Cat Burrito Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 using the same theory as this seller [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FENDER-PRECISION-BASS-1969-MADE-IN-USA-FREE-DELIVERY_W0QQitemZ270698709940QQcategoryZ4713QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286.m7QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D3%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D6690533796740282929"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FENDER-PRECISION-BAS...533796740282929[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 (edited) Amazing nick for a 42 year old bass Edited January 28, 2011 by Clarky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 [i][b]The date stamp and serial number on the neck base are disfigured but the last 2 digits on the date stamp are 69, indicating its year of manufacture.[/b][/i] Really? I mean, REALLY? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 My Jazzes were made in '13 and '21 in which case. 10k each sound reasonable to you? Truckstop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 must be true then, you cant lie on ebay about things like that!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted January 28, 2011 Author Share Posted January 28, 2011 On the plus side my 62RI is a 1963 original! Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 (edited) I'm not convinced it is a '69 but he doesn't say the last two digits of the serial number. He says the last two digits of the date stamp on the base of the neck which would indicate year of neck manufacture - although the last two 'digits' would actually be the last number of the year and the letter for the neck width. Edited January 28, 2011 by EssentialTension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 [quote name='EssentialTension' post='1106482' date='Jan 28 2011, 05:25 PM']I'm not convinced it is a '69 but he doesn't say the last two digits of the serial number. He says the last two digits of the date stamp on the base of the neck which would indicate year of neck manufacture.[/quote] He's very vague about it's location you could actually read it a couple of different ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Looks like a honey blonde Highway One P body with a 62RI (or more likely copy 62RI) neck. Could explain date stamp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 The way the "slight friction rubbing" has come out stripy across the width kinda looks to me like there's ply under there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Wonder how quick delivery is...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Funny how the holes for the ashtrays & tug bar magically heal up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 [quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='1106752' date='Jan 28 2011, 09:38 PM']Funny how the holes for the ashtrays & tug bar magically heal up [/quote] Headstock decal is wrong too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambo Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 ah here it is... I should have known this one wouldn't slip by unnoticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 [quote name='EssentialTension' post='1106833' date='Jan 28 2011, 11:01 PM']Headstock decal is wrong too.[/quote] Yes, according to 'The Fender Bass Book' the decal on this '69 bass' first appeared in 1995, the serial number will be on the back of the headstock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mart Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 In the second big photo - the one of the back of the bass - what are the wiggly lines running roughly from top right to bottom left? They look a bit like paint runs, or is it just the grain coming through? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodaxe Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 [quote name='mart' post='1107211' date='Jan 29 2011, 02:05 PM']In the second big photo - the one of the back of the bass - what are the wiggly lines running roughly from top right to bottom left? They look a bit like paint runs, or is it just the grain coming through?[/quote] My monitor's a bit stuffed at the moment, but if we're seeing the same thing (sort of light-to-dark 'steps') then it's what's known as [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colour_banding"]'colour banding'[/url]. It's just a by-product of over-compressing an image, usually as a result of decreasing the colour depth - GIFs are common culprits, but pretty much all formats can suffer from it. Just poor image choice, nothing in the paint job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mart Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 [quote name='Bloodaxe' post='1107381' date='Jan 29 2011, 05:16 PM']My monitor's a bit stuffed at the moment, but if we're seeing the same thing (sort of light-to-dark 'steps') then it's what's known as [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colour_banding"]'colour banding'[/url]. It's just a by-product of over-compressing an image, usually as a result of decreasing the colour depth - GIFs are common culprits, but pretty much all formats can suffer from it. Just poor image choice, nothing in the paint job.[/quote] Ah ok. Yep, that's probably it. Thanks for explaining! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I sent him an Email, pointing him in the direction of the Guitar Data project, but asked him to provide me with the serial No before I would bid - strangely had no contact yet - however if this is a shop I might hear from him tomorrow.. I'll keep everyone apprised.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambo Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 ...and it's gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 It didn't sell - not a single bid - the expression "card was well marked" springs to mind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 [quote name='TheGreek' post='1111295' date='Feb 1 2011, 05:19 PM']It didn't sell - not a single bid - the expression "card was well marked" springs to mind...[/quote] Strange, because, as Shambo said, yesterday it was withdrawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 It's back on again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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