American Vintage Reissue's - Show 'em if ya got 'em.

[MindRise]

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The AV JB RI '62 was badly reliced by the previous owner, so I plan to refin it in Sea Foam Green with a white aged PG.

I prefer Sea Foam Green with tortoise pickguard.

 

[GreenWithEnvy]

Here an 89 Vintage Series 62 P-bass in Surf Green that I just purchased. The thing is in virtual mint condition with all case candy, hang tags, etc. I feel like I spent more money on it than I should have, but the GAS was so bad on this one, I had to relieve it regardless of cost. I can't wait to get it set up and start playing it. It's so gorgous and feels great. I brought it to a gig last night and just put it on a guitar stand as a back-up, and as I suspected, nobody in the band even noticed it. The booklet that comes with this guitar says copyright '83 CBS and Fullerton addresses all over it just like my 89 57 VS. I guess they has a lot of booklets printed up and just continued to use them when they opened the new plant and such.

 

[johnk_10]

this one's 75% a '62 AVRI. (everything, i.e. the body, bridge, pickup, pickguard, etc but the neck, an early 70's maple p bass neck).

 

[Glazenn]

My Fender American Vintage Jazz Bass Reissue '62 (2005), now with a Warmoth swamp ash body in Surf Green and a '62 RI Mint Green pickguard.

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[Dubista]

Here's my 2007 AV62 Precision with my 1997 Stingray in Teal

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[PJRL]

Here's my 57 reissue in Ocean Turquoise. I have to say, this is the most beautiful bass I own. The color in the photo is not correct. It's more blue green. The guy I purchased this from said it was an 89, but the booklet that comes with it says copyright 1983 Fender is a trademark of CBS INC. It also lists the Fullerton address. And I've often wondered why I'd get a CBS Fullerton booklet with an 89 bass guitar or if the manufacture date might have been earlier like in 82. The fender site is not much use in dating vintage series fenders, so it may always be a mystery to me.

It should have a date on the neck heal and in the neck pocket on the body, you'll have to remove the neck to see the dates. I bet the neck plate is a V0 or V00 ?
Looks great !

 

[PJRL]

Thank you, PJRL.
3TSB: the wood was voluntarily digged and damaged in depth when relic-ing and especially where the coating is clearer (near the bridge PU, near the bridge in the red area, and other spots at the back). Repairs will be too visible. I don't know how to solve this, and then can only opt for a solid color.

Oh that's a shame, but yes a solid color would be great and it will hide the wood damage.

We need pics when you get it done !

 

[Dubista]

I always get super bad GAS from looking over this thread. I'm GASing hard for a White 62 Jazz.

 

[PJRL]

I talked to the guys selling the AVRI62 Jazz on gbase and they accepted my offer! It should be shipping out tomorrow.

I'm really excited about getting the bass. This is the one that doesn't have the stock controls but I'm still thrilled about hearing how it sounds through my SVT. I haven't been disappointed by the V/V/T configuration in the past so I'm not terribly worried about missing out on the V/T/V/T setup of the stock AVRI62 Jazz. Perhaps I will look into getting the accurate control plate put in at some point but I'm not expecting it to be anything I'll lose sleep over.

I'll definitely post some pictures of the bass once it gets to my apartment. Here are the photos from the listing, though.


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The neck tint doesn't look nearly as dark in these pictures as the bass I tried at the music store. Did that vary between different years of production? This one is listed as being from 2007. I don't know the year of the bass that I tried but it was being sold as new so it could be one of the newer builds. The neck on this looks much closer to the reissue that Sweetwater has in its showcase.




That makes sense. The detents were new to me; I wasn't expecting those when I started playing around with the bass. As it turns out, the bass that I ended up with doesn't have the factory control plate anymore so this won't be an issue.

Can anyone comment on the differences between the individual tone controls versus the master tone? From what I've read, having a tone control for each pickup seems to result in a darker tone. Would the differences between the two be noticeable enough to even bother switching back to the factory setup?

The tone is slightly more open and maybe a little less compressed with the three knobs. I have an AV 62 (94) and I built up a 3 knob VVT control plate for it. I have the original Stack controls assy intact.

 

[Rebmo]

I have a 62RI SB/RW P-bass on order through a friend of mine that owns a Music Store so patiently waiting, but here's a question. What happens to a tinted neck as they age? Does the natural aging just blend with the tint, or does it get darker combining with the tint? Does anyone have odler RIs to compare (1 that sat under a bed that didn't naturally darken VS one that was in the open light and wouild have darkened on it's own?

