Bethan Posted January 25, 2021 Posted January 25, 2021 I'm trying to work out if there's any value to my late uncle's bass on behalf of my aunt. Having had a closer look, it appears to be a bit of a Frankenstein. Can any of you knowledgeable guys help? Here's a link to the photos of it https://www.icloud.com/photos/#0mjMAdViLYzFz9kp5ZGU9VIZA Thanks so much Quote
Steve Browning Posted January 25, 2021 Posted January 25, 2021 John Birch was a respected guitar builder etc in the '70s. He made Brian May's first copy guitar. The pickup appears to be a DiMarzio and the decal has been chopped. A picture of the heel of the neck would be good. The neck will have some markings on it. Superficially, it looks to be a 57/58 era Precision. 1 Quote
Bethan Posted January 25, 2021 Author Posted January 25, 2021 We had a good look and there don't appear to be any markings on there at all. That's interesting about John Birch though, thank you Quote
EssentialTension Posted January 25, 2021 Posted January 25, 2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Birch_(luthier) 1 Quote
Steve Browning Posted January 25, 2021 Posted January 25, 2021 (edited) The codes on the pot shows it to be a CTS 1960 pot. The coding is 137 followed by the year (two digits) and then the week. I can't make out the week. Serial number is 60/61. Edited January 25, 2021 by Steve Browning 1 Quote
Bethan Posted January 25, 2021 Author Posted January 25, 2021 That's interesting as we thought is was c.1961 Quote
PaulThePlug Posted January 25, 2021 Posted January 25, 2021 http://www.johnbirchguitarsuk.com Maybe worth sending him a copy of the pics.. 1 Quote
umcoo Posted January 26, 2021 Posted January 26, 2021 Looks great, whatever it is. I'm sure it has a few stories to tell. 1 Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.