And this is AFTER the re-fin ...

[Happy Jack]

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I really will never, ever get my head around relic'ing.

[Ou7shined]

Aych!
Is part of the relicing intentionally not having the control plate and p/g fit each other or was that just how they did it back in '68?

[OldGit]

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='639547' date='Oct 28 2009, 10:45 PM']Aych!
Is part of the relicing intentionally not having the control plate and p/g fit each other or was that just how they did it back in '68?[/quote]


I suspect that's shrinkage of the scratch plate ..

[guzzibass]

"A rare vintage beauty for a tiny bit more than a reisue". :wacko:

[Ou7shined]

[quote name='OldGit' post='639552' date='Oct 28 2009, 10:48 PM']I suspect that's shrinkage of the scratch plate ..[/quote]
Ah, that would explain it... but would shrinkage move the screws too?

[OldGit]

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='639557' date='Oct 28 2009, 10:52 PM']Ah, that would explain it... but would shrinkage move the screws too?[/quote]


don't care , really

[Ou7shined]

[quote name='OldGit' post='639581' date='Oct 28 2009, 11:16 PM']don't care , really [/quote]
Good point.

[MB1]

MB1.
...Its Creamier than it looks?....Milky! Milky!

[Mr. Foxen]

Nice colour match around the decal.

[Sibob]

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='640459' date='Oct 29 2009, 08:15 PM']Nice colour match around the decal.[/quote]

All aged Fenders look like that around the decal.
Check out the Custom Shop Time Machine series, they make it look like that too

I think it looks nice, still looks like a '68

Si

[wateroftyne]

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='639557' date='Oct 28 2009, 10:52 PM']Ah, that would explain it... but would shrinkage move the screws too?[/quote]
It's possible you would have to re-drill it...

[tauzero]

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='639538' date='Oct 28 2009, 10:35 PM']I really will never, ever get my head around relic'ing.[/quote]
"Beautifully restored". That explains why so many old Fenders look like sh*t, they looked like that when they came out of the factory. Why oh why don't people just buy proper basses that the paint doesn't fall off, or, ideally, that don't have paint on them in the first place?

[budget bassist]

it's a fender jazz.... you don't see them often...

[wesfinn]

beautiful bass, wonder how it sounds and feels.