What happened to this bass?

[Batced]

That would have to be really inconsistent.

It does make you wonder if that was the reason why, I guess the only ones who’d know for sure would be his wife Vera, or his widow Barbara Zampini…maybe Marky might know the reason if he’s never been asked.

 

[Relayer71]

I’m talking this bass
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And this bass

And this bass

Are these guys midgets? Why are their basses strung so low?

 

[5StringBlues]

What happened to the base in the second pitcher was nothing musical.

I’m talking this bass
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And this bass

And this bass

If you haven’t picked it up already it’s an Olympic White P Bass with a black pick guard and maple neck. This is probably the coolest looking bass on the planet and I have only seen it now in:

The Fender Dee Dee Ramone signature (which goes for thousands on eBay)

That one Squire bass (which has a PJ configuration)

Matt Freeman signature Squire (nobody is aware this bass exists)

Anyone know the history behind this bass? It looks like it had its height in the 70’a and kinda faded away. And do any of you own one of these? And why can’t I find a lefty like this?

 

[dalkowski]

Hello.

 

[Kijuer]

Hello

 

[Smooth_bass88]

yup, 70s maple neck precisions are totally cool

 

[Albert Ross]

Hello

 

[Panek]

I’m talking this bass
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And this bass

And this bass

If you haven’t picked it up already it’s an Olympic White P Bass with a black pick guard and maple neck. This is probably the coolest looking bass on the planet and I have only seen it now in:

The Fender Dee Dee Ramone signature (which goes for thousands on eBay)

That one Squire bass (which has a PJ configuration)

Matt Freeman signature Squire (nobody is aware this bass exists)

Anyone know the history behind this bass? It looks like it had its height in the 70’a and kinda faded away. And do any of you own one of these? And why can’t I find a lefty like this?

Hey man, got one right here with me, it's a '75 and yes, I do bust out Ramones, Sex Pistols and Clash lines on it often. Sounds exactly as you think it does.

 

[N4860]

For the record, the second picture from your post is not a maple neck

It is a maple neck, for the record. It has a rosewood fretboard though.

 

[Doug P]

I own a White P with maple neck. It must be 28 years old since I’ve had it ??? If I think about how old it is….. then I think how F’n old I am. I put on Seymour Duncan 1/4 lb er’s and the BA bridge.

 

[bigdaddybass12]

There are tons of white and maple p basses out there. Just slap a black pickguard on it. It takes about $40 and 10 minutes

Yep, just a p bass!

 

[SDC1-ClickClack]

Towards the end of his career with the Ramones, Dee Dee did stop using Fender’s, apparently the quality of their builds was inconsistent in the 80s compared to the 70s (though I guess it beggars the question why Dee Dee didn’t just prowl around for 70s CBS-era Fender Precisions) and had switched brands to ESP. He used three custom built ones and I think this Thunderbird custom was my favorite, dunno how it sounded since there’s not much live video or audio of it out there, and Dee Dee infamously did not play on his last album with the Ramones “Brain Drain” so I doubt it was used there.
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Um... "beggars" the question?

 

[stevensivak]

Just for the record CBS bought Fender on January 5th, 1965

 

[RyGuyHill]

Jump over to the Stratosphere. Grab this left hand loaded body.

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Pair it with this neck.

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Add a set of strings and it'll still come in just under Player Precision money.

Congratulations and on making my day

 

[murphy]

it’s an Olympic White P Bass with a black pick guard and maple neck.

Sid Vicious has a rosewood board...
I'm pretty sure you can still get an Olympic white Precision..
If you prefer Arctic white..Fender American Performer Precision

 

[murphy]

Have we all been Punk'd today???!!!
Hahaha....

 

[Gilmourisgod]

Looks like any cheap P partscaster you could slap together in an afternoon. Whats the big deal?

 

[FishDub]

I think you might need to see some more basses.

As for the Matt Freeman bass, plenty of people know it exists. Several recent posts about it and how crazy the asking prices are.

Other than that, white Fender Player left-handed P basses are readily available...a dozen on Reverb right now.

Regardless of the country of origin that price for a Matt Freeman Squier is just laughable

 

[Cran]

I think it's the coolest bass ever... but I may be biased

 

[covermego]

One great thumb-plucking bassist, Mr. Tommy Caldwell of the Marshall Tucker Band. Both he and his brother, Toy Caldwell (background) learned from their daddy, who used his thumb.... no pick, no fingys. RIP to both.
And..... YES to the white DiMarzio P'ups!!