Vintage Fenders

[Reggaebass]

Wasn’t black a custom colour back then too 

[GuyR]

Just now, ossyrocks said:

But, I could have bought 8 or 9 of these for that money….

 

 

I’d be surprised if 8 or 9 matching headstock black slab board 62s exist. 

[BassAgent]

I'd be surprised if 2 matching headstock black slab board 62s exist.

[OliverBlackman]

I doubt it is, but I’d buy that even if it was a dog to play. Beautiful!

[Burns-bass]

Here’s another one:

 

https://reverb.com/uk/item/18067176-fender-jazz-bass-1962-factory-black-finish

 

 

[BassAgent]

But that's not a matching headstock.

[Pow_22]

i should NOT have clicked on that link above.  Look at this absolute stunner!

 

https://jayrosen.com/collections/fender-basses/products/1959-fender-precision-bass-sunburst

[BassAgent]

I love the fact they have a page "Stuff that no one buys" on their website and that that page is empty.

[GuyR]

I remember sending him an enquiry about a matching headstock fiesta red L series 1965 Jazz bass in about 2008. I had just missed it. £5000.

[rwillett]

This is a very dangerous thread to follow. 

[Reggaebass]

1 minute ago, rwillett said:

This is a very dangerous thread to follow. 

Definitely can be dangerous for the wallet 😁

[rwillett]

I know. I promised myself a 62 bass on the understanding that I'd never find one I liked.

 

However that 62 Black one is utterly gorgeous. I keep looking at it and trying to find a form of words that I can tell the CFO as to why I've spent circa £30K on a battered piece of painted and scratched wood. Normally I'm good with words, this time I'm struggling.

[Wombat]

So how come this ‘56 P is ‘only’ £7k?

 

https://jayrosen.com/collections/fender-basses/products/1956-fender-precision-bass

[ossyrocks]

1 minute ago, Wombat said:

So how come this ‘56 P is ‘only’ £7k?

 

https://jayrosen.com/collections/fender-basses/products/1956-fender-precision-bass

It's refinished, which generally knocks the value by about 50%.

[nilorius]

23 minutes ago, Wombat said:

So how come this ‘56 P is ‘only’ £7k?

 

https://jayrosen.com/collections/fender-basses/products/1956-fender-precision-bass

Not road worn vintage Fenders do loose they charm and value.

[Wombat]

I was thinking that but as the ad didn’t say…

[wateroftyne]

34 minutes ago, Wombat said:

So how come this ‘56 P is ‘only’ £7k?

 

https://jayrosen.com/collections/fender-basses/products/1956-fender-precision-bass

Partially ‘cos it’s in the US.

[OliverBlackman]

54 minutes ago, Wombat said:

So how come this ‘56 P is ‘only’ £7k?

 

https://jayrosen.com/collections/fender-basses/products/1956-fender-precision-bass

I’m not sure the single coil precision is as popular as the split coil either.

[walshy]

1 minute ago, OliverBlackman said:

I’m not sure the single coil precision is as popular as the split coil either.

I agree tbh

[Guest]

21 hours ago, OliverBlackman said:

I’m not sure the single coil precision is as popular as the split coil either.

Indeed, and the transition models even less so.

[briansbrew]

Can anyone decipher these numbers on the back of a 70’s Precision

 

[briansbrew]

2 minutes ago, briansbrew said:

Can anyone decipher these numbers on the back of a 70’s Precision

 

 

The sticker which is hard to make out but looks like Fender serial number to the left and to the right I can only make out ERER

Edited March 20, 2024 by briansbrew

[Reggaebass]

10 hours ago, briansbrew said:

 

The sticker which is hard to make out but looks like Fender serial number to the left and to the right I can only make out ERER

From what I understand the FRR 42 is the QC stamp, Jose Serna the neck maker, and I think 4071 may be the batch/factory code , can’t make out the sticker though, sometimes it’s the same sticker that’s on the back of the pickguard but that one has letters, I’m curious now 😁
 

[briansbrew]

37 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

From what I understand the FRR 42 is the QC stamp, Jose Serna the neck maker, and I think 4071 may be the batch/factory code , can’t make out the sticker though, sometimes it’s the same sticker that’s on the back of the pickguard but that one has letters, I’m curious now 😁
 

Has me baffled as there is no sticker on the guard. All looks authentic and the neck is great 

[Bagman]

Dating Fender pickups by number stamped on the bottom? 
 

possible or not? 
 

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