1968 Fender Telecaster bass (single coil)

[wateroftyne]

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-1968-Telecaster-Bass-Guitar-2nd-Hand-/330989920531?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4d10896113"]Not a bad price, IMO...[/url]

[discreet]

It's been in a loft for 35 years!

[MB1]

MB1.
...The Old Loft Ploy?

[KiOgon]

If I was near Sheffield - that's definitely worth a look

[wateroftyne]

Ha... I can't be as cynical as most when it comes to the old loft ploy, because a few years ago I picked up a 1973 Rick 4001 as part of a job lot of stuff that had been in someone's loft for years.

It can happen...

[Happy Jack]

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It's been in a loft for 35 years!
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In that case, its first 10 years must have been pretty gruelling ...

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

would be worth a few hindered more if it was left the way it was before being sanded down
Still a nice bass tho'

[The fasting showman]

I was very relieved to see that the dates on neck or body didn't happen to be 17/11/68! It would have been a blow the family war-chest job.
It's much nicer than my 3x2 slab of a mudbucker '72.

[discreet]

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1376563202' post='2175958']
...would be worth a few hundered more if it was left the way it was before being sanded down
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Yes. I was thinking a sympathetic body refin could be in order... would need a relic to match the rest of it, though.

[BigRedX]

How much would this be worth if it still had the original pickup fitted and working, the original finish, and the neck didn't look as though it had been gnawed on by rodents?

[gareth]

Refinish and original pup blown

[BetaFunk]

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1376563202' post='2175958']
would be worth a few hindered more if it was left the way it was before being sanded down
Still a nice bass tho'
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It says in the description that it had been painted orange over the original blonde finish so i guess that's why someone decided to strip it.

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1376577122' post='2176338']
How much would this be worth if it still had the original pickup fitted and working, the original finish, and the neck didn't look as though it had been gnawed on by rodents?
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Probably 2- 2 .5 grand

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1376585920' post='2176536']

It says in the description that it had been painted orange over the original blonde finish so i guess that's why someone decided to strip it.
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This is true

[BigRedX]

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1376586427' post='2176547']
Probably 2- 2 .5 grand
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So not really that much of a bargain then.

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1376597561' post='2176737']


So not really that much of a bargain then.
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The prices of the psychedelic paisley colour go for a lot more

[wateroftyne]

Bargain..?

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

Could be wrong but , the saying goes ' never refinish a vintage bass' . It is said to devalue them considerably

[BigRedX]

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1376598321' post='2176753']
Could be wrong but , the saying goes ' never refinish a vintage bass' . It is said to devalue them considerably
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But if it really has been untouched for the last 35 years then all the refinishing happened when it wasn't vintage or anything special - just old and second hand.

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1376599524' post='2176779']


But if it really has been untouched for the last 35 years then all the refinishing happened when it wasn't vintage or anything special - just old and second hand.
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Very good point .

[gareth]

buy a sting bass or 51 reissue - original finish, original pup - much cheaper - ok no mojo - but will probably sound and play better - no brainer really - all this tosh about a beater bass

[Stacker]

I dunno, I reckon it's not a bad deal, esp if you went into the shop and had a chat with them about ebay fees, etc. And the orginal pup is included in the sale.