Do you own a Fender Bass From Each Decade?

[Gaolee]

I've owned vehicles from every decade except the 50s. And they all had fenders. Is that close enough?

Actually, I have owned fenders from all of those decades:
1954 Triumph (Lucas, Prince of Darkness in his early, formative years)
1965 GMC (no good parts)
1972 Ford Country Squire (with the awesome fake wood on the sides)
1982 Mercedes Benz 280E (worst car I ever owned)
1992 Honda Civic (no problems. Had to sell it because it was way too perfect for me.)
2002 Chevy Van (still have it - only creepy guys and plumbers drive vans. I'm not a plumber)

The only Fender I have ever owned was made in 2010. So I'm out if you are counting Fenders and not fenders.

 

[nerkoids]

My dad gave me a Freddy Fender 8-track from 1975. That counts, right?

 

[Gaolee]

My dad gave me a Freddy Fender 8-track from 1975. That counts, right?

When was Freddy born, and how old was Freddy when you got that 8-track. You could be covering a range of decades far greater than you think. Do some crazy math and figure it out.

 

[shadven]

At Veebass. The neck on the '56 is awesome; deep V. My 1969 Telecaster Bass (not listed) gets the most stage time, then my '75 P. I tell wife, that one bass can't do it all, you need a stable. Just like motorcycles

 

[Gaolee]

At Veebass. The neck on the '56 is awesome; deep V. My 1969 Telecaster Bass (not listed) gets the most stage time, then my '75 P. I tell wife, that one bass can't do it all, you need a stable. Just like motorcycles

Spoken like a truly enlightened man. I love the deep V, and I fully agree that one bass and one motorcycle are inadequate to do what needs to be done.

 

[BassFishingInAmerica]

How about one bass assembled from parts from every decade?

 

[gjohnson441496]

How about one bass assembled from parts from every decade?

Haha!
It'd probably play like a dream machine!

 

[veebass]

At Veebass. The neck on the '56 is awesome; deep V. My 1969 Telecaster Bass (not listed) gets the most stage time, then my '75 P. I tell wife, that one bass can't do it all, you need a stable. Just like motorcycles

Yep the necks on 56 Ps are very special. My wife has been very supportive.
I think my 69 Tele would get a lot more time, if the 73 P didn't play so effortlessly and didn't sound so damn good.
My Teles sounds so solid (but in different ways)- our drummer loves them.

 

[SanDiegoHarry]

I have owned Fenders from the 70s, 80s and 90s. None newer or earlier.

 

[veebass]

Hey, thanks for the pics and details! It's cool to hear from a collector that has real personal experience playing these models. I appreciate it.

No probs.

 

[placedesjardins]

Yes.
50s- 56 P Bass
60s- 69 Telecaster Bass
70s- 73 P Bass & Telecaster Bass, 75 Jazz
80s- 82 Fullerton 57 P Bass RI
90s- 93 Precision Plus
00s- 04 Jazz, 05 Sting P Bass
10s- 12 FSR Antigua Jazz, 13 La Cabronita P Bass.

Man, you got GAS problems.

 

[JimB52]

Close-
1957 Musicmaster guitar
1966 Jazz neck on a '69 P body
1971 Telecaster Bass
1982 '57 RI Precision
1996 50th Anniversary Precision
2001 50th Anniversary Precision

The latter two are for sale, so not getting any closer

 

[bassie12]

The current century s not represented in my collection. A Cabronita may change this.

 

[Camaro69]

Haha!
It'd probably play like a dream machine!

Only good for Johnny Cash songs about Cadillacs tho

 

[bigtone23]

There's one of those in Portland on Craigslist right now...

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(EDIT)...and in Seattle.

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Thank you for looking out!
Decent prices, the natural one is pretty cool outside of finding an expensive ($150ish) gold neckplate. Preferring black or green and someone who would ship.

 

[bigtone23]

Oh, I just ordered a black Squier Bass VI. So my 2010 decade is now represented twice.

 

[gjohnson441496]

I have a feeling this thread may inspire GAS for some of you.

 

[elgranluis]

50s, check
60s, check
70s, double check
80s, check

I did own a 90s and 2000s at some point, which were actually my very first fenders.

 

[elgranluis]

I do have a 90s ric and a 2013 mm classic. Does that count ?

 

[gjohnson441496]

I do have a 90s ric and a 2013 mm classic. Does that count ?

Nope! We're talking pedigree. The MM is a stepchild and the ric is not even in the family!