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[JIO]

They are lovely heads aren't they. JIO post a photo of your ones if you don't mind.

only about $500 less than the going price of vintage ones...

 

[SamanthaCay]

You know something that I love about distressed basses or anything else for that matter is the constant wondering of how it all came to be.
Sometimes when I'm working on an old guitar or bass it feels like I'm a lab scientist studying my latest subject.

 

[Nick303]

For Fender, it is a low production vintage bass only produced for 6 months early in '66. It would be interesting to know just now many were made. They made a dot/bound necked J in 1983, but w/the 3 bolt/bullet truss, late 70's hs logo. (and the edge-of-fingerboard hugging 3 screw bridge) Not sure how collectable these are - I've only seen a pic of one in "The Fender Bass" book.

This is an example of the model you're talking about, it's really unusual but I like it. I found it on the vintage&rare website. Never seen one before.

 

[awilkie84]

only about $500 less than the going price of vintage ones...

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My word, those are FAT!

 

[JIO]

You know something that I love about distressed basses or anything else for that matter is the constant wondering of how it all came to be.
Sometimes when I'm working on an old guitar or bass it feels like I'm a lab scientist studying my latest subject.

I agree w/you 100% - I started a thread about searching for the story behind my recently acquired '66 P http://www.talkbass.com/threads/sleuthing-a-vintage-ps-history.1066706/ Next trip to Portland will hopefully get me a little closer.

 

[JIO]

This is an example of the model you're talking about, it's really unusual but I like it. I found it on the vintage&rare website. Never seen one before.

That is awesome! I'd love to have a black one and put a black pg on it w/the cream pu's & knobs - sweet!

 

[JIO]

here's the pic of the black one from the book - black pu covers & old-style black bakelite knobs and 3 screw bridge. The one you posted is an '86 so they made a few years worth.

 

[Nick303]

Love em. Black/tort or 3TS/tort and they would be just about perfect!
Fender should do an AVRI model!

 

[pgullo64]

Here's my '63 Jazzmaster. This Lefty wear - It was strung lefty played upside down.

 

[bluesdogblues]

bass guitar museum. com

 

[yousaiditman]

 

[bluesdogblues]

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[Nick303]

Have you guys seen the Bravewood guitar company, I'm interested to see how they compare to Limelight. There's a great picture diary of the guy there scratch building all the parts.
Sweet.

 

[bluesdogblues]

Have you guys seen the Bravewood guitar company, I'm interested to see how they compare to Limelight. There's a great picture diary of the guy there scratch building all the parts.
Sweet.

From what I read in the website, Bravewood don't accept any 'custom relic'ing' job anymore? CMIIW.

 

[josiah goldfish]

not a bass, but all things considered...

That's just stunning JIO, thanks for sharing.

I too have an old violin, but it's not a bass I have a very abused double bass that I can try and photograph later?

EDIT: Is that the Titanic violin?

 

[SJLee]

Here's my Fender CS 59RI. It was an NOS when I received it.

Before:

After:

 

[JIO]

That's just stunning JIO, thanks for sharing.

I too have an old violin, but it's not a bass I have a very abused double bass that I can try and photograph later?

EDIT: Is that the Titanic violin?

Yes! Please post all and any instruments with player wear (like PENLIYL's recent upright pic) tb has all the categories separating uprights/doubles from electric bass guitars - but they're all distressed instruments here! I have a book INSTRUMENT [Chronicle Books 2011 - photos by Pat Graham] - which is a picture book of player-worn instruments; mostly guitars & basses, but also synthesizers, organs, amps, and pedals owned/played by people like Nels Cline, Johnny Marr, Peter Buck, Jerry Dammers, Jeff Tweedy, Steve Albini, John Doe, Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon to name only a few. Pretty cool book worth checking out if this thread appeals to you!

Yes, it is the Titanic violin - pretty amazing to think about - there's a story there that instrument could tell if it could talk.

 

[josiah goldfish]

Yes! Please post all and any instruments with player wear (like PENLIYL's recent upright pic) tb has all the categories separating uprights/doubles from electric bass guitars - but they're all distressed instruments here! I have a book INSTRUMENT [Chronicle Books 2011 - photos by Pat Graham] - which is a picture book of player-worn instruments; mostly guitars & basses, but also synthesizers, organs, amps, and pedals owned/played by people like Nels Cline, Johnny Marr, Peter Buck, Jerry Dammers, Jeff Tweedy, Steve Albini, John Doe, Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon to name only a few. Pretty cool book worth checking out if this thread appeals to you!

Yes, it is the Titanic violin - pretty amazing to think about - there's a story there that instrument could tell if it could talk.

I love old violins. I'm hoping to undertake a violin making apprenticeship after college, with the idea that I want to make violins professionally, and so things like this are really interesting to me!

Will post pics of my upright later, it was dumped in a school classroom for years, and so I asked if I could have it and fixed it, retaining it's original mojo!

 

[JIO]

Here's my Fender CS 59RI. It was an NOS when I received it.

Before:

After:

That's a really pretty P, then & now - do you actually use the tug-bar? (play w/thumb)

 

[JIO]

I love old violins. I'm hoping to undertake a violin making apprenticeship after college, with the idea that I want to make violins professionally, and so things like this are really interesting to me!

Will post pics of my upright later, it was dumped in a school classroom for years, and so I asked if I could have it and fixed it, retaining it's original mojo!

I used to have a 50's King Mortone plywood violin-shaped upright. It was smaller than a 3/4 and had a sweet tone. Wish I still had it but that's another story…