Now if I had the money.......

[tazza1]

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1962-FENDER-PRECISION-BASS-signed-Leo-Fender-/300429183131?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item45f2f9889b"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1962-FENDER-PRECISIO...=item45f2f9889b[/url]

If this is genuine (& on the face of it there's no reason to doubt it is) it looks to be a good buy for the future. Nice authenticated history to it, although I would have thought for that amount of money you would want to try to put some clearer pics up because the main pic makes the finish look a bit too shiney shiney for such a used instrument.

[99ster]

Yep. This is genuine.
But it's a shame it's been so messed about with...has been used on some great records though.
Back in the day I owned a G&L for a short while that used to belong to Dave Pegg - was given to him personally by Leo Fender as a gift...

[quote name='tazza1' post='842073' date='May 19 2010, 02:07 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1962-FENDER-PRECISION-BASS-signed-Leo-Fender-/300429183131?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item45f2f9889b"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1962-FENDER-PRECISIO...=item45f2f9889b[/url]

If this is genuine (& on the face of it there's no reason to doubt it is) it looks to be a good buy for the future. Nice authenticated history to it, although I would have thought for that amount of money you would want to try to put some clearer pics up because the main pic makes the finish look a bit too shiney shiney for such a used instrument.[/quote]

[tauzero]

[quote name='99ster' post='842180' date='May 19 2010, 03:33 PM']Yep. This is genuine.
But it's a shame it's been so messed about with...has been used on some great records though.
Back in the day I owned a G&L for a short while that used to belong to Dave Pegg - was given to him personally by Leo Fender as a gift...[/quote]
It's been "messed about with" (or "enhanced") to improve it as a working instrument. That's the sad dichotomy between instruments as investments and instruments for musical use.

[wateroftyne]

Looks like it's been refinned as well...?

[99ster]

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='842599' date='May 19 2010, 10:15 PM']Looks like it's been refinned as well...?[/quote]

That's had the 'full monty' - refin, new pickguard, bridge in addition to the Jazz p-up & electrics...

[99ster]

[quote name='tauzero' post='842591' date='May 19 2010, 10:09 PM']It's been "messed about with" (or "enhanced") to improve it as a working instrument. That's the sad dichotomy between instruments as investments and instruments for musical use.[/quote]


If it sells it'll more & likely end up hanging on a wall in bar in LA...so never get played again anyway. A sad end for a great bass that's been played on some great records.

[SS73]

[quote name='99ster' post='842743' date='May 20 2010, 01:30 AM']If it sells it'll more & likely end up hanging on a wall in bar in LA...so never get played again anyway. A sad end for a great bass that's been played on some great records.[/quote]

The case would be best hung up, leaving the bass to carry on playing, perhaps.

[Sibob]

Disgustingly over-priced!
Thats a "only a fan of my dad will buy this, so might as well hike the price"

Si

[OldGit]

Now I am sure that's the real thing but .... the machine heads are wrong for a real 62P bass....

Edited May 23, 2010 by OldGit

[alanbass1]

What's wrong with the tuners?

[OldGit]

[quote name='alanbass1' post='845828' date='May 23 2010, 04:03 PM']What's wrong with the tuners?[/quote]

They should have rivets. Even the current crop of US Re-issues have them
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