Old fenders that changed color thread.

[A-Step-Towards]

I used to own this late 70s Jazz Bass (Sold it again, since it weighed close to 13 pounds), which apparently went through some rough times. It used to be black, but it was not only the color that changed: the poly also had some serious cracks.

Damn just like my '79 P!

 

[wvbass]

Damn just like my '79 P!

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I can't believe that happens without external factors...is that a result of the climate where you live? Was it left in a hot car and then stored in a walk-in freezer? What causes such an extreme problem? I have seen several instruments from that era and have not seen anything remotely like that around here.

 

[LanEvo]

Here's my '74 Jazz (again!). Used to be Olympic White. It's turned translucent yellow:

 

[jd56hawk]

Matches the fretboard...cool!

 

[999Brent]

Lake Placid Blue jazz, getting a blue /green tint after 25+ yrs...

 

[A-Step-Towards]

I can't believe that happens without external factors...is that a result of the climate where you live? Was it left in a hot car and then stored in a walk-in freezer? What causes such an extreme problem? I have seen several instruments from that era and have not seen anything remotely like that around here.

Well I was born a decade after this bass, so where its journey has been I wouldnt know. I think its a combination of being played hard as it has a ton of legit rash on the back and from a arm on the front, that along with climate and probably not the greatest batch of paint. The paint still holds it looks like it would just crumble off but its stayed put rather well.

Its turned almost pink-ish from a trans red.

 

[Malak the Mad]

I used to own this late 70s Jazz Bass (Sold it again, since it weighed close to 13 pounds), which apparently went through some rough times. It used to be black, but it was not only the color that changed: the poly also had some serious cracks.

Neato-cool! Question; could a decent clear-coat preserve that?

 

[bassbully]

Had two early 70's Fenders where one became mustard yellow the other yellow nicotine.

 

[FirewalZ]

My "White" 77 Jazz....you cant see in this photo, but the head stock has also darkened and even has obligatory cigarette burn mark. This finish is covered with the fine line "cracks" that you often see. It was "modified" in the 80's with a set of barts, schaller roller bridge and brass nut.

 

[radioface]

Natural headstock on my early 70s P bass is turning an orange color.

 

[Hidesert]

Years ago I owned a '66 Statocaster that was Sonic Blue supposedly painted at the factory over Lake Placid Blue.
The clearcoat had yellowed, so it was mostly pea green, and where the arm wear wore through, it was bright Sonic Blue, then Lake Placid Blue, and finally kind of a white (fullerplast?).
This was during the "dark ages" before the Internet, and I sold it to a dealer due to controversy over originality at the time.

 

[Fresh Eddie]

My Antigua Jazz has turned more baby puke green and yellow.

 

[Stealth Fighter]

My Antigua Jazz has turned more baby puke green and yellow.

It's one of the best looking Antigua basses I've seen.

 

[Fresh Eddie]

It's one of the best looking Antigua basses I've seen.

Thanks! It is pretty beat... there is even a hacked away hole in the back for the battery for the EMGs it came with that a plastic frog now resides in. I'm generally a P-bass guy, but it is always nice to keep a Jazz Bass around.

 

[bholder]

Olympic white into cream isn't so bad--my '62 AV after just 7 years:

I have a Rickenbacker 4003s/8 that used to be white, but aged (before I got it) to a nice creamy off-white - less pink than that J.

 

[Iridescentone]

Natural headstock on my early 70s P bass is turning an orange color.

Speaking of headstocks changing colors from living in smoky bars.....

 

[Spinal Tapper]

You can see where the yellowing from the clear coat has turned my black 75 P green over time - it comes out in the sun or direct light