Vintage Fenders

[Pocketdog]

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Edited September 1, 2024 by Pocketdog
Bass has been sold

[BassAgent]

7 hours ago, OliverBlackman said:

Is 1990 old enough to be considered vintage? It feels that way for me 😂 there’s also basses such as Wal, Ken Smith but yes all boutique stuff. Nobody wants a ‘90 Fender 

Definitely not. I feel pre-1980 is vintage. On the other hand, I've felt that way since I started playing I guess, which is around 2000

[BassAgent]

7 minutes ago, Pocketdog said:

Temptation everywhere....😗

Are those volume pots original? I don't think so.

[nilorius]

Just now, BassAgent said:

Are those volume pots original? I don't think so.

But they are beautifull !

[Pocketdog]

Item sold

 

Edited September 1, 2024 by Pocketdog

[Reggaebass]

10 minutes ago, Pocketdog said:

As far as I know yes..there original

Is that a 62 

[Pocketdog]

10 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Is that a 62 

Yes 1962 Jbass, bought in 2010

[Sparky Mark]

1 hour ago, BassAgent said:

Are those volume pots original? I don't think so.

Why do you think they are not original please?

[BassAgent]

I might be mistaken but aren't CTS pots supposed to have a pot code on them? Or is that from after '62?

[Reggaebass]

17 minutes ago, BassAgent said:

I might be mistaken but aren't CTS pots supposed to have a pot code on them? Or is that from after '62?

The codes are on the sides , like these 

[BassAgent]

Ah check, didn't know that. Thanks!

[Pocketdog]

sold

 

Edited September 1, 2024 by Pocketdog
bass has been sold

[BassAgent]

It's back! New frets, new nut, a shim in the neck pocket and the holes for the neck screws redrilled and it's absolutely brilliant now. What an amazing bass. Love it.

[Sparky Mark]

On 19/11/2023 at 04:16, OliverBlackman said:

Is 1990 old enough to be considered vintage? It feels that way for me 😂 there’s also basses such as Wal, Ken Smith but yes all boutique stuff. Nobody wants a ‘90 Fender 

30 years old is generally accepted as the point where a guitar can be called vintage.

[rwillett]

18 minutes ago, Sparky Mark said:

30 years old is generally accepted as the point where a guitar can be called vintage.

I shall no longer call myself old now, merely "Vintage"

[OliverBlackman]

42 minutes ago, Sparky Mark said:

30 years old is generally accepted as the point where a guitar can be called vintage.

I was asking more for myself 🤣

[Burns-bass]

I know I always moan here, but I got my 1971 Martin D35 back this week and there is no modern guitar I’ve ever heard (or owned) that sounds as good.

[Sparky Mark]

2 hours ago, rwillett said:

I shall no longer call myself old now, merely "Vintage"

 

2 hours ago, OliverBlackman said:

I was asking more for myself 🤣

If bassists hit Vintage status at only 30 years, I must be an Antique by now! 

[BassAgent]

Can't believe I've never shared this photo.

1966 Jazz - refin (very old), refret, no case

1971 Precision - pretty old refin, refret, original case, no original covers

1970 Jazz - refret, refin, new pots, non-original case

 

Absolutely pretty bleedin' fantastic instruments, all three. The blue Jazz just got a big restoration (new frets, shim, new neck screw holes), the white one has the best neck I've ever played.

[OliverBlackman]

1 hour ago, BassAgent said:

Can't believe I've never shared this photo.

1966 Jazz - refin (very old), refret, no case

1971 Precision - pretty old refin, refret, original case, no original covers

1970 Jazz - refret, refin, new pots, non-original case

 

Absolutely pretty bleedin' fantastic instruments, all three. The blue Jazz just got a big restoration (new frets, shim, new neck screw holes), the white one has the best neck I've ever played.

P bass looks skinny at the nut, is it A or B neck or just looks that way because it’s behind the jazzes? I have a B width neck on my p bass and don’t think I could manage a C now.

[BassAgent]

It is very skinny, it is an A-neck

[Owen]

1 minute ago, OliverBlackman said:

P bass looks skinny at the nut, is it A or B neck or just looks that way because it’s behind the jazzes? I have a B width neck on my p bass and don’t think I could manage a C now.

I lucked out and my first P was a 73 bitsa with an A neck. A Bravewood P came up here. It was a fabulous thing. It scratched all the same itches that my 66J did but I could never get comfy on it. I had never taken in the A/B/C nut width thing and it took me a few months to work it out. C widths are not for me!

[Burns-bass]

https://www.guitar-auctions.co.uk/sale/209/557/John-Entwistle-interest--1972-Fender-Precision-bass-guitar-made-in-USA-serial-no-376250
 

You would have hoped the auctioneers had looked at the image of Entwistle with the bass and figured out it obviously isn’t the same one. (Hint: look at the headstock).

[Reggaebass]

On 18/11/2023 at 12:44, OliverBlackman said:

What a time to pay him a visit! 

He’s just put up a nice 63 Precision aswell, quite a collection there at the moment

[Wombat]

63 was obviously a good year!