SHOW YOUR DISTRESSED FINISHES!

[God's Favorite Bass]

I've been lax in sharing some finds and need to clean up space the tablet too so here are a few I found and saved. I'll start pulling my weight.

 

[2saddleslab]

Considering you are in Kentucky - I hope you and yours are OK.

Appreciate that. It hit south of me but considering the wide swath of destruction, we're very lucky.

 

[2saddleslab]

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SHWING!

 

[JIO]

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yowza! Distressed finishes photo-bomb!

 

[Smooth_bass88]

My 1962 slab board. Pickguard is incorrect. Link Removed

 

[JIO]

1968 Fender Telecaster "Paisley" Bass untouched all original iconic collectable. | eBay (no affiliation)

 

[Doctor Intrepid]

 

[Longwheelbass]

Another in the endless revolving door of beat-up P and T and J basses...I reckon I'll keep this one - from 1974, originally Olympic White long before I got it, unmolested pickups, nice B width neck and really good smooth turning tuners, alder body, around 8.5 lb:
Goldenboy!

 

[God's Favorite Bass]

1968 Fender Telecaster "Paisley" Bass untouched all original iconic collectable. | eBay (no affiliation)

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Is it weird that when I looked at that there was a chorus of angels in my head going "Aaahhhhh"? Because that's how that went down.

 

[JIO]

Another in the endless revolving door of beat-up P and T and J basses...I reckon I'll keep this one - from 1974, originally Olympic White long before I got it, unmolested pickups, nice B width neck and really good smooth turning tuners, alder body, around 8.5 lb:
Goldenboy!

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a real player thanks for posting!

 

[JIO]

 

[God's Favorite Bass]

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What exactly is that? Rather who made it. It's interesting. I think it would smell like an old Gibson. I kinda want to play it.

 

[JIO]

What exactly is that? Rather who made it. It's interesting. I think it would smell like an old Gibson. I kinda want to play it.

It's a '60s Ampeg "Baby Bass" - like their B15 Portaflex, a mainstay of portable electric (bridge piezo) double-bass like instrument. I can't remember but I think the body is fiberglas painted in faux woodgrain. They also came in solid colours. They could be played bowed and pizzicato and gives a decent "upright" vibe sound-wise.

 

[God's Favorite Bass]

It's a '60s Ampeg "Baby Bass" - like their B15 Portaflex, a mainstay of portable electric (bridge piezo) double-bass like instrument. I can't remember but I think the body is fiberglas painted in faux woodgrain. They also came in solid colours. They could be played bowed and pizzicato and gives a decent "upright" vibe sound-wise.

Ok, I think I've seen old averts of those in colors. That is, I like that.

 

[God's Favorite Bass]

Derp...I just found the Ampeg branding on it. doh!

 

[JIO]

'64 T-bird II - newly acquired by tb member and mod @TBird1958 - congrats!

 

[ICM]

Recently found a ‘66 P and I love it, someone must have played this thousands of hours, there’s a divot where their thumb rested.

 

[JIO]

Recently found a ‘66 P and I love it, someone must have played this thousands of hours, there’s a divot where their thumb rested.

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So... you found it? Good for you Ivan! I can personally attest that a '66 P is indeed a magic bass! Are you and your brother Damion still playing together? I so wish I could attend one of your performances - just watching those (now old!) vids just makes me happy. Consider me one of your biggest fans!

 

[JIO]

A lovely '73 J currently on eBay (no affiliation) - old/road-worn and beautifully amber'd non-original Seafoam green* finish... if I only had one of those 'expendable incomes' you hear about!

*at least that's what they are calling it

Checking on the back looks like a Charles Ives score*

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[JIO]

Here's a late '65 J w/pops in a similarly aged/amber'd Oly white old re-fin. (on eBay - no affiliation) Gold hardware??? I normally love "all things '66" ... but I'll take the '73 J (above) please.