Brian Locking 1960 Precision bass Auction today 9/12/

[jay bass]

1960 Fender Precision bass Up for auction

owned exclusively by The Late Brian Licorice Locking .

 

https://www.guitar-auctions.co.uk/sale/166/523/Brian-Licorice-Locking-The-Shadows-Marty-Wilde-and-The-Wild-Cats-Krew-Kats--owned-and-extensively-used-1960-Fender-Precision-Bass-guitar-made-in-USA-ser-no-50484

[Reggaebass]

That’s lovely, I’ll keep an eye on that 

[Guest]

What a lovely story - to have owned from new for pretty much his entire career. RIP Brian and I hope it goes to a good home 🙂

[Reggaebass]

How much do you think it will go for 

[Hellzero]

£15,000 to £20,000 GBP or even more.

 

It's a piece of history and the one and only owner is known, so not a fake or a rebuild or a modified one, hence it will go high, very high as it can be used to certify authenticity of other identical models.

[Huge Hands]

I currently don't have £5 to blow on a bass, never mind £5K, or £15K or £20K or whatever, but that is lovely - real, unadulterated mojo.

 

 

Edited December 9, 2021 by Huge Hands

[gjones]

Bass Direct have a 1960/1 Precision on their web site.

 

It's in ridiculously good condition and is going for £14000.

 

Musicians don't buy those kind of basses. Just like art lovers don't buy Van Goghs. It will be bought as an investment and stashed away, in a dark room, securely, for the next 20 years.

 

I heard Guy Pratt and John Illsley (bassist in Dire Straits) talking about this very subject on Guy's podcast a couple of weeks ago. Both of them have early 60s Fenders that they actually play.

[Reggaebass]

I think a lot of collectors will be on it, it’s tempting though 

[Owen]

It went for £10500 + whatever the hammer fee etc will be. Prob another 25%ish

[NikNik]

I've often considered registering for one of GH's auctions but I just couldn't trust myself.

[ped]

I don’t know that I’d like to own a bass so clearly linked with someone else, someone I never met or knowingly listened to. It wouldn’t feel like mine (investment argument aside of course)

[Hellzero]

1 hour ago, owen said:

It went for £10500 + whatever the hammer fee etc will be. Prob another 25%ish

Exactly £13,272 GBP as the hammer fee is 26.4% including VAT.

 

@Happy Jack, you're rich !

[Jus Lukin]

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Edited March 16, 2022 by Jus Lukin

[bumnote]

1 hour ago, ped said:

I don’t know that I’d like to own a bass so clearly linked with someone else, someone I never met or knowingly listened to. It wouldn’t feel like mine (investment argument aside of course)

As a lifelong shadows fan, he was a pioneer but he wasnt the original bass player , and he was only with the Shadows 2 years,  Jet Harris was my Shadows icon from the 60s.

 

I wouldnt pay 10K for a precision anyway, but you couldnt prise mine away from me  for that, cos Ive had it for over 50 years and its been used and abused, ,

but it still part of my life.

 

 

 

[wateroftyne]

6 hours ago, gjones said:

Musicians don't buy those kind of basses. Just like art lovers don't buy Van Goghs.

 

 

"Hold my beer."

 

[NikNik]

2 hours ago, wateroftyne said:

 

 

"Hold my beer."

 

Check the non-reverse T-Birds!!

[RhysP]

On 09/12/2021 at 15:16, wateroftyne said:

 

 

"Hold my beer."

 

He's not even in a band... 

[yorks5stringer]

3 hours ago, RhysP said:

He's not even in a band... 

If they came up for sale there would be a rush...

[Geek99]

It’s got that weird middle top rubout on the sunburst where your hands etc never touch - how does that wear occur? 

[wateroftyne]

6 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

It’s got that weird middle top rubout on the sunburst where your hands etc never touch - how does that wear occur? 

I suspect the B&W photo on the auction answers that one.

[Geek99]

Thanks - very much an old style of playing 

glad I put some of that on my relic p

[yorks5stringer]

Just a P.S. to the topic, my brother in law sold his entire mostly vintage guitar and amp collection in this same Auction and did very nicely.....

[Guest]

On 09/12/2021 at 09:10, gjones said:

Musicians don't buy those kind of basses. Just like art lovers don't buy Van Goghs. It will be bought as an investment and stashed away

 

If I had money to burn, I would seek out old vintage instruments that are genuinely good but stranded in investment hell, destroy their value by refinishing the body, resoldering the pots, replacing the frets etc and then sell them at a horrific loss to people who would actually play them.