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Fender pre-CBS Club: pics mandatory!
- Thread starter Mastermold
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Here's an educated guess: they're Fender basses made prior 1965...
I have 2 1961 precisions and a 62. A 1962jazz. And a 1965L. Also a 66 not pictured here.
Thanks much! And here's a pic of its current position on my wall rack, behind the Muckelroy HMC (32" scale--great bass) and a '66 Tele. I had to remove the string mutes to make it playable, and I have those stored in sealed bags in case they need to be reinstalled. Which likely won't happen.
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#1 Mastermold
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#4 2saddleslab
#5 Jim Carr (aka Dr. Jim)
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#8 Pilgrim
#9 that1guy222
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#14 D Bopp
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#16 zacmac
#17 KPO2000
#18 Brams77
#19 thisSNsucks
#20 Bhazulle
#21 Easy8
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#44 FFTT
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#48 marcray
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January 4, 2021
Fender pre-CBS Club members:
#1 Mastermold
#2 Webtroll
#3 Hilton Marsh
#4 2saddleslab
#5 Jim Carr (aka Dr. Jim)
#6 9mmMike
#7 ExaltBass
#8 Pilgrim
#9 that1guy222
#10 tomshepp
#11 M.R. Ogle
#12 og61pbass
#13 Beano z
#14 D Bopp
#15 herr_rocket
#16 zacmac
#17 KPO2000
#18 Brams77
#19 thisSNsucks
#20 Bhazulle
#21 Easy8
#22 bh2
#23 Davo-London
#24 bucephylus
#25 Kmrumedy
#26 narud
#27 57pbass
#28 Lublin
#29 shadven
#30 SLaPiNFuNK
#31 sentry
#32 thebrian
#33 1SHOT1HIT
#34 johnk_10
#35 slime1
#36 derbalou
#37 Ron Clark
#38 audiorep2
#39 96tbird
#40 Matt Call
#41 jonno1707
#42 geddy402
#43 darkhelmet
#44 FFTT
#45 StephenR
#46 z65
#47 djkool
#48 marcray
#49 JRB
#50 DavidBassista
#51 bassplaynbaiken
#52 tazzydfair
#53 Stizz
#54 mactac
#55 LeftyMikel
#56 veebass
#57 interp
#58 mrbassman_de
#59 funk7856
#60 devnulljp
#60.1 ZonieBass
#62 Dluxe
#62A bbjonz
#63 jknorton
#64 st0n3
#65 Jazz_bass2664
#66 MMatFoCBass
#67 JvN
#68 Judge Nickels
#69 jazz Bass 74
#70 BearCave
#71 Arlid
#72 harryphunk
#73 Arrow
#74 Ghastly
#75 Cripula
#76 MD Stingray
#77 PolkaHero
#78 Kevin Teed
#79 davidprice
#80 Alexander
#81 CosmicRay
#82 Mattia
#83 bb5000
#84 DJ Bebop
#85 Todd Larson
#86 Guido Fawkes
#87 Dabndug
#88 roogbass
#89 Ric Vice
Can't really claim it anymore, but here's a picture of me playing my 1965 Jazz in 1972 (might be 1971). Loved that bass. Bought it in 1966 and toured with it '71 though '73, playing 5 nights a week, 50-weeks a year. Then just did weekend gigs after that until it was stolen in 1976 along with all my touring gear including my Standel MCIIb/SAM30b amp that you can see peaking out behind the guitarist.
Took me almost 10-years to find another MIA Jazz with the same neck shape, profile, and radius as my '65. It's an '82 Olympic White with maple neck that you see in my avatar. I bought it in 1985 and still play it.
And here's a shot of the whole group except for the keys player that had given his 2-weeks notice. Since there were promotional shots the photographer conveniently cut him out of the shots.
That is a very fine selection, if I may say so. Your 62 Jazz is particularly appealing. Is it slab or curved board? Having mentioned you have a 66 too, I would love to see a picture.
How was it working with Kelly LeBrock? Sorry
Thanks! Truth be told, it’s a refin but a darn good one by Gord Miller. Came to me in some sort of plum color, which I assume was a bad attempt at CAR. Weighs about 6.5lbs and was thankfully refretted somewhere along the way. Lots of spank and sparkle in that one.
Was originally a burst, first owner played the hell outta it, second owner bought in in 1968 and had it painted a gloppy CAR. In 2018, it was purchased from the second owner’s son, and it was restored by Reimer Guitars Vancouver, and paint done by Gord Miller using the correct Desert Sand undercoat and the exact 50’s formula black lacquer. Aside from the body finish, and 1 late 60’s screw for the pickup cover, it is all original.
oh, number, please?
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Hey Rip,
I noticed you used to wear the bass lower. Mind if I ask why the change? I've been thinking of doing the opposite...
Thanx,
Lucky Chuck
A couple of reasons really:
#1) LOL....because I have a fat belly Lucky! From '76, when my '65 Jazz was stolen until '97 when I really started gigging in earnest again I gained a LOT of weight. I had been diagnosed with a Mitral Valve Prolapse in '85 and they put me on beta blockers. I blew up like a balloon then and have never got back down. About 5 or 6-years after that my new cardiologist (I moved from Oregon back to CA) ordered some tests because he didn't think I had that heart-valve problem. Tests and ultra-sound came back negative and he took me off them but by then my metabolism had permanently changed. Used to be skinny guy who could eat anything and that's just not the case anymore. So I tilt it back across the top of my tummy and play away now...
#2) Back in the early 70's I hardly ever used the upper part of the neck. Rarely played above the 7th fret and with the exception of Archie Bell and the Drells song "The Tighten Up" (in F#), and the down run on the Beatles Revolution (slow version) didn't really spend much time up at the 12th. I find that I use the entire neck a lot more now and it's just easier to reach everything with it up higher. If I was skinny again, I'd probably lower it a bit but not really that much. It needs to be at a level that is easy to play all over the neck, which is where it is now in my current "configuration".
Her name was Vera and she was married to the drummer who was the BL. At one time she got separate billing as "Vera Lynn and the Young Century's". But then we really spread the vocals around as the guitarist, myself, the big man Tom all sang lead vocals as well as harmonies. That really allowed us to do a wide range of music really well. So we contracted it down to just "The Young Century's". She always had a gorgeous voice but had a narrow range at first. Showed her how to breathe for singing and her range went up dramatically. She was actually pretty easy to work with and had a great voice. And no question, she was the "eye candy" on stage.
'61 - early '63 I believe. Brown cases started mid '59 but the earlier ones had yellow/gold lining IIRC.
