post pictures of your vintage 1953-1979 Fender basses!!

[1SHOT1HIT]

My 62' Jazz Bass

[1SHOT1HIT]

Is there a reason there is not a Vintage Fender club?

Or a Pre CBS club? Seems there are quite a few vintage owners on here.
It seems the club thing is pretty popular on TB and I'm a little surprised that the vintage guys haven't stirred something up yet.

Or is there one and it's just not popping up on my search?

[HMZ]

Loving this thread

[goneflyin]

Cool thread!

I love to look at the real vintage ones. Want to add a real J someday soon.

This is my '69P, got it for my birthday over 30 yrs ago, complete with a Marshall 100W Lead, 4x12 cab, and a spare Traynor 100W head.

Only lost the Traynor years ago somehow...

Still always go to this bass and play it nearly every day.

Want to buy a real (not repop) bridge and pickup cover as I lost the originals 25 yrs ago.

Don

[A-Step-Towards]

ttt

[GreenWithEnvy]

So cool that you got all of those mementos framed 1 Shot. It's easy to see how much you cherish that bass.

[Energy]

1974 Jazz, # 590828
1975 Precision, # 631820

Both got non-original PGs. The P has a Hipshot Extender installed.

[Dave Hill]

1970

[shrimpflea]

Originally Posted by Dave Hill

1970

Beautiful!...love those early 70's P-Basses.

[Petethebassman]

Very cool basses in this thread!! Here's some pics of my '75 P-Bass, I bought her in April this year:

First picture, taken on the purchase day, before cleaning and setup (still with both covers):


Nice figure on the ash body!


Now with a replacement tort PG (the original was cracked with pieces missing):

[Dragan]

Originally Posted by Drex

My one and only for 40 years.

I think it would be same here! Marvelous!!!!!

[96tbird]

It's a '62 model, concieved in the Fullerton womb in Oct '61

https://www.dropbox.com/s/lbxww0m0du...2016.45.12.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jvrnjpflc8...2009.20.50.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/32pwplo3ob...2009.24.37.jpg

[Chuckster]

I just took this pic the other day in order to show my current set-up when I joined the TB SVT-7 Pro Club (Member #26).

Here's my Mocha/Maple '77/'78; (on the left is my [also] recently acquired ca. 2012 model; a beauty in her own right, but gawd, do I LOVE my Mocha!):

Yeah, "Flaked Beans" I'm with "jkav" (love YOUR Walnut/Mocha? as well, jkav) and I, too wanna know where I can get a ca. '75-'79 Moch/Walnut with Rosewood neck (i.e., your middle Bass); I've always and only seen these "Brown ones" with the Maple neck...

"ExaltBass": I sure do find that '59 Ocean Turquiose Metallic of yours to be real "purdy"...

Chuckster

PS--I need to take pics of it in its original case that I have as well: can someone PLEASE instruct me step-by-step as to how to upload/attach the very large hi-rez and MULTIPLE pics that many of you have in your posts? the TB system only allows me 2 pics at a max 1200x1200 size!

[DJJazzV]

1976 Walnut Jazz

[mongo2]

My '73 P bass.

[RS]

1962 J (refin)



1972 P (all original, A neck)

[DJJazzV]

Dots, Binding, and Ice. Don't see that too often. Awesome!

Originally Posted by BassAgent

Here is my baby, a bass I've been dreaming to have since I started playing at age 9.

1966, refin, the rest is original. It's extremely light in weight and in playability. The sound is mássive and I absolutely love this bass. Will probably stay with me forever.

[drummer5359]

Here is my 1972 Telecaster bass next to my 2011 60th Anniversary P-bass.


My cousin and I played together (with me on drums) on and off for over thirty years. I was with him in 1975 when he bought this used. Earlier this year I ran into him and he said that he was going to sell almost all of his gear since he doesn't play out anymore. I ended up buying his Tele bass that I've always lusted for.

[eddievanbassman]

I was gonna post my 51 p bass...but you only said 53-79...

[M.R. Ogle]

Mine sneaks in at 1956...