Show Your Fake Relic Basses

[Arizona Jones]

I received it in a trade, so it wasn't my build, but the Neck is an Allparts 1.75" Telebass style neck. Pickup is SD Custom Shop P Stack. There is no wiring route so it can be used without the pg. ferrules look like the standard ferrules I've seen on many other string thrubody basses....

I have an AllParts neck on mine too, not sure if it is 1.75", but is thick front to back. Love it. I have the SD CS pickup too. Do you have it setup for both single and split coil? Mine currently is, but thinking of going straight split coil.

 

[LouieV2]

I have an AllParts neck on mine too, not sure if it is 1.75", but is thick front to back. Love it. I have the SD CS pickup too. Do you have it setup for both single and split coil? Mine currently is, but thinking of going straight split coil.

mine is also very thick front to back. Single coil only as of now

 

[bolophonic]

I sold an 82 p-bass with a Badass II on it probably for what I could have got for just the bridge today...sob.

I have two different basses that I basically gave away and the regret never entirely goes away.

 

[Bigbri]

You're im Michigan - leave it out in the garage (or shed for a couple of days in the cold part of winter, then bring it straight in to the house.
Don't use a case, make sure you remove the strings first.

I was just going to say put the body in the freezer, apparently this really works. I'm not sure how safe that is for the neck tho. People think I'm joking when I say do what Ace Frehley's ex did, and just chuck them out the back door into the snow.

 

[Bigbri]

I have two different basses that I basically gave away and the regret never entirely goes away.

...especially when that stuff is getting more valuable day by day.

 

[SJLee]

There's some really nice selections in the thread. Here's my Fender CS 59 RI, originally NOS which now looks like a relic.

 

[cripula]

'60 Jazz with a GM Vintage Restorations refin:

 

[Bigbri]

Fender CS 57' Relic

• bigbottomend
• Oct 30, 2015
• fender custom shop

Damn your right, i did get it wrong, it's an 09 !

cert

• bigbottomend
• Oct 31, 2015
• fender custom shop

Hey maybe the strong sunlight in that pic makes it look a little red in the middle but it certainly is 2 tone burst.

Ampeg Heritage B-15

• bigbottomend
• Oct 30, 2015
• ampeg

That's weird...I can see red in the top pic. sweet bass tho....does it have the v-neck? I had a real 56 and I love that profile.

 

[Bigbri]

Fender CS 57' Relic

• bigbottomend
• Oct 30, 2015
• fender custom shop

Damn your right, i did get it wrong, it's an 09 !

cert

• bigbottomend
• Oct 31, 2015
• fender custom shop

Hey maybe the strong sunlight in that pic makes it look a little red in the middle but it certainly is 2 tone burst.

Ampeg Heritage B-15

• bigbottomend
• Oct 30, 2015
• ampeg

The last time I saw one of those RI b15's it was close to 5 grand. I have a 69 and it's worth about 1500. go figure...

 

[bigbottomend]

The last time I saw one of those RI b15's it was close to 5 grand. I have a 69 and it's worth about 1500. go figure...[/QUO

Maybe i did, maybe i didn't , who know ? Only me and yeah it's a V

 

[Bobby Bass]

My Jazz Bass. 1996 Cunetto Custom Shop Relic

 

[JIO]

visit my ongoing thread - SHOW YOUR DISTRESSED FINISHES! | TalkBass.com for an awesome and still growing collection of distressed finishes. Most are real, some are affected - all are welcomed! A few I've seen here on this thread are good candidates for inclusion! Feel free to add them to my thread!

 

[mark beem]

Used the Cincity Customs 'Pino' tonight at my Country band's gig.

 

[DJ '65]

My Sandberg

 

[FenderOli]

'60 Jazz with a GM Vintage Restorations refin:

WOW. What Pickguard is that?
Thank You.

 

[SJLee]

My Jazz Bass. 1996 Cunetto Custom Shop Relic

I also have a Cunetto era FCS jazz from 1997. At the time, the relic jobs were real light. Just a few nicks and chips here and there.

 

[SJLee]

Also though this is not mine, I wanted to post this Cunetto era 57 P bass RI as they rarely are seen these days.

 

[cripula]

WOW. What Pickguard is that?
Thank You.

It's the original 1960 guard.

 

[Bigbri]

My Sandberg

How much are those? Are they consistant? or would you want to try a few out before you picked one?

 

[Mildew Jones]

I'll assume you're talking to me, and YES it's a Fender logo.
It's the bridge from the elite and, later plus series basses.
We owned a music store in the early 90s and so I could parts and it was to my eye the most attractive heavy bridge around (and I could get it cheap), so I got one and put it on.

Yes, danosix, I was asking about your bass, not a very good quote job, sorry. Are those round things some kind of micro-tuner, height adjustment, optical illusion? Never seen one.
Thanks,
MJ