Reggaebass Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 This is a strange one on reverb 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowf Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Wow. That’s disgusting. And wildly overpriced. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 Can’t believe someone would do that to a 61 jazz, it’s not even nice 😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 I enquired about this one when it was first listed, should be interesting to see what it goes for https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304421939691?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=8k7fKvkMSE2&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=1wDkd4CjTIi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share Posted April 3, 2022 What could have happened with the finish on this 🤔 https://reverb.com/uk/item/52931875-super-vintage-1977-fender-jazz-bass-sunburst-100-original Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike f Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 13 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: What could have happened with the finish on this 🤔 https://reverb.com/uk/item/52931875-super-vintage-1977-fender-jazz-bass-sunburst-100-original Gravy! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokl Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Weird, but I kinda like it - from that pic at least. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Reggaebass said: What could have happened with the finish on this 🤔 https://reverb.com/uk/item/52931875-super-vintage-1977-fender-jazz-bass-sunburst-100-original Weird matching headstock, nicotine staining? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers_Williamson Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 A Player's Capstan bass rather than a Player's bass? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share Posted April 3, 2022 44 minutes ago, ezbass said: Weird matching headstock, nicotine staining? 44 minutes ago, ezbass said: Weird matching headstock, nicotine staining? I thought that but it seems to be the whole bass, even the block inlays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Isnt that one of the late 70s walnut P Basses? The bodies later on went on to be the first used in the P Bass ultras / ultra IIs at the end of the 70s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share Posted April 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Woodinblack said: Isnt that one of the late 70s walnut P Basses? The bodies later on went on to be the first used in the P Bass ultras / ultra IIs at the end of the 70s I’m not sure Woodin, it looks like it has the black border around the edge like it used to be sunburst , but I could be wrong 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 I guess that base wood seems a bit light for walnut, it was around the time they were doing them. Must be just a mudburst! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 smoke damage from a fire? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Bet it stinks 😆 thats nicotine that. had an early 70’s p in my hands briefly to appraise…it smelled like 50 year old (damp/full) ash trays and off/stale beer. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share Posted April 3, 2022 I’ve seen the headstock like that before but never the whole thing, it must have been in some serious Smokey places Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers_Williamson Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: I’ve seen the headstock like that before but never the whole thing, it must have been in some serious Smokey places Perhaps the owner practices in a salmon smoke house? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 3 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: I’ve seen the headstock like that before but never the whole thing, it must have been in some serious Smokey places The people who brought it to appraise (wife and son of deceased bass player) both smelled of Old ash trays and stale booze too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 25 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Bet it stinks 😆 thats nicotine that. had an early 70’s p in my hands briefly to appraise…it smelled like 50 year old (damp/full) ash trays and off/stale beer. 🤮 I tell you one thing, I personally am glad the smoking ban came in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Stingray 62 Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 My old jazz bass smelled of a thousand clubs and pubs when I first opened it’s case. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share Posted April 3, 2022 3 minutes ago, marleaux62 said: My old jazz bass smelled of a thousand clubs and pubs when I first opened it’s case. That’s lovely marleaux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 36 minutes ago, LukeFRC said: 🤮 I tell you one thing, I personally am glad the smoking ban came in I was in Ireland when they introduced it first. Hated it. Smoked another few years after that - in fairness, the ban and constantly increasing prices (and the smell, the constant “do I stink of cigs?” And the “I can’t breathe”) got me to knock it on the head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAS Bass Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 7 hours ago, Reggaebass said: What could have happened with the finish on this 🤔 https://reverb.com/uk/item/52931875-super-vintage-1977-fender-jazz-bass-sunburst-100-original Not too unusual for the headstock face to darken on 70s Fenders as that part was still sprayed nitro lacquer (over the decal), that's why the maple fingerboards always look lighter. As for the whole bass, I'd guess its spent a good few years locked in a case and the finish has had some sort of reaction. I've seen this referred to as 'gassing' 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velarian Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 7 hours ago, Reggaebass said: What could have happened with the finish on this 🤔 https://reverb.com/uk/item/52931875-super-vintage-1977-fender-jazz-bass-sunburst-100-original I can’t believe no one has said the obvious - it’s a tobacco sunburst innit? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velarian Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 5 hours ago, Piers_Williamson said: A Player's Capstan bass rather than a Player's bass? Judging by the depth of colour it’s probably more likely to be this… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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