SHOW YOUR DISTRESSED FINISHES!

[Dynacord]

Yeah, way more if in nice shape - easily $25k + these days.

I bet that black ‘61 was amazing! Something about a black P Bass with a green guard, quite a rare color on a pre-cbs bass as well.

Yeah, very early for a green guard as well. That was $375 with the original brown case (about 1983). Those were the days for vintage hunting. I missed a '59 gold guard/slab board for $275 at a pawn shop a couple years before.

 

[bterry]

Yeah, very early for a green guard as well. That was $375 with the original brown case (about 1983). Those were the days for vintage hunting. I missed a '59 gold guard/slab board for $275 at a pawn shop a couple years before.

Wow. I had a late ‘61 Jazzmaster in LPB with a green guard, I believe they introduced them in mid-late ‘61?

Love the look of a custom color/green guard without a matching headstock, my favorite variation!

 

[Dynacord]

Wow. I had a late ‘61 Jazzmaster in LPB with a green guard, I believe they introduced them in mid-late ‘61?

Love the look of a custom color/green guard without a matching headstock, my favorite variation!

Generally didn't see the green guards until '62 but they started to trickle out in '61 (on the basses at least, I'm not sure on the Jazzmasters and Jaguars - obviously Strats and Teles were using them earlier) and matching headstocks in later '62 (other than some really rare exceptions before).

 

[God's Favorite Bass]

Some more so than others...

 

[God's Favorite Bass]

Bonus.

 

[JIO]

Wow! Some fantastical P-bass examples! You got me with the 1 pu Silvertone/Dano - I saw one (refinished and distressed) recently still for sale on Reverb - I'll try to locate and post it. (I just don't want to be tempted right now...)

 

[God's Favorite Bass]

Wow! Some fantastical P-bass examples! You got me with the 1 pu Silvertone/Dano - I saw one (refinished and distressed) recently still for sale on Reverb - I'll try to locate and post it. (I just don't want to be tempted right now...)

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I put that there just for you honestly. I'm a thoughtful lad.

 

[JIO]

I put that there just for you honestly. I'm a thoughtful lad.

You most certainly are!

 

[SJLee]

Wow,

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Wow, you were quite productive last night! Great run of P’s in there. The 2TB with the anodized guard is my personal favorite, but those custom colored P’s in the bonus run have me swooning.

 

[SJLee]

That's quite the baseboard in this picture. No pun intended. I mean that baseboard is a foot high and intricately routed!

 

[God's Favorite Bass]

That's quite the baseboard in this picture.

There's a pun lurking there but yes, it appears to be the baseboard of a gentleman far wealthier than I.

 

[SJLee]

There's a pun lurking there but yes, it appears to be the baseboard of a gentleman far wealthier than I.

You beat me to my ninja edit, but that baseboard is over a foot high and intricately routed. Is this a photo from Geddy's Big Beautiful Book of Bass?

 

[God's Favorite Bass]

You beat me to my ninja edit, but that baseboard is over a foot high and intricately routed. Is this a photo from Geddy's Big Beautiful Book of Bass?

I don't know, maybe?!? I know it was from my can't sleep swiping through Facebook bass groups book, but that's all I know.

 

[mazdah]

Does "no finish left" qualify?

 

[SJLee]

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Does "no finish left" qualify?

Beautiful early 80's L-1000.

 

[JIO]

That's quite the baseboard in this picture. No pun intended. I mean that baseboard is a foot high and intricately routed!

The whole space (as much as we can see) looks amazing. (flooring, wall colour) I work in the home restoration world and yes, that baseboard is primo. Definitely the house of someone who has taste/style and knows quality. Although all very nice, the second from the left P (robins egg blue) is my fave.

 

[Dynacord]

The whole space (as much as we can see) looks amazing. (flooring, wall colour) I work in the home restoration world and yes, that baseboard is primo. Definitely the house of someone who has taste/style and knows quality. Although all very nice, the second from the left P (robins egg blue) is my fave.

Geddy Lee.

 

[SJLee]

Here's a few of one of my favorite colors, Burgundy Mist.

Finally, what would a drop be without some Gibson representation. A lightly refinished EB-0 1961.

...and a Copper Dan Eletro. Enjoy!

 

[Dynacord]

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Here's a few of one of my favorite colors, Burgundy Mist.

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Finally, what would a drop be without some Gibson representation. A lightly refinished EB-0 1961.

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...and a Copper Dan Eletro. Enjoy!

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Beauties. The sonic blue stack looks like a repro or custom shop, etc but the rest all look like the real things. Love that Burgundy Mist.

 

[JIO]

Geddy Lee.

there you go!