V63 on ebay

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 9:11 am

this one looks like a v63 prototype very early v63 with to many dots on neck,early horseshoe,early bridge design.

maplered · Post by **maplered** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 9:20 am

Looks like its missing the nameplate.

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 9:25 am

my mistake not to many dots,but very early v63 it might have a magnetic horsey?

maplered · Post by **maplered** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 9:36 am

Sounds like it might have a magnetic horseshoe. The ad says that the pickup sounds weak compared to the high gain.

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 11:41 am

That horsey is the early one, I'm nearly 100% sure. This is mine and they look pretty much the same. Also FWIW the output of mine is also weak, still sounds SO Chris Squire though...!

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 11:54 am

Once again Ebay is conspiring to hide this from me, anyone got a link for this please ?

jps · Post by **jps** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 12:12 pm

There should be a law against posting about an auction and not posting a link to it!

bottom4 · Post by **bottom4** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 1:14 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7331596710&indexURL=3&photoDisplayType=2#ebayphotohosting

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 2:03 pm

Never seen before a tailpiece with the two extra screws and a split.

bigbajo60 · Post by **bigbajo60** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 2:18 pm

Could the bassist who loaded this bass up with "character and charm" have put those in his/herself?

kbhag · Post by **kbhag** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 2:30 pm

The S/N decoder says May of 1988, I think that's after the magnatized shoe pickups. Gonna be tough to find a TRC. When they show up on the bay, the go for a lot! The horns (esp. the upper one) have a lot of meat on them. Not the most trim gal I've seen...

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 2:36 pm

Ive seen the two screws on early 4003s and early v63s which would be the early eighties.And jeff how do you post a link??

jps · Post by **jps** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 2:38 pm

It does look like magnetized shoes; the shape is correct for them.

The large gap between the shoes and the thinner cross section of them give it away.

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 4:46 pm

link:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7331596710&indexURL=3&photoDisplayType=2#ebayphotohosting ok now we got it.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 5:27 pm

I put it in the Ric decoder and it said it was an incorrect serial number, looks like an early 80's to me too with those two screws in the tailpiece.