JJMotown Posted February 25 Posted February 25 Something you don't see everyday... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186990524169?_skw=fender+bass&itmmeta=01JMYXA2P8SEN3GEM7SW9AP9NE&hash=item2b8980f709:g:PUEAAOSwFfhnvc6~&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAAwFkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1dO%2BL%2BmE43AdEyLI%2FspZxtVHDtlFJx6A%2FUpJFh8z6sRTuSPCiQxOIACIrSHwxl3cWkzj0plqVwOrge4x%2F7%2BqmWNG2wHqGvI3XMUI7Jq3IYZVOQlREenaC31n2UAVCYm4LFLYFN%2Bivh6ohYBY4zk7Ab%2FoVGkbVqqCRzVmCd4CpmotsNkhm0dmCnBlwdoQhVS9kf%2FZ2TwP6%2FTLrhvRtByyfkB7hDKPU4yUF%2Fb5cqkAJ5z5Q%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR7qrqN2nZQ Quote
tauzero Posted February 25 Posted February 25 (edited) No hit on the serial number. Not sure if that's significant or not. If it was really valuable, wouldn't the seller have managed to do more of a description than three generated sentences? Edited February 25 by tauzero 1 Quote
ash Posted February 25 Posted February 25 Saw it and wondered that myself - the bridge isn’t original because it would’ve been a two saddle job. The Tele Bass was introduced in 1968 I believe. Quote
Reggaebass Posted February 25 Posted February 25 I never really studied the tele bass much, it was re-introduced in 68 I think, it’s an Interesting one, the neck plate dates to 68 with the large F , looks like small ferrules on the body stringing too Quote
JJMotown Posted February 25 Author Posted February 25 Serial number is '67 according to andy baxter website. Bridge and control plate have been replaced over the years, but still a nice bit of kit. Messaged the seller to inform them of what they have and its value. Quote
Reggaebass Posted February 25 Posted February 25 On 25/02/2025 at 18:40, JJMotown said: Serial number is '67 according to andy baxter website. Bridge and control plate have been replaced over the years, but still a nice bit of kit. Messaged the seller to inform them of what they have and its value. Expand He told me it’s a 69 Quote
Reggaebass Posted February 25 Posted February 25 On 25/02/2025 at 18:51, Beedster said: Nice looking bass, I still prefer the '72s 👍 Expand Yeah definitely 1 Quote
Beedster Posted February 25 Posted February 25 On 25/02/2025 at 18:54, Reggaebass said: Yeah definitely Expand '72 understands what proper bass is 👍 1 Quote
ash Posted February 25 Posted February 25 On 25/02/2025 at 18:54, Reggaebass said: Yeah definitely Expand Mine is a ‘72, the humbucker adds around a kilogram in weight to it 🤭 1 2 Quote
Beedster Posted February 25 Posted February 25 On 25/02/2025 at 19:03, ash said: Mine is a ‘72, the humbucker adds around a kilogram in weight to it 🤭 Expand Mass = tone 👍 1 Quote
ash Posted February 25 Posted February 25 On 25/02/2025 at 19:20, Beedster said: Mass = tone 👍 Expand Massive tone! 1 Quote
Beedster Posted February 25 Posted February 25 On 25/02/2025 at 19:51, ash said: Massive tone! Expand ‘72 Tele is a tone to die for in the right setting , not versatile, but what it does it pretty special Quote
ash Posted February 25 Posted February 25 On 25/02/2025 at 20:06, Beedster said: ‘72 Tele is a tone to die for in the right setting , not versatile, but what it does it pretty special Expand Yep - mine had the typical mod of an extra pickup - a P bass pickup. It is very versatile as a result but not really for the collector or purists. Quote
Beedster Posted February 25 Posted February 25 On 25/02/2025 at 20:36, ash said: Yep - mine had the typical mod of an extra pickup - a P bass pickup. It is very versatile as a result but not really for the collector or purists. Expand I’m currently putting together a Precision with a Dimarzio DP145 (with series/parallel switching), and I’m rather excited 👍 2 Quote
ash Posted February 25 Posted February 25 On 25/02/2025 at 20:44, Beedster said: I’m currently putting together a Precision with a Dimarzio DP145 (with series/parallel switching), and I’m rather excited 👍 Expand Mine - 5 1 Quote
Reggaebass Posted February 25 Posted February 25 On 25/02/2025 at 21:38, ash said: Mine - Expand Really nice Ash, I bet that sounds quite powerful 1 Quote
Thor Posted February 25 Posted February 25 On 25/02/2025 at 21:38, ash said: Mine - Expand That’s actually nicely done with the white pick up covers - I’m usually not a fan of the white covers, but in this instance it seems less invasive somehow😎👍🏻 1 1 Quote
Velarian Posted February 26 Posted February 26 On 25/02/2025 at 16:13, tauzero said: No hit on the serial number. Not sure if that's significant or not. If it was really valuable, wouldn't the seller have managed to do more of a description than three generated sentences? Expand Gotta love this line: “It is a type of guitar specifically designed for playing bass notes in music.”. Ya don’t say! 😂 2 Quote
walplayer Posted February 27 Posted February 27 It has a ‘67-68 serial no. but shouldn’t it have lollipop tuners and different logo for that year/number? 🤷♂️ Quote
woolf Posted March 3 Posted March 3 Difficult to see in the photo but it looks like there could be a crack / repair running from the E string tuner towards the neck on the reverse side? Quote
Burns-bass Posted March 3 Posted March 3 On 03/03/2025 at 06:43, woolf said: Difficult to see in the photo but it looks like there could be a crack / repair running from the E string tuner towards the neck on the reverse side? Expand This is common on these basses. This one is (relatively) local to me and I bet there’s a story with it. Will take one of the team and stick in a speculative bid. Quote
Reggaebass Posted March 3 Posted March 3 The seller told me he has owned this for about 40 years Quote
wateroftyne Posted March 3 Posted March 3 May be legit, but the description sounds fishy as owt. Quote
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