Vintage Fenders

[mowf]

Saw this one on Reverb recently:

 

https://reverb.com/uk/item/61758270-vintage-fender-jazz-bass-with-rosewood-fretboard-1972-sunburst

 

It always bugs me when they say it's "all original" and then "apart from..." In this case pick ups, bridge, missing scratchplate...

[msb]

1 hour ago, Reggaebass said:

Im not a massive fan of maple boards on precision’s (even though I’ve got a few) I prefer rosewood now , but there’s a few early to mid 70s ones for sale at the moment that look quite nice, and this one looks in very good condition https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155213540116?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=6eggpscVQGW&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=1wDkd4CjTIi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

I used to think the rosewood boards were best , and then noticed that the Fenders I had been mostly playing both had maple. So I ditched that preconception.

[Beetlesteve]

Hey!

 

Reggaebass sent me in this direction for the advice of the experts!

 

Any clue on if this is a genuine 77/78 ashtray? The non original screws made me think it might not be, but I'm hoping it is!

 

 

[briansbrew]

Just gonna leave this here

 

[Piers_Williamson]

Here's a 77 Ashtray, albeit on a lefty.  This looks the same bar the screws

 

[AndyTravis]

1 hour ago, briansbrew said:

Just gonna leave this here

 

when are you nipping out to the shop?

 

i have your address 

[briansbrew]

9 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

when are you nipping out to the shop?

 

i have your address 

😂😂 A 1975 beauty Andy, left the scratchplate off as it looks better...

[Reggaebass]

1 hour ago, briansbrew said:

Just gonna leave this here

 

Stunner, that fingerboard looks so nice 👌 

[Old Horse Murphy]

On 22/10/2022 at 17:03, briansbrew said:

Just gonna leave this here

 

Lovely. I've got one very similar but in sunburst. I prefer the natural though. 

[briansbrew]

3 hours ago, Old Horse Murphy said:

Lovely. I've got one very similar but in sunburst. I prefer the natural though. 

I striped mine down to natural and Im happy with the result. do you have much bother with hum..

[Old Horse Murphy]

1 hour ago, briansbrew said:

I striped mine down to natural and Im happy with the result. do you have much bother with hum..

It's not too bad, I've certainly had noisier basses. That said, I'd definitely avoid strip lights and dimmer switches! 

[briansbrew]

2 minutes ago, Old Horse Murphy said:

It's not too bad, I've certainly had noisier basses. That said, I'd definitely avoid strip lights and dimmer switches! 

Im gonna try a few things, no no dimmers or strip lights here. If I touch the lead as it enters the input it kills the hum, so Im earthing it but I cant play and hold it at the same time 😂

[Old Horse Murphy]

Just now, briansbrew said:

Im gonna try a few things, no no dimmers or strip lights here. If I touch the lead as it enters the input it kills the hum, so Im earthing it but I cant play and hold it at the same time 😂

It was quite noisy and was humming when I first got it and when I took the plate off there was a loose earth wire. A bit of soldering and it was absolutely fine 

[briansbrew]

2 minutes ago, Old Horse Murphy said:

It was quite noisy and was humming when I first got it and when I took the plate off there was a loose earth wire. A bit of soldering and it was absolutely fine 

Worth checking out under the bonnet then

[miles'tone]

On 22/10/2022 at 17:03, briansbrew said:

Just gonna leave this here

 

I'm not a J guy anymore but if that lived at my house I wouldn't be able to walk past it without picking it up! 

Bloody lurvely!

[briansbrew]

6 minutes ago, miles'tone said:

I'm not a J guy anymore but if that lived at my house I wouldn't be able to walk past it without picking it up! 

Bloody lurvely!

It happens me every day ....

[Wonky2]

My 76 jazz……all original, every bit….

[kevin_lindsay]

Rob Harris from Jamiroquai has my original 1974 Jazz Bass on loan right now

 

 

[Reggaebass]

6 hours ago, Wonky2 said:

My 76 jazz……all original, every bit….

Really nice, I like that 👍

[kevin_lindsay]

Another clip from Rob where he's using my 1974 Jazz Bass 

 

 

[ossyrocks]

Now then, this popped up on facebook with Bass Monkey, and I think it deserves a thread of it's own! What a splendid Precision.

 

Is this @Clarkyor @walshy?? Sorry for not paying more attention!

 

https://www.thebassmonkey.co.uk/basses-1/p/1972-fender-precision-bass-candy-apple-red

 

Rob

[briansbrew]

6 minutes ago, ossyrocks said:

Now then, this popped up on facebook with Bass Monkey, and I think it deserves a thread of it's own! What a splendid Precision.

 

Is this @Clarkyor @walshy?? Sorry for not paying more attention!

 

https://www.thebassmonkey.co.uk/basses-1/p/1972-fender-precision-bass-candy-apple-red

 

Rob

its @walshy

[walshy]

4 minutes ago, ossyrocks said:

Now then, this popped up on facebook with Bass Monkey, and I think it deserves a thread of it's own! What a splendid Precision.

 

Is this @Clarkyor @walshy?? Sorry for not paying more attention!

 

https://www.thebassmonkey.co.uk/basses-1/p/1972-fender-precision-bass-candy-apple-red

 

Rob

aye it’s me mate. Got a few crackers in atm 👍

[Bunion]

2 hours ago, ossyrocks said:

Now then, this popped up on facebook with Bass Monkey, and I think it deserves a thread of it's own! What a splendid Precision.

 

Is this @Clarkyor @walshy?? Sorry for not paying more attention!

 

https://www.thebassmonkey.co.uk/basses-1/p/1972-fender-precision-bass-candy-apple-red

 

Rob

It’s @walshy he has some fine basses and excels with the precisions 

Edited October 28, 2022 by Bunion

[briansbrew]

On 26/10/2022 at 01:08, Wonky2 said:

My 76 jazz……all original, every bit….

Whats the weight like, my 75 is heavy