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60s Fender Jazz?

#21
that is a killer bass, there is a guy out of S. Carolina named Curtis Novak that has done some incredible, scratch that miraculous restos on some pretty jacked up instruments...as a matter of fact I have a 1965 Tele that I am going to send to him for restoration...I am not advertising for him just making a recomendation...google his name and you will find him.

Good luck, looks like that will be fun bass once it is back to original spec...
 
#22
pmgleenis said:
Why would you think it would not sound good nor play well with new Fender or other high quality new parts? They are certainly better than the old stuff, especially tuners and there are plenty of amazing vintage sounding pick ups available today.
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That fretboard looks hagard, i mean the neck is basically in need of a whole new board , new frets and maybe a new rod. Thats alot of work and then adding in pick ups etc you might as well go with a full restore job while your at it. I guess if someone wanted they could , fix the wiring , hope the pick ups work and try to string it up and play it , but i really dont see it sounding great with that neck in its shape.
 
#24
catsandstrats said:
It may be an Ibanez...I will give you $200 for it cash.

or maybe more.
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Come on, now... Don't insult me, I may not know much about vintage basses, but with the numbers I've seen for mediocre restos, as well as the numbers I've been quoted here, $200 is jack on the potential return one could gain on this instrument.

I traded a warp-necked Warwick Rockbass with an unmarked, mis-wired EQ in it for this thing. I'd sell you that for $200, or maybe a new off the line, bottom end, Fender P. Not something with definite age or legitimacy.
 
#25
Air Cooled said:
Come on, now... Don't insult me, I may not know much about vintage basses, but with the numbers I've seen for mediocre restos, as well as the numbers I've been quoted here, $200 is jack on the potential return one could gain on this instrument.

I traded a warp-necked Warwick Rockbass with an unmarked, mis-wired EQ in it for this thing. I'd sell you that for $200, or maybe a new off the line, bottom end, Fender P. Not something with definite age or legitimacy.
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Yes if you could prove the age of most of those parts , the worth of it is in the thousands in the shape it is, in the end i think with a restoration it owuld be worth more then you could sell it for in its current state. Are you planning on keeping it?
 
#26
LCW said:
Yes if you could prove the age of most of those parts , the worth of it is in the thousands in the shape it is, in the end i think with a restoration it owuld be worth more then you could sell it for in its current state. Are you planning on keeping it?
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Unless offered something rather mind blowing, yes, it's got good tone, and not one of those rather silly reissue fake vintage pieces. I personally enjoy oneupsmanship, and it's hard to one-up legit.
 
#28
As I stated earlier, the height adjustment foam currently resembles asphalt. Anyone with ideas on what I should use as a replacement?

And would it be a better choice to find vintage pickup screws, or new ones from Fender? Seeing as the old ones aren't in the greatest shape, even with the rust removed.
 

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