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[j0nnyb0yg00d3]

Many disagree with you.

That's too much metallic on one thing

 

[mongo2]

That's too much metallic on one thing

Yeah, I know, but what the heck...The only reason I mentioned it at all was that you asked for a rare '64 color and from what I've seen the gold metal flake is one of the rarest colors for a Fender in '64 if not the rarest.

The rest was just funnin' with ya.



Almost forgot: Of the list of colors you posted, CAR with is my personal favorite, but with the gold undercoat instead of the silver.

 

[j0nnyb0yg00d3]

And on another note does anyone know if fender offered fretless as an option before 1987?

 

[manbearpig97]

Dunno. Did they do antigua in the '60s? I think it might have been '70s, but hey ...

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That is a sexy, sexy, sexy finish. Is it just a brownish to tan burst?

 

[johnk_10]

And on another note does anyone know if fender offered fretless as an option before 1987?

yes. they offered fretless necks in the mid 70's (rosewood boards and one piece maple necks).

 

[johnk_10]

IMO, the metallics are the prettiest of the fender colors. i don't care if it looks like 'metal' or not. and IMO, the same goes with cars (which are made of metal).

 

[j0nnyb0yg00d3]

But lacquer has a more basic essence than metallic lacquers

 

[j0nnyb0yg00d3]

yes. they offered fretless necks in the mid 70's (rosewood boards and one piece maple necks).

What about early '60s?

 

[Ric5]

Van Halen Striping

 

[Bernin]

^^ OP is asking for original 60's finishes that Fender offered standard. My favorite is Dakota red, not one that you see much of! And Ocean Turquoise is a close second.

 

[johnk_10]

But lacquer has a more basic essence than metallic lacquers

i have no idea of what you're talking about, but you're certainly entitled to your opinion.


and no, they didn't offer fretless basses in the early 60's.

 

[johnk_10]

personally, i think lake placid blue lacquer is gorgeous:

and ocean turquoise is too:

 

[mongo2]

That is a sexy, sexy, sexy finish. Is it just a brownish to tan burst?

More of a gray to cream transition but many of them have greened up over the years garnering the finish the nick names "Snot Burst" and "Bile Burst"

Voila:

 

[Joe.shaffer]

I'm sorry, metallic colors don't look good on cars and they most certainly don't look good on guitars

Sir, I respect your opinion, and vehemently disagree.

 

[lbwdog]

I'm sorry, metallic colors don't look good on cars and they most certainly don't look good on guitars

When you say "metallic" do you mean sparkle or metalflake?
Virtually all vintage Fender custom colors were metallic 'cause they were the same colors as the cars of the day.

 

[SJLee]

You're right with Shell Pink as being the most rare as reflected in any Vintage Guitar Price Guide. If you like the color, go with it. If you like cool solid colors, you can't go wrong with Daphne blue or Seafoam Green.

Shell for the heck of it.

 

[j0nnyb0yg00d3]

Now, I'm leaning towards a '75 jazz bass now. I know I might be somewhat difficult when it comes to my instruments, but I'm a vintage kinda guy. And if I can't have the real thing I want period-correct vintage spec intstruments...

...so, I'm looking for a fretless bass, and we've established that fender started offering the fretless option in the '70s.

Also has fender done a '75 jazz bass in sonic blue or candy apple red? And if so, have they also done matching headstocks at that time?

 

[johnk_10]

in 1975, jazz basses did not come in a fretless model. you may have been able to custom order one, but it would have had a precision bass neck on it, and even that is very unlikely since by '75 the jazz bass had a three bolt neck and the p bass always remained a four bolt. and matching headstocks was more of a '60's-early 70's feature, and i can't remember seeing an actual '75 with a matching headstock, but they probably made some in very limited numbers.

it seems that you are unfamiliar with the jazz bass's changes over the years (it was introduced in 1960), since in order to make/build a 'period correct' replica, the parameters that you require didn't exist.

 

[j0nnyb0yg00d3]

I read on another thread that someone supposedly has a '69 fretless jazz bass. Someone had told him if the neck had block inlays then it was originally fretted. (Turns out it was originally fretted.) He continues to tell him the first fretless bass was actually a precision, not a jazz. However fender did have some prototypes of the jazz that were fretless with no block inlays that weren't actually released. Could the fact that there are no vintage fretless jazz basses be true? Or were you able to get a fretless jazz bass only as a custom order in the '70s?

 

[johnk_10]

IME, there were no fretless jazz basses made from '69-'78.