NBD: 1961 Fender Bass VI

[Curtis Novak]

I have not been this excited in some time over a vintage score...

I was really sweating bullets worried it would not get through US customs coming in from South Africa, but it safely arrived today in 1 piece with its Brazilian rosewood fret board. This is one of the first BassVI made to take to the 1961 NAMM show. It has the 10/61 neck date, and a clipped logo because they did not have the actual Bass VI logo ready. It will need a refin but other than that it is all in tact. Watch for the pickups soon. Actually I have been making the pickups for a couple years I just needed this to get the chrome ring and the cover made to vintage spec.
curtis


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[wild4oldcars]

I respectfully interject that this is beautiful, and by no means is requiring of a refin.
Congrats, though, on this bass. Quite a piece of history.

 

[ModuMan]

That's amazing! I was just going to say I don't think I'd ever seen one in Natural but I guess that's what the refin is about? What color was it originally?

Awesome piece right there, congratulations!

 

[thisSNsucks]

amazing!

 

[Steve K]

Beautiful! Keep it naked

 

[Curtis Novak]

I would NEVER refin a vintage finish... it was a sunburst that was stripped.
curtis

 

[Mitchinboxer]

The natural finish looks ridiculously awesome! I would maybe put some gloss over it as protection, but that just looks so unique.

 

[jbalou02]

/drool
/pout

Its ok I guess. I think you should paint it black and put some skulls on it.