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@cnltb eagle eyesBass in the background is a 1/58 P. Decal blacklights the same which was encouraging
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That P in the background looks like a tv logo… you sure it’s a ‘58?
Great looking Jazz, enjoy!
Different P.
P Bass in the background is a '68-76 with a non original pickguard. ;-)Thanks again all -- neck butt attached. Neck seems legit to my eyes. Finish around headstock and back of neck was more the thing that was raising question marks but perhaps these are helpful for the collective sleuthing
@cnltb eagle eyes
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The Jazz decal looks reissue. Neck looks oversprayed, despite blacklight evidence to the contrary. My guesses, anyway!
Ha! My bad.. have a couple P's floating around in this room. Black light photo P is a 1/58. The white one in the regular light pics is a MIJ PB70.
@Honkey tonk couple on the front page but they're admittedly all neck detailed pics. Here's a quick one of the whole bass
@Honkey tonk couple on the front page but they're admittedly all neck detailed pics. Here's a quick one of the whole bass
"i've seen lots of old fenders and none are like that" is logical, but also doesn't really mean a whole lot.
with 60 years of life, many things could have happened to make the decal look different than most, or any other, decal.
i agree it looks like perhaps it was in some intense heat at one point.
my gut says it's legit and just been through some unique moments - also it's unlikely the bass was ever soaked in blood, which i personally prefer
with 60 years of life, many things could have happened to make the decal look different than most, or any other, decal.
i agree it looks like perhaps it was in some intense heat at one point.
my gut says it's legit and just been through some unique moments - also it's unlikely the bass was ever soaked in blood, which i personally prefer
To be honest I find it looks too clean for a sixty. Are you sure it isn't reliced. The headstock lacquer looks too fresh and the wear on the neck looks too even like it was sanded off and stained slightly gray.
I was referring to the decal. The neck looks right, only very clean compared to the body.
Thank you. That's what we needed. It's fine. Enjoy your bass.Thanks again all -- neck butt attached. Neck seems legit to my eyes. Finish around headstock and back of neck was more the thing that was raising question marks but perhaps these are helpful for the collective sleuthing
@cnltb eagle eyes
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That bass is awesome, congrats. I think the less you shine a black light at red carpet, the better. But that bass looks ready to rock.
Edit to say the neck looks fantastic.
Edit to say the neck looks fantastic.
Just not enough wear on the neck compared to the body and if anybody brings up the bass under the bed / Vietnam war story I will scream.
Fran, Did you used to deal vintage guitars in the 80's. I have this memory that we met maybe in Texas at a show? I used to travel with Gill Southworth and John Sprung back then.
The wide almost two-tone bursts were characteristic of some in 1960 in particular (though there were also some with the more conventional 3-tone).
Here's another 2-tone burst '60 Jazz that's apparently all original according to description. Notice that the dark perimeter of the burst is comparably wide.
Hey Jim! Yes, and still do, but only from home. Not big on shows, always playing...lol For a long time though I was working with the Swami at the original Bass Place here in town.
Plot thickens... here's a photo of another '60 that Francesco Balossino has (serial number close to yours - 54685) and there's something a bit similar, though somewhat different, with the decal. Makes me think there may have been an issue with that first batch of decals (there were issues with some other batches - '58 Strat decals had a tendency to flake off, etc). I had a couple '60 Jazz Basses and don't recall this - but it was so long ago I could have forgotten or overlooked that specific detail:
His has a body only refin in that same characteristic 1960 wide burst and simulating how most of the red faded away. The tort guard (original) on his looks more typical of most of the very early Js I've seen where they tended to be lighter than the slightly later ones:
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In the three examples given in this thread, the string trees are in three different places
