Vintage Fenders

[Geek99]

2 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

What would you say the body wood was on that one to be so heavy 

I think it’s the extra weight added by the fairy dust that gets  automatically pushed into a production line item by the mere passage of time 

 

is a mint 1985 Ford escort a better car somehow than it once was just because it didn’t get crashed on to way to now ?

<cynic mode off>

 

apologies @Reggaebass I don’t mean to offend, you can spend your money how you wish. I’m not saying they don’t sound good, just that I object to the assertion that they’re somehow automatically better than a modern fender 

Edited June 10, 2023 by Geek99

[Reggaebass]

44 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

I think it’s the extra weight added by the fairy dust that gets  automatically pushed into a production line item by the mere passage of time 

 

is a mint 1985 Ford escort a better car somehow than it once was just because it didn’t get crashed on to way to now ?

<cynic mode off>

 

apologies @Reggaebass I don’t mean to offend, you can spend your money how you wish. I’m not saying they don’t sound good, just that I object to the assertion that they’re somehow automatically better than a modern fender 

Cool 👍, perhaps I haven’t had enough coffee, I didn’t understand what you meant 🙂

[nilorius]

11 hours ago, msb said:

At the time people would say the heavy ones sounded the best. 
I remember people bragging about how heavy their basses were.

I remember Arnold said how body building was very cool.

[msb]

In the mid 70’s I picked up a lightly used 72 Pbass. Light. Great bass. Everyone that picked it up would invariably say “this is a nice one”. Despite everybody suggesting I drop in a DiMarzio , BadAss bridge and brass nut I left it stock. Today it seems all the rest are miraculously all stock now too. It wasn’t so back in the day. My old Pbass was pristine when I found it , today it looks like it went through the Boer War. It still plays beautifully.

My only complaint was that at the time I felt it was all the bass I’d need. That was a mistake , I missed a lot of deals back before the term vintage came into play. Old stuff was cheap. Today I regret not buying more stuff. It seems I’ve tried to correct that by having too much stuff today.

 

I think it was around 74 when the heavy ones first appeared. They were said to have much better sustain, and people would go out of their way to snag a heavy one. 

geezer tales

[BassAgent]

12 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

What would you say the body wood was on that one to be so heavy 

A solid piece of concrete tree.

Edited June 10, 2023 by BassAgent

[bakerster135]

On 10/06/2023 at 07:13, Reggaebass said:

What would you say the body wood was on that one to be so heavy 

Think they generally used Northern American hard ash, also used for baseball bats...

[Reggaebass]

Hi all, I’ve enquired about a 74 precision which has in the listing, THIS BASS HAS TOURED THE WORLD WITH KENNY BALL AND HIS JAZZ MEN, I’ve heard of Kenny ball but don’t know much, most of the pictures I’ve seen have an upright bass , any idea who it might have belonged to 

edit, found him , it’s John Benson 👍

Edited June 18, 2023 by Reggaebass

[Waddo Soqable]

21 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Hi all, I’ve enquired about a 74 precision which has in the listing, THIS BASS HAS TOURED THE WORLD WITH KENNY BALL AND HIS JAZZ MEN, I’ve heard of Kenny ball but don’t know much, most of the pictures I’ve seen have an upright bass , any idea who it might have belonged to 

edit, found him , it’s John Benson 👍

Blimey KB isn't still going is he?  I remember my mum saying what a nice bloke he was, as they knew him, but this would've been in the late 50s ! 

[Reggaebass]

2 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said:

Blimey KB isn't still going is he?  I remember my mum saying what a nice bloke he was, as they knew him, but this would've been in the late 50s ! 

Died in 2013 I think 

[Waddo Soqable]

13 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Died in 2013 I think 

Ah ok, would have been remarkable if he were still performing, but thought he might still be alive

[Reggaebass]

This is the bass 

 

Edited June 18, 2023 by Reggaebass

[Lozz196]

Looks great, real nice wear/mojo and awesome dark fretboard 

[Stub Mandrel]

Yikes. Tempty!

[peteb]

Looks great - nice weight and the price isn't ridiculous... 

 

[Burns-bass]

Did you remove the link to stop someone else buying it? Love that.

[briansbrew]

9 minutes ago, Burns-bass said:

Did you remove the link to stop someone else buying it? Love that.

Seen that, keeping it to himself  😉

[Reggaebass]

11 minutes ago, Burns-bass said:

Did you remove the link to stop someone else buying it? Love that.

The thought did cross my mind for a moment 😁, here it is https://listersguitars.co.uk/products/fender-p-bass-1974-w-flightcase-s-h-c

[Burns-bass]

Just now, Reggaebass said:

The thought did cross my mind for a moment 😁, here it is https://listersguitars.co.uk/products/fender-p-bass-1974-w-flightcase-s-h-c

Why not. I’d have done the same if I was interested in it. Seems like a great bass, and would love to know more if you get it:

 

 

[Reggaebass]

2 minutes ago, Burns-bass said:

Why not. I’d have done the same if I was interested in it. Seems like a great bass, and would love to know more if you get it:

 

 

Thanks BB, I’m waiting to hear back from him, he’s sending some more pics and info 

[Burns-bass]

3 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Thanks BB, I’m waiting to hear back from him, he’s sending some more pics and info 

Brilliant. I’ve heard good things about the shop from people local.

[Reggaebass]

1 minute ago, Burns-bass said:

Brilliant. I’ve heard good things about the shop from people local.

I hadn’t heard of the shop before, that’s great to know, cheers 

[peteb]

1 hour ago, Reggaebass said:

Thanks BB, I’m waiting to hear back from him, he’s sending some more pics and info 

 

If I as in the market, which I am unlikely to be for a few years, then that is a bass that I might have gone for! Good luck mate... 

 

[ped]

I feel like I’ve seen that one before somewhere. 🤔 

[Reggaebass]

14 minutes ago, ped said:

I feel like I’ve seen that one before somewhere. 🤔 

Do you think it was for sale before ped 

[ped]

Yeah I recognise the wear pattern above the scratchplate I think (how sad is that). No reason to think it’s dodgy though, it looks great!