Vintage Fenders

[BassAgent]

  On 14/12/2024 at 20:44, briansbrew said:

The sellers dad passed away and he is selling off what was collected over the years. I am thinking of buying the 76 P he has in mint condition with original case but I’m not too sure if these are heavy, anyone here got any experience with that year

 

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Looks like a nice bass. I would be abit careful though, if it has been without strings for a while. You never know what the neck has been doing.during that time.

[Burns-bass]

  On 15/12/2024 at 08:13, BassAgent said:

Looks like a nice bass. I would be abit careful though, if it has been without strings for a while. You never know what the neck has been doing.during that time.

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This is a good point.

 

I’d never buy a bass sight-unseen from someone who isn’t a player themselves as they really don’t know what they have or are selling.

[briansbrew]

  On 15/12/2024 at 08:26, Burns-bass said:

This is a good point.

 

I’d never buy a bass sight-unseen from someone who isn’t a player themselves as they really don’t know what they have or are selling.

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I pointed that out to him when I got the pic of it without strings, your quite right he is not a musician but seems to be getting advice from someone in the know

[briansbrew]

This is an interesting colour from his 78P

 Translucent red

 

[BassAgent]

  On 15/12/2024 at 10:11, briansbrew said:

I pointed that out to him when I got the pic of it without strings, your quite right he is not a musician but seems to be getting advice from someone in the know

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I would hope that person tells him to put some strings on that bass and increase the tension step by step.

[briansbrew]

  On 15/12/2024 at 10:27, BassAgent said:

I would hope that person tells him to put some strings on that bass and increase the tension step by step.

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Ive just messaged him to do that so hopefully the bass has not been lying around like that for too long

[BassAgent]

It's not necessarily bad. The '63 VI I restored a few months ago had been without strings for 30 years and the neck was in perfect nick.

[Steve Browning]

  On 15/12/2024 at 10:24, briansbrew said:

This is an interesting colour from his 78P

 Translucent red

 

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I had one the same colour, but with a maple neck. Same year I recall.

[briansbrew]

  On 15/12/2024 at 12:12, Steve Browning said:

I had one the same colour, but with a maple neck. Same year I recall.

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Translucent Crimson is the colour

[Bagman]

Pickup number

111875 would mean 1975? 
 

cheers

[Reggaebass]

  On 19/12/2024 at 03:31, Bagman said:

Pickup number

111875 would mean 1975? 
 

cheers

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I’m guessing it’s a precision, yes 1975

[Bagman]

Ta. No it is a Jazz 

[Reggaebass]

Bassbros has recently listed a nice 67P, I remember seeing it before because of the tuners, I’ve never seen these fitted from the factory before 

https://search.app/aXuuUWBtoudKsai48

[dodgnofski]

My ‘68 had Lollipop tuners👍

[Reggaebass]

  On 23/12/2024 at 15:28, dodgnofski said:

My ‘68 had Lollipop tuners👍

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Thanks dodg that’s beautiful , I know lollipops were used into 68 but these look different to what I’ve seen 

[briansbrew]

Same ones on my 66 Mustang

[Old Man Riva]

The lollipops ‘fitted from factory’ on the Bass Bros bass are the Mustang type - presumably smaller than the lollipops fitted to Precision or Jazz basses of the era? 
 

@dodgnofski I’ve got serious bass envy after seeing that ‘68! 

[Piers_Williamson]

  On 23/12/2024 at 17:33, Old Man Riva said:

The lollipops ‘fitted from factory’ on the Bass Bros bass are the Mustang type - presumably smaller than the lollipops fitted to Precision or Jazz basses of the era? 
 

@dodgnofski I’ve got serious bass envy after seeing that ‘68! 

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Much squatter!

[Reggaebass]

  On 23/12/2024 at 17:33, Old Man Riva said:

 I’ve got serious bass envy after seeing that ‘68! 

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Same here, that’s pretty much my ideal bass 

[dodgnofski]

  On 23/12/2024 at 15:38, Reggaebass said:

Thanks dodg that’s beautiful , I know lollipops were used into 68 but these look different to what I’ve seen 

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Ah, yes - Mine were the longer shafted Lollipops👍👍

[Old Man Riva]

  On 23/12/2024 at 17:48, Piers_Williamson said:

Much squatter!

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Perfectly described, though sounding like a nearby village in Midsomer Murders!

[Reggaebass]

  On 14/12/2024 at 16:39, briansbrew said:

1978 Antigua Precision in mint condition with case. Not mine but it will be up for sale soon by a guy in London, belonged to his dad 

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I see this has been listed on reverb and eBay this morning, it certainly looks in amazing condition and says it’s never been used, not many like that around from 78, nice 

[briansbrew]

  On 30/12/2024 at 09:33, Reggaebass said:

I see this has been listed on reverb and eBay this morning, it certainly looks in amazing condition and says it’s never been used, not many like that around from 78, nice 

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I was chatting to his daughter last night about it, her dad Nick Bigginham who passed away earlier this year left his basses to her and she is in the process of selling them. He took great care of them and this one is very clean

[Burns-bass]

  On 30/12/2024 at 10:00, briansbrew said:

I was chatting to his daughter last night about it, her dad Nick Bigginham who passed away earlier this year left his basses to her and she is in the process of selling them. He took great care of them and this one is very clean

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It really does look as new. Still think that value wise she’s out by about a grand.

[Burns-bass]