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Fender pre-CBS Club: pics mandatory!

#362
Mastermold said:
Mike--based on your and John's photos I think you're okay! Never knew to look at the gear slants but that sure makes it easy to spot visually--good to know. Thanks John.
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In addition to the direction of the gear slant confirming reverse-wind, two additional confirming signs for pre-CBS tuners are 1) the Fender logo is NOT PRESENT on pre-CBS tuners, and 2) the cloverleaf tuner is 'pinned' to the shaft on pre-CBS tuners only. Check out these details in John's comparative close-ups :cool:

I'm having way too much fun here, but my wife says I have chores that need tending to... see ya later :)
 
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For the record, Fender started using medium jumbo frets around May of '66. I had a '66 Jazz with an April neck date that had small banjo frets, and I had a different '66 with a June neck date with jumbos (still dots). A friend of mine also has a '66 with a May neck date and jumbos (with dots too). I haven't come across a neck date earlier than May '66 with jumbos, so it looks as though May was when they changed over.
 
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Hey everybody! Just picked up this 59 p bass...one on the left. Hanging out with some friends, 64 jazz bass in Dakota red and matching headstock (refin) and 63 p bass.
 

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thebrian said:
For the record, Fender started using medium jumbo frets around May of '66. I had a '66 Jazz with an April neck date that had small banjo frets, and I had a different '66 with a June neck date with jumbos (still dots). A friend of mine also has a '66 with a May neck date and jumbos (with dots too). I haven't come across a neck date earlier than May '66 with jumbos, so it looks as though May was when they changed over.
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as we all know by now, fender did a lot of strange things over the years. my brother had an absolutely mint, 100% original 1964 sunburst strat (it was kept unplayed under a bed) that had jumbo frets in it. it was the only '64 fender guitar or bass that I've ever seen that came with jumbo frets in it stock.
 
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9mmMike said:
Some close-up fingerboard shots of the '62. Guess the strings?
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La Bella Jamerson? :D

johnk_10 said:
as we all know by now, fender did a lot of strange things over the years. my brother had an absolutely mint, 100% original 1964 sunburst strat (it was kept unplayed under a bed) that had jumbo frets in it. it was the only '64 fender guitar or bass that I've ever seen that came with jumbo frets in it stock.
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Maybe understandably because at the start they were just a relatively small company & production unit (?)..And also ..beside Leo & his co excellent craftsmanship, I think uncertain things like that arguably help to make each Fender (old) basses have their unique identities even among similar model and year.. that at the end popularize and make them more exclusive and worth more than later Fender basses which are more predictable as they were the output of much established production environment.
 
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