Vintage Fenders

[Muzz]

A lovely bass, made even better by the backstory...

[vincbt]

Looking for a bit of advice here. I am planning to bring my 71P in for a general clean-up and servicing at some point in the coming weeks and I was toying with the idea of asking the luthier to tidy up a bit the wiring that looks a bit messy. Before I even consider that, can I ask if the current wiring / soldering is original and if touching it will have any impact o value? Happy to leave it alone if need be as it doesn't create any sound or other issues

 

Edited April 12, 2023 by vincbt

[Dad3353]

1 minute ago, vincbt said:

Looking for a bit of advice here...

 

It might look 'a bit messy' to you, but it looks very much 'par for the course' to me. If that's the only 'issue', I'd quote the old saw 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it'. There will be no advantage gained from re-wiring; I don't consider solder joints to be part of an instruments value, myself, but there's no reason to touch 'em, as far as I can see. Maybe a dash of contact cleaner for the pots, whilst it's open, but that's all. Move along now; nothing to see here... 

[ezbass]

44 minutes ago, vincbt said:

Looking for a bit of advice here. I am planning to bring my 71P in for a general clean-up and servicing at some point in the coming weeks and I was toying with the idea of asking the luthier to tidy up a bit the wiring that looks a bit messy. Before I even consider that, can I ask if the current wiring / soldering is original and if touching it will have any impact o value? Happy to leave it alone if need be as it doesn't create any sound or other issues

 

38 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

 

It might look 'a bit messy' to you, but it looks very much 'par for the course' to me. If that's the only 'issue', I'd quote the old saw 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it'.

^^^^
Definitely this.

[Reggaebass]

If it’s all working ok and there’s no loose connections I’d leave it alone myself, if a pot or something needed replacing then that would be the time to do it, otherwise I wouldn’t tamper 🙂

[Chiliwailer]

5 hours ago, vincbt said:

. Before I even consider that, can I ask if the current wiring / soldering is original

 

No, not original imo. Although Fender were using up old coloured wires from their amps in the late 60s, this is too messy. The large green wire was also a common mod back in the day. 
 

For reference, here’s the coloured wire on a 100% original ‘69 I used to own 
 

 

Edited April 12, 2023 by Chiliwailer

[briansbrew]

Just got the bridge today from the legend @Old Man Riva

Im totally blown away by his generosity, he posted it next day delivery as well, a credit to this community.. Thanks Mick

 

[Old Man Riva]

My pleasure! Pleased it’s done the trick! 

[ossyrocks]

‘76 Jazz popped up just now on ebay, no affiliation.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USA-FENDER-JAZZ-BASS-1976-Near-Mint-ALL-ORIGINAL-SUNBURST-with-hard-case/125886025376?hash=item1d4f644ea0:g:VCwAAOSwwcFkO90w&amdata=enc:AQAIAAAA4LQ7zNy+17vharPOUOCQiiQ6B1A6JSAgjdiEhLyltpwZ+0RoZfVtHMgizKhOnlZvo+szEKzF4nR5ZwtTQ6wuyGxrK+JWNhCPXVUXIAUqjxoHvakzBP94B8gFaUoV+rzWFpaytrmzMt8GN+ZYUyC7+xpuQu/RMq1IfGg4YwXJKBZeK9tU8Hpf7ikYDQunAqP77uXhk/3Unqsjejj4wz0RTD7Q7gXAFVyuLBQz0UoYM3bLfEHyOZlVPXc3tq4yXfIxOUYaq1ZEqsBn5eOMByibsG1CXI8ZlIWdbVFapUNExj2P|tkp:Bk9SR-SLm6LxYQ&LH_ItemCondition=4&pageci=f6e591b5-318f-4e72-bbd3-0628a67de622&redirect=mobile

 

Nice bass by the looks of it, and not an unreasonable price, also open to offers, and will ship. hmmm.