Thanks for any thoughts................Just curious

 

[afzoomie67]

The one I desperately want is the '57 AVRI in White. Like this:
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[bassfiddlesteve]

What happens to a tinted neck as they age? Does the natural aging just blend with the tint, or does it get darker combining with the tint? Does anyone have odler RIs to compare

I have an '62 RI Jazz Bass that I bought new in 1988. You can see pics of it a little earlier in the thread (it's Lake Placid Blue). The neck was tinted and as far as I can see it hasn't changed in the 23 years that I've owned the bass.

- Steve

 

[Xenoxiduis]

Hey guys

I've been working towards that white 57 for awhile now, I was wondering what is the grain like?

I'm never a fan of white guitars but the whiteness with see through greyish wood grain caught my eye.

The pic on the fender website shows obvious grain and really orange neck, I look elsewhere (eBay and this thread) and the white looks more solid, the grain is more, subtle and the neck is not orange.

For those who have seen the white 57, what's the grain like? Is it really obvious or more subtle? If it's too near a solid white pbass then I'm going for the brown 57 instead.

PS: If someone can give a few nice close-ups showing the grain that'd be very nice

Xeno

 

[johnk_10]

usually, the semi-trans white blonde ones are a bit lighter weight since they're bodies are made of swamp ash as opposed to the sunburst ones being made of alder. the picture on fender's and sweetwater's sites showing the almost 'orange' neck is way too orange to me (IMO, it's probably something lost in the photo's translation), and most of them that i've seen are nowhere near that tinted. the opaqueness of the white varies due to the grain and the particular person or batch of paint when it was made.

here's another one (that's much less orange):

Fender American Vintage 57 Reissue P Precision Bass White Blonde With Case | eBay

this one looks more orange than usual too:

Fender American Vintage Reissue 57 P-Bass Precision White Blonde New With Case (717669010799) | eBay

 

[sigmafloyd]

Hey guys

I've been working towards that white 57 for awhile now, I was wondering what is the grain like?

I'm never a fan of white guitars but the whiteness with see through greyish wood grain caught my eye.

The pic on the fender website shows obvious grain and really orange neck, I look elsewhere (eBay and this thread) and the white looks more solid, the grain is more, subtle and the neck is not orange.

For those who have seen the white 57, what's the grain like? Is it really obvious or more subtle? If it's too near a solid white pbass then I'm going for the brown 57 instead.

PS: If someone can give a few nice close-ups showing the grain that'd be very nice

Xeno

I had the same question. Can't find the post now on my phone but it had some good responses. I've started about 200 threads in the 57, so you might find some other interesting stuff

 

[sigmafloyd]

Here ya go:

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/avri-57-white-blonde-color-different-pic-807758/

 

[king_biscuit]

usually, the semi-trans white blonde ones are a bit lighter weight since they're bodies are made of swamp ash as opposed to the sunburst ones being made of alder. the picture on fender's and sweetwater's sites showing the almost 'orange' neck is way too orange to me (IMO, it's probably something lost in the photo's translation), and most of them that i've seen are nowhere near that tinted. the opaqueness of the white varies due to the grain and the particular person or batch of paint when it was made.

here's another one (that's much less orange):

Fender American Vintage 57 Reissue P Precision Bass White Blonde With Case | eBay

this one looks more orange than usual too:

Fender American Vintage Reissue 57 P-Bass Precision White Blonde New With Case (717669010799) | eBay

John here is my 82 in vintage white and I'm pretty sure it has an alder body. It weighs in at 8.2 pounds:

 

[johnk_10]

John here is my 82 in vintage white and I'm pretty sure it has an alder body. It weighs in at 8.2 pounds:

nice looking basses. IIRC, all of the early 57 and 62 RI's (and your '82 is the ealiest) were alder. many of those had opaque vintage blonde paint as opposed to the late model ones with the semi trans white blonde. i have a '57 AVRI 60th anniversary strat in mary kaye trans white and it's actually alder too, but 'technically', the trans white, mary kaye and vintage tele blonde (which is less transparent) were all shot over ash bodies.

 

[atomicdog]

You guys are killing me.

 

[SJLee]

John, I thought Mary Kaye White is transparent white/Blonde? Is that not correct?