SHOW YOUR DISTRESSED FINISHES!

[JIO]

Nicotine and sponge mute probably rotted away from nicotine. Might smell funny.

...aside from that, the Oly wht J and the two ('60/'61 & D&B ''66) are, well... they sure are!

I played this Oly wht over black '65 in a Portland shop years ago. I just didn't have a spare $10k on me.

 

[mb94952]

Thanks @JIO for the invite to this thread . This is my kind of thread ! Every one of these basses is a player.

 

[timmus]

My '78 Stingray bass.

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That there's a money makin' Bass! The stain is all below the 5th fret. Love it.

 

[JIO]

Thanks @JIO for the invite to this thread . This is my kind of thread ! Every one of these basses is a player.

Welcome! I started it over 8 yrs ago as a repository/library/reference depot of players. Feel free to add your own, either yours or culled from the net. We all enjoy seeing something new.

 

[JIO]

Here's a '75 P a friend owns that I'm working on. Yes, the J pu was added somewhere along the line. Guessing '80s as they also added an EMG 9v system... so '80s. No red sprayed on the lower horn edge which was common at Fender. Saved just that much red for the next 3TSB bass/guitar. Note DIY hack job rout for the 3rd (V) pot.

As you an see - major fading going on - especially the backside. Note one piece alder body.

I removed some crusty duct-tape residue that obviously had been there for a long time.

 

[JIO]

Oh, and someone installed a '78 maple fretless neck on it, again - somewhere along the way. It's in good condition generally...

...other than a 'distressed' hit on the finger-board. Looks to be made by a round-wound string being forced into the maple pretty violently. Probably dropped against a wall or table edge.

superglue to the rescue -

 

[Lesfunk]

 

[JIO]

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Full of questions ... ash body parts bass with a '60s threaded-saddle bridge, both side finger-rest holes, no central pg screw hole, '70s N-pu location... and '70s style neck. Looks like a player though...

 

[Lesfunk]

Full of questions ... ash body parts bass with a '60s threaded-saddle bridge, both side finger-rest holes, no central pg screw hole, '70s N-pu location... and '70s style neck. Looks like a player though...

its one of them bluesman vintage el dorados

 

[CaseyVancouver]

a played bass gets dings in the hs from hitting cymbals, dings/chips in on the edges of the body from any number of occurrences, and player interface from fingernails, picks, a bracelet, rings, or if played in a rough roadhouse, a beer bottle! From "mild relic" to "very distressed" - it's a sign that the bass is played - not idolized!

Haha! …took me 4 decades to figure out, if I brought a guitar stand to gigs, a lot of these chips would not exist.
I always leaned it against my b15n. No point in changing habits now.

 

[JIO]

its one of them bluesman vintage el dorados

rock it!

 

[JIO]

Haha! …took me 4 decades to figure out, if I brought a guitar stand to gigs, a lot of these chips would not exist.
I always leaned it against my b15n. No point in changing habits now.

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Yes, I'm familiar with your P-bass Deluxe - was it re-finished over sonic blue?

 

[CaseyVancouver]

Yes, I'm familiar with your P-bass Deluxe - was it re-finished over sonic blue?

It’s a ‘81 Precision Special, original car. Bought new. Most expensive Fender bass in the store, Axis Music. The salesman who sold it to me still sells, just down the street at Long & McQuade.

 

[JIO]

It’s a ‘81 Precision Special, original car. Bought new. Most expensive Fender bass in the store, Axis Music. The salesman who sold it to me still sells, just down the street at Long & McQuade.

Yes, I knew that and mis-typed 'Deluxe'. So what looks blue under the red is a blue-grey primer coat.

 

[CaseyVancouver]

Yes, I knew that and mis-typed 'Deluxe'. So what looks blue under the red is a blue-grey primer coat.

It’s a gold base. No blue.

 

[JIO]

It’s a gold base. No blue.

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Got it - looks blue-grey on my screen. Is the mini-toggle an active/passive switch?

 

[CaseyVancouver]

Is the mini-toggle an active/passive switch?

Yes, it is one of the first Fender’s with active electronics. The gold metal base has translucent red over it. No traditional primer. Very striking when new.
Including flight case and taxes it was $1160 in ‘81, I just looked at the receipt. Gigged a lot. Took it to China in ‘95. It survived what I tossed it’s way.

 

[God's Favorite Bass]

It’s a gold base. No blue.

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That's really lovely. So nice.

 

[JIO]

Yes, it is one of the first Fender’s with active electronics. The gold metal base has translucent red over it. No traditional primer. Very striking when new.
Including flight case and taxes it was $1160 in ‘81, I just looked at the receipt. Gigged a lot. Took it to China in ‘95. It survived what I tossed it’s way.

Sounds like a rich/full life ... As you know - it's never how much it costs, it's where it follows you in your creative life that matters. Yah, I'd say it was worth $1160 in ‘81.

 

[Bleecker]

Got it - looks blue-grey on my screen. Is the mini-toggle an active/passive switch?

Mine too, especially around the battery cover. Cool bass with many stories I'm sure!