Rob

Edited April 16, 2023 by ossyrocks

[Aidan63]

Don't rate the Wunjo receipt much, no real detail (like case, covers, candy etc..), & no serial number; I'd want and expect more if I was buying a vintage instrument for good money from a dealer

[Reggaebass]

7 minutes ago, ossyrocks said:

‘76 Jazz popped up just now on ebay, no affiliation.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USA-FENDER-JAZZ-BASS-1976-Near-Mint-ALL-ORIGINAL-SUNBURST-with-hard-case/125886025376?hash=item1d4f644ea0:g:VCwAAOSwwcFkO90w&amdata=enc:AQAIAAAA4LQ7zNy+17vharPOUOCQiiQ6B1A6JSAgjdiEhLyltpwZ+0RoZfVtHMgizKhOnlZvo+szEKzF4nR5ZwtTQ6wuyGxrK+JWNhCPXVUXIAUqjxoHvakzBP94B8gFaUoV+rzWFpaytrmzMt8GN+ZYUyC7+xpuQu/RMq1IfGg4YwXJKBZeK9tU8Hpf7ikYDQunAqP77uXhk/3Unqsjejj4wz0RTD7Q7gXAFVyuLBQz0UoYM3bLfEHyOZlVPXc3tq4yXfIxOUYaq1ZEqsBn5eOMByibsG1CXI8ZlIWdbVFapUNExj2P|tkp:Bk9SR-SLm6LxYQ&LH_ItemCondition=4&pageci=f6e591b5-318f-4e72-bbd3-0628a67de622&redirect=mobile

 

Nice bass by the looks of it, and not an unreasonable price, also open to offers, and will ship. hmmm.

Rob

Very clean looking, and a reasonable price , I missed out on a 72 jazz with the black blocks a while back because I was dithering 😁

[Burns-bass]

1 hour ago, Reggaebass said:

Very clean looking, and a reasonable price , I missed out on a 72 jazz with the black blocks a while back because I was dithering 😁

I bought one for £1450 a couple of years ago. It’s now the one featured in the Andy Baxter photos. Love black blocks!

[Reggaebass]

27 minutes ago, Burns-bass said:

I bought one for £1450 a couple of years ago. It’s now the one featured in the Andy Baxter photos. Love black blocks!

Is that the sunburst one?, the one I nearly bought was the same as this, I took a few days to think and arrange collection, but he sold it , it was a good price too 

[Burns-bass]

7 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Is that the sunburst one?, the one I nearly bought was the same as this, I took a few days to think and arrange collection, but he sold it , it was a good price too 

Yeah! They’re lovely looking things and really rare.

[kevin_lindsay]

This is my 1974 Jazz Bass - it belonged to my friend Jimmy Davidson.

Jimmy bought the bass used in late '74. This was the first bass guitar I ever played when I took an interest in the instrument. 

Jimmy showed me the basics on this very instrument.

He gigged it solidly, but sold it in the late 80s, which he really regretted. His wife actually tracked it down a few years later, and managed to buy it back as a surprise gift for Jimmy's 40th birthday. 

He continued to use it thereafter. 

Late 1999 he felt rather run down. Tests at the docs revealed that he had cancer. Within a few short months he passed away in February 2000, leaving his wife, and two daughters, Emma and Laura.

Carol, Jimmy's wife, called me to say that Jimmy had wanted me to get his bass when he passed away.

I treasure the instrument,  but even now, 13 years after his passing,  I can't play the bass without thinking, "this is Jimmy's bass". It's still too raw.

so, in order to ensure that the bass is being used, it has been loaned out to various musician friends, such as Paul Turner (Jamiroquai,  Annie Lennox, etc), Brinsley Forde (Aswad), Pino., etc. Its currently om loan to Rob Harris (Jamiroquai)

 

You can see / hear Rob using the bass here:

 

 

 

 

Edited September 29, 2023 by kevin_lindsay

[Clarky]

Cripes. All original '61 Precision in Fiesta red. A cool £20k but nevertheless ... wow!

