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Fender pre-CBS Club: pics mandatory!
- Thread starter Mastermold
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Body finish, pickups, all electronics are all 100% original, but the headstock has been restored period correct to match by a Fender authorized Gold Level Master Luthier.
This is my new bass:
1964 P-Bass, 100% all original. It's definitely been played, and the neck is amazing. Currently strung with TI flats.
By the way, does anyone know of a good case that fits P-Basses really well? I have a case that fits a jazz, but it's a bit big & the bass moves around a lot in it. I'd love to find a good quality case that fits this bass like a glove!
1964 P-Bass, 100% all original. It's definitely been played, and the neck is amazing. Currently strung with TI flats.
By the way, does anyone know of a good case that fits P-Basses really well? I have a case that fits a jazz, but it's a bit big & the bass moves around a lot in it. I'd love to find a good quality case that fits this bass like a glove!
Back when I was playing full time, I used to wax body and chrome with Mothers Pure Carnauba Wax.
Tough enough for road salt, so I guessed tough enough to protect the finish from my caustic hands.
Can't help you on the case for yours, but I'd be investing in a proper flight case at this point.
My case is original, but I still have to pad the top and bottom and around the neck to keep it from moving.
Tough enough for road salt, so I guessed tough enough to protect the finish from my caustic hands.
Can't help you on the case for yours, but I'd be investing in a proper flight case at this point.
My case is original, but I still have to pad the top and bottom and around the neck to keep it from moving.
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Nice! Best case I've found is SKB--fits like you describe and very durable.
Thanks! Which SKB do you mean? From what I can tell, there used to be a p-bass specific skb case, but now I can't seem to find them.
I also have the original case, it's the "Canadian" version. It's seen some better days, and although it's still functional, I don't want to trust it, nor do I want to let it get any worse. That case is going into mt closet.
I would go this route:
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SKB44/
They also have this one but I think it's the same as they make for Fender and I think it's too thick/bulky:
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/1SKB-44PRO/
This is my new bass:
1964 P-Bass, 100% all original. It's definitely been played, and the neck is amazing. Currently strung with TI flats.
By the way, does anyone know of a good case that fits P-Basses really well? I have a case that fits a jazz, but it's a bit big & the bass moves around a lot in it. I'd love to find a good quality case that fits this bass like a glove!
Very nice! Where did you get it?
Mine has plenty of natural checking, a few chips on the bottom edge and a respectable degree of buckle rash, but that was about it.
This friend who claimed to know what he was doing back in the 70's said he could refinish just the back of the neck. The remover ran and ended up destroying the original matching red headstock finish.
I contacted Fender Customer Relations earlier this year, as the bass was turning 50 and they referred me to Larry.
It was also important that he was driving distance, just an hour away.
I wasn't going to ship my bass anywhere.
This friend who claimed to know what he was doing back in the 70's said he could refinish just the back of the neck. The remover ran and ended up destroying the original matching red headstock finish.
I contacted Fender Customer Relations earlier this year, as the bass was turning 50 and they referred me to Larry.
It was also important that he was driving distance, just an hour away.
I wasn't going to ship my bass anywhere.
I bought it from someone locally... which was nice because I could play it before I bought it. Not many vintage Fenders make it around here, so I consider myself lucky.
Thanks! It really is a solid one. It's obviously been played like crazy. I'm always suspicious of pristine vintage basses... ie the ones that never got played!
It's in great shape, but could use new frets. I'm also not sure if the truss rod is maxed, or even stuck, I just didn't want to turn it too hard. Are there any good ways to loosen a truss rod without breaking it? It might just be that it needs a bit of force, but I want to be extremely careful.
I have 63 that is in similar shape. something about the "loved" ones that are more appealing than the mint ones (especially if you're going to play it).
not sure about the truss rod. maybe get a luthier to take a look. Not sure who's around you but down here in the states there's a bunch of good guys who could refret it and get it up and running. Phil Jacoby did a great job on my 63 refret and once over.
Take it to an experienced luthier and go stainless on the new frets so you hopefully won't have to refret again. Take tension off of the neck and see if the rod moves gently. I always detune or remove the neck to make adjustments as vintage truss rods were undersized
