Pre-CBS firewood

[kosmicwizard]

Why can't i see/open any of these links?

 

[ThuzzleFump]

I think at this point people could sell little vials of pre-CBS sawdust or slivers of wood like they used to do with pieces of the True Cross.

 

[electracoyote]

Didn't Geddy do something similar to a Precision once?

I recall he also admits he ruined the bass in the process, it sounded like dump afterward.

 

[SanDiegoHarry]

Saw this on 'verb.

Vintage Lefty 1965 Fender Jazz Bass Body, Pre CBS, Was White, ReShaped, No Route | Reverb

Reshapes, was white, left handed, no route? Obviously worth a couple hundred bucks.

And, 1965 is not really "pre CBS" - though most folks would roll with it.

 

[Bajo Clarkko]

Drill some more holes in it, and eventually you'll have a cribbage board.
A really ugly cribbage board.

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

"What was once a $3000 piece of wood."

Are they saying whoever did this did it recently? That makes it all that much more egregious...

I just don't think they wanted to admit that this was once a $50 piece of wood.

 

[pudge]

Things like that make the remaining pre cbs basses more valuable.If they all made it thru in mint condition they would be so sought after.Remember not every pre cbs bass was the holy grail of basses,some were turds.

 

[jaybones]

So I think we can agree that given the 2 examples, the asking rate for a cut upon vintage body is about $200.

And I don't think a kid and dad's router did these. I think a hand saw and some sandpaper would get you there, just take a lot more time. Something apparently was in abundance for these folks.

 

[wmhill]

If Geddy's Jazz & P bass had a baby. A very ugly baby.....

 

[TomB]

Yep, cutting board...

 

[Justice]

 

[leesbrushes]

If it was given to neci would politely decline.

 

[james condino]

That is a classic example of an early '80s modification. Old basses were only $500 and it cost $300 for an unfinished body from DiMarzio, so it was no big deal back then, just like all of the vintage guitars that were "Floyd Rosed".

 

[Ric5]

Saw this on 'verb.

Vintage Lefty 1965 Fender Jazz Bass Body, Pre CBS, Was White, ReShaped, No Route | Reverb

Reshapes, was white, left handed, no route? Obviously worth a couple hundred bucks.

that is worth $0

 

[Hot Rats]

This actually is the prototype for what Fender, a couple of decades later, would call the Katana. They decided, eventually, to go pointy on the end instead of curved but it's worth a lot of money. This deal is a steal.

 

[Kukulkan61]

It's not pre CBS...

 

[DOMIT]

It is obviously a "tribute" body to one of these:

 

[FingerDub]

Calling this vintage is like calling regular chicken, "lime infused chicken" and charging another $8 for it.

 

[EdwardofHuncote]

Shoot... it doesn't look *that* bad. You could probably fix it parts from the TB Classifieds, and advice from the Luthiers Corner.

Just needs a little wood, a Squier neck with a fake logo, a tort 'guard, slap some Nordy pickups in there, with a stacked tone pot, pick up a lightly-used set of TI Jazz Flats, and this bass is freakin' perfect for metal.

I oughta' do it just to be ornery. Hey, can one of you guys float me a couple Benjamins.

 

[FourBanger]

That's the kind of thing you take and chop into smaller bits and make music-themed folk art out of, then play up the fact that your music-themed art is made from wood taken from an original classic bass guitar. Then sell the bits themselves for $100 each, cuz art. Profit!