have many posts on here but the transaction was pleasant, friendly and just the way it should be. Basschatters can have complete confidence in all dealings with Rob.

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1349256465' post='1823810'] Sorry for the diversion. In all honesty the date (and location) of manufacture of a particular bass is neither here nor there. If it feels and sounds good to you, then it IS good and if you like it enough then you should buy it. It doesn't matter one jot what "round the campfire" talk exists about certain periods of production. I highly doubt that anyone here has sufficient overview of the entire output of Fender from a certain era and location in order to make overall judgements applicable to the entirety of it. [/quote] This is one of the best things I've read in a long time. This just doesn't apply to fender basses but to the whole lot of them!

Can someone shed a bit of light on this? [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Precision-Bass-Guitar-in-Good-Working-Order-with-new-strings-/170910638915?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item27cb116343"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Precision-Bass-Guitar-in-Good-Working-Order-with-new-strings-/170910638915?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item27cb116343[/url]

Whatever else we may be thinking he has sold it for £207. Not bad eh?

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1348057575' post='1808587'] BTW, I love that colour with the white guard, beautiful. Is it the same colour under the guard, or is it a very aged Oly white? [/quote] It does look nice. The colour is ivory and was one of the standard colours at the time.

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1347981929' post='1807623'] Already happening, really nice examples of '82 Fullertons (Guitars more than basses, but they will follow), with V00 serials, and all the case candy, in custom colours, are already being marketed at $4000, well over double what they were two years ago even! Thats because the majority can no longer afford the pre-CBS stuff, the same as with 70's stuff, as you said earlier. The added bonus, is that the Fullertons (Earluy ones) are also great guitars, not just collectors pieces. (Not as good as the '82 JV's eh Luke, but still good!) Here's a fine one, $3800 anyone? [url="http://www.gbase.com/gear/fender-fullerton-62-reissue-str-1982-reissue-1"]http://www.gbase.com...-1982-reissue-1[/url] [/quote] I'm interested to read what Rick says about the '82' Fullertons. I have an 84 precision that would go along with the strat in the picture. I have another precision which is an 83. They are the USA standard offering of the time. I like them for the looks but also for the quality of the instrument. The 82-85 standard series also seemed to me to have their own character as opposed to being a reissue of a former model. It would be nice to think that they will rise in value but I bought them as playing instruments and not as investments. [IMG]http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c322/Williamwood/P%2084%203_zpsf32bbce5.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c322/Williamwood/8283%20Precision%201_zps3248c6b3.jpg[/IMG]

Come on own up. Who's made a bid for it?