 

https://www.andybaxterbass.com/products/1961-fender-precision-bass-fiesta-red

[wateroftyne]

5 minutes ago, Clarky said:

Cripes. All original '61 Precision in Fiesta red. A cool £20k but nevertheless ... wow!

 

https://www.andybaxterbass.com/products/1961-fender-precision-bass-fiesta-red

 

Holy cr@p!

[Deedee]

4 minutes ago, Clarky said:

Cripes. All original '61 Precision in Fiesta red. A cool £20k but nevertheless ... wow!

 

https://www.andybaxterbass.com/products/1961-fender-precision-bass-fiesta-red

Wowzers!! 😳

[AndyTravis]

So…In about 2013, I had this in my hands for appraisal via an auction house.

 

It was an asset liquidation sale - there was a custom shop Marvin strat, and a Hofner 500/1 of some vintage too. A couple of old Wurlitzer jukeboxes and “Americana” stuff like that.

 

The rest was Rolex’s etc and gaudy expensive furniture.

 

It was a 61, with gold hardware.

 

Unsure at the time if it had been one of the refin fiesta reds done by the UK importer…I didn’t know much about gold hardware being an option either.

 

I offered to buy it for £2k (what I had saved up).

 

The guy (rightly…) said “I know it’s worth more.”

 

I later found out that it only fetched £1500 and someone got very lucky…something rings a bell about it being a Fender GBI employee who got it.

 

Never played anything near it since.

 

I had a 77p at the time and this had so much more to it.

 

Talk about the one that got away.

[onehandclapping]

4 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

So…In about 2013, I had this in my hands for appraisal via an auction house.

 

It was an asset liquidation sale - there was a custom shop Marvin strat, and a Hofner 500/1 of some vintage too. A couple of old Wurlitzer jukeboxes and “Americana” stuff like that.

 

The rest was Rolex’s etc and gaudy expensive furniture.

 

It was a 61, with gold hardware.

 

Unsure at the time if it had been one of the refin fiesta reds done by the UK importer…I didn’t know much about gold hardware being an option either.

 

I offered to buy it for £2k (what I had saved up).

 

The guy (rightly…) said “I know it’s worth more.”

 

I later found out that it only fetched £1500 and someone got very lucky…something rings a bell about it being a Fender GBI employee who got it.

 

Never played anything near it since.

 

I had a 77p at the time and this had so much more to it.

 

Talk about the one that got away.

You had one above with gold hardware,not the one for sale at Andy B?

Edited April 21, 2023 by onehandclapping

[AndyTravis]

4 hours ago, onehandclapping said:

You had one above with gold hardware,not the one for sale at Andy B?

I had it for 48 hours - never got to buy it.

 

don’t think it’s the same bass.

[miles'tone]

8 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

So…In about 2013, I had this in my hands for appraisal via an auction house.

 

It was an asset liquidation sale - there was a custom shop Marvin strat, and a Hofner 500/1 of some vintage too. A couple of old Wurlitzer jukeboxes and “Americana” stuff like that.

 

The rest was Rolex’s etc and gaudy expensive furniture.

 

It was a 61, with gold hardware.

 

Unsure at the time if it had been one of the refin fiesta reds done by the UK importer…I didn’t know much about gold hardware being an option either.

 

I offered to buy it for £2k (what I had saved up).

 

The guy (rightly…) said “I know it’s worth more.”

 

I later found out that it only fetched £1500 and someone got very lucky…something rings a bell about it being a Fender GBI employee who got it.

 

Never played anything near it since.

 

I had a 77p at the time and this had so much more to it.

 

Talk about the one that got away.

At least it getting away was through no fault of your own 👊

[Burns-bass]

NKR had a similar bass at half that price. Market gone mad.

[wateroftyne]

1 minute ago, Burns-bass said:

NKR had a similar bass at half that price. Market gone mad.

As tidy as this one? With candy and provenance?

[Burns-bass]

Candy just seems to be a photo of an old band. It’s great and highly evocative, but hardly justifies the premium. 
 

I’m sure it’s a wonderful guitar but the prices are getting absolutely bonkers.