Vintage Fender pics / links wanted

[sifi2112]

Bass (guitar) luthier I know (& use) has recently made a few P basses & asked me if I knew of any sites with vintage (original) Fenders ?
Pretty sure some of you will have original Fenders and/or know of some sites with good pics.
He wants some examples of proper ageing etc .. can also be of Fender guitars.

you can check his site but I don't think he updates it much but I do recommend him .. he's been building/repairing 40 odd years !

[url="http://www.paulman.co.uk/"]http://www.paulman.co.uk/[/url]

cheers

Simon

[wateroftyne]

My own stuff (if 70s is any use) is [url="http://www.jollybeggars.co.uk/bass"]here[/url].

Also, check eBay, [url="http://www.gbase.com"]www.gbase.com[/url], [url="http://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/"]Chicago Music Exchange[/url] (aka porn central)...

Finally, [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fender-Bass-Illustrated-History/dp/0634026402"]tell him to buy this[/url].

Edited June 20, 2008 by wateroftyne

[beerdragon]

Dont know if this is of any use. [url="http://www.provide.net/~cfh/fender.html"]http://www.provide.net/~cfh/fender.html[/url]

[Jase]

I always have a little nose around the classified ads on here :

[url="http://www.vintageguitar.com/"]http://www.vintageguitar.com/[/url]

[Jase]

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='223153' date='Jun 20 2008, 06:37 PM']My own stuff (if 70s is any use) is [url="http://www.jollybeggars.co.uk/bass"]here[/url].

Also, check eBay, [url="http://www.gbase.com"]www.gbase.com[/url], [url="http://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/"]Chicago Music Exchange[/url] (aka porn central)...

Finally, [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fender-Bass-Illustrated-History/dp/0634026402"]tell him to buy this[/url].[/quote]


That's a great site wateroftyne....the slideshow for the instruments is...like you say porn central.

[Dr.Dave]

Paulman !!!

Grumpy old sod but I've seen a lot of his work and it's very good. Even one of his reliced Precisions. In fact it seems odd to me that he'd ask for pics etc. Would have thought he'd have everything he needs.

Whatever - tell him if he wants to come photograph/copy my 73 P body he's welcome as long as he makes me one. I could take a copy of my own bass around then , be good.

[sifi2112]

[quote name='Dr.Dave' post='223405' date='Jun 21 2008, 07:09 AM']Paulman !!!

Grumpy old sod but I've seen a lot of his work and it's very good. Even one of his reliced Precisions. In fact it seems odd to me that he'd ask for pics etc. Would have thought he'd have everything he needs.

Whatever - tell him if he wants to come photograph/copy my 73 P body he's welcome as long as he makes me one. I could take a copy of my own bass around then , be good.[/quote]I'll tell him you said that ! lol .. he's ok if a little grumpy ha ha .. he does sort of have everything I guess but he asked me for pics I think it's more to do with how they've aged / faded / cracked etc .. I'll mention your P bass (will he know you as Dr Dave ?) .. he's a doing a few 'relic'd' at the moment & a new neck for my Warmoth jazz .. neck of that is going on a jazz I got of ebay .. was a link to it a few weeks ago & looks really beaten up but underneath it's a nice piece of alder, that's going to be my new GL with Warmoth neck (Fender GL with headstock repair Paul did is up for sale at mo)

thanks for the response guys & 'wateroftyne' .. nice collection !!

he's not really into computers but I'm sure he'll be able to follow the links ....

Simon