Reggaebass Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 This 66 is so clean, it must have spent a long time in the case or been really well looked after, even the case is mint , anyone going to turkey https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225503035266?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=nJCYDXe3Rle&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=1wDkd4CjTIi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Reggaebass said: This 66 is so clean, it must have spent a long time in the case or been really well looked after, even the case is mint , anyone going to turkey https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225503035266?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=nJCYDXe3Rle&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=1wDkd4CjTIi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY 0% feedback rating despite lots of apparent positive purchases though...🤔 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briansbrew Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 2 hours ago, Reggaebass said: This 66 is so clean, it must have spent a long time in the case or been really well looked after, even the case is mint , anyone going to turkey https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225503035266?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=nJCYDXe3Rle&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=1wDkd4CjTIi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY My good friend from Turkey goes there often..Just a thought 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, briansbrew said: My good friend from Turkey goes there often..Just a thought I used to visit there quite a bit but no plans in the near future, but if I was I’d have to take a look, I can’t believe the condition it’s in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briansbrew Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Just now, Reggaebass said: I used to visit there quite a bit but no plans in the near future, but if I was I’d have to take a look, I can’t believe the condition it’s in I know, been looking at it a few times, a beaut... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 1 hour ago, miles'tone said: 0% feedback rating despite lots of apparent positive purchases though...🤔 eBay only now counts transactions in the last 12 months. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocketdog Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 (edited) Some 1966 Fender Precision Bass's came with lollipop tuners..not this one overall the bass looks brand new even the chrome ashtrays look mint considering there allegedly some 56-57 years old alarm bells going off in my head ! Edited April 23, 2023 by Pocketdog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Just now, Pocketdog said: Some 1966 Fender Precision Bass's came with lollipop tuners..not this one overall the bass looks brand new even the chrome ashtrays look mint considering there allegedly some 55-57 years old alarm bells going off in my head ! Smell test. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. Why not message the seller and ask to take a picture with today’s newspaper (old school way) or some other way to prove ownership. To me, this looks all off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Suspicious of the ad but enjoying the pics all the same! 😄 Costs nothing to look thankfully. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belka Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Pocketdog said: Some 1966 Fender Precision Bass's came with lollipop tuners..not this one overall the bass looks brand new even the chrome ashtrays look mint considering there allegedly some 56-57 years old alarm bells going off in my head ! Those tuners are normal for a '66. Lollipops started appearing on Jazz basses in 1965 and were standard for '66-67, but they showed up on P basses later, '67-68. I have no idea about the seller but that bass looks like a genuine '66 P bass in all respects. Nothing looks dodgy/fake at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 1 minute ago, Belka said: Those tuners are normal for a '66. Lollipops started appearing on Jazz basses in 1965 and were standard for '66-67, but they showed up on P basses later, '67-68. I have no idea about the seller but that bass looks like a genuine '66 P bass in all respects. Nothing looks dodgy/fake at all. The bass looks fabulous and legit to me. Not sure I trust the seller though. As always, I could be completely wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 That bass must be an absolute dog - looks like noone ever wanted to play it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocketdog Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 a look under the scratchplate would be interesting i.e.the wiring solder pots etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briansbrew Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 45 minutes ago, Pocketdog said: a look under the scratchplate would be interesting i.e.the wiring solder pots etc Here you go lads 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briansbrew Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, briansbrew said: Here you go lads 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briansbrew Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Anyone know what the ES stamp on the body means... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velarian Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Is the lack of a date stamp on the neck a problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 27 minutes ago, briansbrew said: Anyone know what the ES stamp on the body means... No-one has got to the bottom of that one. 'Exhibition Special' is mentioned a fair bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briansbrew Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 44 minutes ago, wateroftyne said: No-one has got to the bottom of that one. 'Exhibition Special' is mentioned a fair bit. Good Possibility Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briansbrew Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 51 minutes ago, Velarian said: Is the lack of a date stamp on the neck a problem? That would worry me a bit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Riva Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 44 minutes ago, Velarian said: Is the lack of a date stamp on the neck a problem? Personally speaking, if the rest of the things to look out for were all okay it wouldn’t bother me (though I suppose it may become an issue if one were looking to sell it on in the future and a buyer was put off by the lack of a date stamp?). If someone were to fake an instrument the daftest thing to do would be to make sure all pots etc. were correct but then not include something as easy as a neck stamp so, as I say, I wouldn’t be too fussed… Or am I being massively gullible?! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted April 23, 2023 Author Share Posted April 23, 2023 I like a date stamp on the neck, even if it’s feint, I always think of it as part of the puzzle, I was expecting to see a big clean one on the 66 above, a bit surprised it doesn’t have one,it would kinda put me off if I was buying it 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briansbrew Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 45 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: I like a date stamp on the neck, even if it’s feint, I always think of it as part of the puzzle, I was expecting to see a big clean one on the 66 above, a bit surprised it doesn’t have one,it would kinda put me off if I was buying it Especially when the neck stamp on 60's necks are big and bold 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 ES - Extremely Suspect? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briansbrew Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 8 minutes ago, ezbass said: ES - Extremely Suspect? If you look at this one there is a tide mark where the date has been under the neck pocket and is lighter, the other one looks to clean for my liking, but what do I know 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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