Dave Pegg's '62 Precision

[pete.young]

Now here's something you don't see every day.

[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]

[richrips]

Dave Pegg = genius.

This is my favourite recording of him. different bass, but the skillz are there!


[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgqhWVrTmn8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgqhWVrTmn8[/url]

[OldGit]

I dunno, You wait all year for a Dave Pegg 62 P bass to come along and then ...
[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=88590&view=findpost&p=842073"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&sho...st&p=842073[/url]

Edited May 23, 2010 by OldGit

[Born 2B Mild]

A real gem. I was only a newbie bass player when I first saw this bass in Peggy's hands. I was also in to amateur photography and so I've a fair few photos that I took and developed of this bass in use at Fairport gigs in 74 & 75. He was sporting a deerstalker hat, bushy black beard and passively smoking Swarb's non-stop ciggies.

[OldGit]

[quote name='Born 2B Mild' post='845819' date='May 23 2010, 03:53 PM']A real gem. I was only a newbie bass player when I first saw this bass in Peggy's hands. I was also in to amateur photography and so I've a fair few photos that I took and developed of this bass in use at Fairport gigs in 74 & 75. He was sporting a deerstalker hat, bushy black beard and passively smoking Swarb's non-stop ciggies.[/quote]


Talking aboutthe machine heads on the othe rthread on this. Do you have pictures of them back then?

[Born 2B Mild]

[quote name='OldGit' post='845848' date='May 23 2010, 04:29 PM']Talking aboutthe machine heads on the othe rthread on this. Do you have pictures of them back then?[/quote]

I will start digging, then hopefully scanning.

[wateroftyne]

[quote name='pete.young' post='845809' date='May 23 2010, 03:31 PM']Now here's something you don't see every day.[/quote]
Unless you're on Basschat. ha ha.

Anyone seen that gold sparkle Jazz?

[pete.young]

[quote name='OldGit' post='845815' date='May 23 2010, 03:45 PM']I dunno, You wait all year for a Dave Pegg 62 P bass to come along and then ...
[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=88590&view=findpost&p=842073"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&sho...st&p=842073[/url]

[/quote]
Well I looked. Is it any wonder I didn't spot the previous thread, with a title like that? Sheesh.

[OldGit]

[quote name='pete.young' post='846014' date='May 23 2010, 08:57 PM']Well I looked. Is it any wonder I didn't spot the previous thread, with a title like that? Sheesh.[/quote]




I know. Your's was a much better title ..

[Born 2B Mild]

The same bass 36 years a go. I know there's more of my photo's that I took somewhere in the attic, but this'll have to do for now.



Reading University Student Union November 1974
(exact date is listed in the excellent "No More Sad Refrains - The Life and Times of Sandy Denny" by Clinton Heylin - which I don't have)

[Dandelion]

I would give my left bollock for that bass..

And the right.

[OldGit]

[quote name='Dandelion' post='848975' date='May 26 2010, 10:04 PM']I would give my left bollock for that bass..

And the right.[/quote]


Your wife's been on, says that's fine with her

[Born 2B Mild]

The auction ended, with the winning bidder paying £7,000. I wonder if it was a Basschat member?

[Sibob]

Massively overpriced for a refin and extra pickup!
If you're coming at it from a collectors point of view that is, if you're coming at it from a 'good bass' point of view.....then £7000....really??? lol
If you're coming at it from a Dave Pegg fan.....then clearly your a nuttery fan haha!

Si

[lemmywinks]

I dunno, it is a piece of bass history for some people (me included). The records it's played on and the Leo Fender signature give it a provenance very few basses have, not to mention 50 year old ones. I reckon the case on it's own could tell a few stories!

It's unlikely that this bass will ever be cheaper than £7,000, numerous re-fins or not. The fact they were done whilst in the posession of Dave Pegg can't do it too much harm. Pretty good deal i think, wish i had the money!