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Warning: Vintage Bass Candy found in attic
- Thread starter PinkFloydDan
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I dint remember seeing any that came with that color of pickgaurd. So I too think thats aftermarket. Would look better with a brown tort or black pickgaurd imo. Nice to hear your gonna help him sell it for as much as he can get for it and give you a thankyou payment for help in that.
It definitely has a replaced pickguard, the question is, is it a real late 50s gold guard? Mike (caca de kick) will hopefully see this soon and post about it.
I was under the assumption that 70s basses were of lower quality than pre-CBS Fenders. I've talked to some people who played bass back then who couldn't give Fenders away.
There are many threads here on TB where this has been discussed. There are two or three TB'ers who go out of there was to besmirch 70s Fenders whenever the opportunity arises (and even when it really doesn't). Much of the "bad 70s" Fender garbage is just that, and early 70s Fenders especially are generally very nice basses. Certainly it is unfair to judge an individual instrument with a stereotype or over-generalization. At any rate, instrument utility/quality has very little to do with vintage value -- unless you think an early 60s stack knob Jazz bass is worth 20k plus merely as a player! Finally Harry has been around here long enough to know all of this, but prefers to once again take a cheap shot at 70s Fenders.
People like to lump all 70's basses together. It took quite a few years before CBS really started to ruin the Fender name. Most of the bad quality was in the late 70's. The early 70's ones are generally regarded as very good basses.
This is when it's helpful to not be lustful for sometimes poorly made 70's Fender instruments that are rusted and weigh 11 pounds.
Call me crazy.
Call me crazy.
I was just wondering, from what I've heard from the few players I've talked to in person, that was the response. I've only played one '72 Jazz bass and I believe a '78 Precision and I didn't care for them too much, but to each his or her own. They were a bit too heavy for my spoiled modern tastes and the tone just wasn't what I dig. But again, no disrespect to anybody who likes this era of instrument.
I'm not much of a vintage guy, as I have no nostalgic connection to the 70s, as my dad was just graduating high school in the middle of said decade and I wasn't to be around for another 15 years.
I'm not much of a vintage guy, as I have no nostalgic connection to the 70s, as my dad was just graduating high school in the middle of said decade and I wasn't to be around for another 15 years.
...really?? you're going to pass up on a vintage fender that's making everyone on TB jealous, on an "incredible" sound system that you could get whenever you wanted to later on.... i bet you could even talk the guy down from however much he's selling it for if you have good haggling skills.
i'd personally pass on the system for now, tell the guy that he could make a quick $1,000.00 by selling it to you, instead of waiting who knows how long trying to sell it for $2,000.00, or however much he wants to try to get from it, go pick it up ASAP, and then take off work/school/whatever it is you have to do tomorrow, and sit around and play it all day and live happily ever after, and then completely forget about the system, untill maybe a few months or so, and then still buy it....
that way, in the future, you won't look back on this and say, "maaaan, one time... i could have a had a vintage fender, but i instead bought a sound system"
that's just me though....
$2K for a collector's piece or an investment is fine and dandy... but given how much better manufacturing techniques are today, and how badly CBS dorked up Fender... Well, I just don't see spending that kind of money on a mediocre instrument. Seriously: There is no special "mojo" in any but the rarest '70's Fenders. Besides, I still think that $2K is a great deal of money (which may be a statement about my financial situation...) so for that money, I would want something I could *use*.
Yup - I think you could say '74 was the cut-off date (That's about the time US cars hit the bottom, too!)
That cannot be a real 57-59 pickguard...it is cut way to wavy along the edges to be anything Leo and company would have made.
Probably aftermarket
Probably aftermarket
Harry,
Sorry but, but you're not making a whole lot of sense.
A rarer 70s fender has no more mojo than this one. It's just more rare. You're confusing the word and meaning of mojo to your own dislike of 1970s fenders, which is apparent in your posts.
This bass was owned apparently by a famous bluegrass player, one who shared the stage with some of the best.
It has mojo. I felt it. It just needed a serious set up and some cleaning.
Mojo has some magnetism to it or charm. This had it.
A mint rare 70s bass in lake placid blue or some other rare color isn't mojo.
How come every time I try to get a 70s P bass, everyone is asking for more than 2000 for it. Norman's Guitars being one of em.
Sorry but, but you're not making a whole lot of sense.
A rarer 70s fender has no more mojo than this one. It's just more rare. You're confusing the word and meaning of mojo to your own dislike of 1970s fenders, which is apparent in your posts.
This bass was owned apparently by a famous bluegrass player, one who shared the stage with some of the best.
It has mojo. I felt it. It just needed a serious set up and some cleaning.
Mojo has some magnetism to it or charm. This had it.
A mint rare 70s bass in lake placid blue or some other rare color isn't mojo.
How come every time I try to get a 70s P bass, everyone is asking for more than 2000 for it. Norman's Guitars being one of em.
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