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Leo's prototype
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:06 am
by ilan
I know this should go in "The Others" but... Over at the FDP there's a
very interesting thread about what could turn out to be an historical find - Leo Fender's Precision Bass prototype:
http://65.23.158.135/forum.html?db=&topic_number=613977
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:38 am
by thx1955
Wow, that would be a very interesting find if it turns out to be genuine.
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:41 am
by s4001
Might very well be true. There's that kind of stuff floating around this area. Including a certain greenglo factory bass.....
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:52 am
by 86kubicki
Hmmm... I've never heard about that one Scott. Do tell!
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 12:41 pm
by s4001
A drummer friend of mine plays with a bassist that has it.
I've told him that if he ever sells it, I'm all over it like white on rice.
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 12:42 pm
by s4001
Oh, '72. Toaster and check binding.
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 4:01 am
by 86kubicki
Egad!!! If you could ever get your friend to take some pics, I'm sure a few of us here would be interested!
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 5:21 am
by morrow
My knickers get in a twist whenever I see an original SCPB let alone one of the prototypes . I've been keeping an eye on that thread.
One of the first 51 Pbasses surfaced around here several years ago but it had been modded ( with a later telebass humbucking pickup of all things )
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:16 am
by 86kubicki
I wonder if many of those early P-Basses with the small single coil pickup were "upgraded" with other more "manly" pickups. I have a couple of 51 reissues and the pickup sounds fine, although it's not terribly comfortable if you like a big solid pickup for a thumbrest.
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:45 am
by jwr2
I saw a bass on ebay years ago that was supposed to be the prototype of the jazz bass ... it looked like the pickups routing was dine with a screw driver ... was it real? I have no idea ...
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 7:35 am
by ilan
Jeff: I think it was real. IIRC it was routed for wide Jazzmaster-type pickups. But when it was on eBay it had standard-looking J pickups inside the big routes.
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 7:50 pm
by winston
I'll only believe it when I see pics that confirm its existence.
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 2:05 pm
by ratso
Great Story, I hope it has a happy ending!
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 5:30 pm
by winston
I'll take the bass on the left...and the one in the middle, oh to hell with it, I'll take em all!
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 6:50 pm
by s4001
I dig those 51's.