Happy Jack Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 ... were very common back in the day. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1965-Fender-Precision-Bass-Ultra-Rare-Lake-Placid-Blue-Hard-Case-Poss-p-x-Jazz-/181734159313?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2a503333d1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 (edited) How can anyone abuse a '65 Fender like that? OK, so it's not the Mona Lisa, but no instrument deserves that. Not even a very bad Fender. Question: Would it be cheaper if he'd not [s]wrecked[/s] improved it? Edited June 1, 2015 by Grangur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliasMooseblaster Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 "Selling as I've finally got round to buying a proper scratching post for my pet leopard." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Am I missing something here? I can see no mention of this having been deliberately reliced. It could just be a bass that's had 50 years of use and wear. Remember that when bought is '65 it was just a standard new Fender P bass, nothing special about it, and definitely not vintage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Durutti Column fans... can't take them anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 [quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1433694903' post='2793154'] Am I missing something here? I can see no mention of this having been deliberately reliced. It could just be a bass that's had 50 years of use and wear. Remember that when bought is '65 it was just a standard new Fender P bass, nothing special about it, and definitely not vintage. [/quote] Deliberately relic'd? Dunno. But I've owned a lot of 50-year-old basses (I have seven just now) and I've never seen a wear pattern remotely like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 (edited) Now re-listed. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1965-Fender-Precision-Bass-Ultra-Rare-Lake-Placid-Blue-Hard-Case-Poss-p-x-Jazz-/181765052224? If this is genuine, how come the bottom of the top horn has more wear than the chamfered part that's shaped for your arm to rest? How come ALL the top edge is worn to the bare wood, but the bottom edge and the arm rest section is in almost pristine condition? Going by selling rate here of some of the 1960's basses, this [s]is[/s] was worth about £1200 - 1400. He's trying to add some mojo and get a vast increase in the profit.... imho that is, of course. Edited June 8, 2015 by Grangur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 [quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1433749024' post='2793485'] Going by selling rate here of some of the 1960's basses, this [s]is[/s] was worth about £1200 - 1400. He's trying to add some mojo and get a vast increase in the profit.... imho that is, of course. [/quote] Not sure about those prices! If this was in good nick and all-original, it would sell for around £5000. Here's mine: [URL=http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Basses%20CURRENT/Fender%20Precision%201966%20CURRENT/DSCF4287.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m496/h4ppyjack/Basses%20CURRENT/Fender%20Precision%201966%20CURRENT/DSCF4287.jpg[/IMG][/URL] If this was a refin but otherwise all-original, it would still go for at least £3000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 My mistake. Just realised I'm thinking about the 70s basses, not 60s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 [quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1433716736' post='2793411'] Durutti Column fans... can't take them anywhere. [/quote] First thing that came to my mind too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 (edited) Rather than a recent attempt at the relic look, I reckon somebody started trying to strip it with a scraper and gave up because it was hard work, maybe some time in the 70s when stripping your 60s Fender was the fashionable thing to do. It's lucky that they didn't give it a badly routed J pickup and brass hardware while they were at it! Edited June 8, 2015 by Beer of the Bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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