The Last Bass Outpost
Gear Discussion Forums => Fender Basses => Topic started by: Blazer on June 28, 2008, 05:31:01 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/Fender-precision-bass-1956-original-alder-body-vintage_W0QQitemZ120275675605QQihZ002QQcategoryZ41406QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I figured it was only fair to allert you guys on this one. 8)
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Sold for $820. Now I'm having non-bidder remorse. I've seen 70's bodies sell for $500+ on eBay.
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why would a 56 bass NEED to be reliced. ??? i remember when doing anything to an original finish ruined the value. i guess those days are gone.
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why would a 56 bass NEED to be reliced. ???
It's a refin.
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It's a refin.
Yeah, but why would a 56 bass NEED to be reliced.
Its either a 56 or its not regardless of pain job.
I dont get the whole relic thing to be honest.
The most common reason for doing a refin is because it has naturally relliced through age and use.
So why then do a cheap unnatural version of the real thing.
Seems dumb to me. Like buying Levis with the holes already in them.
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The most common reason for doing a refin is because it has naturally relliced through age and use.
So why then do a cheap unnatural version of the real thing.
Seems dumb to me. Like buying Levis with the holes already in them.
A common reason for refinishing an old guitar is because it was stripped by a previous owner. Many Fenders were stripped in the 70's and 80's when a natural woodgrain finish was in vogue. I have done it myself and of course I regret it now, but who knew? We were young and those old Fenders were just used guitars, not 'vintage'.
When you restore a stripped bass, a shiny new paint job looks unnatural. Especially when the rest of the parts show their age. So an artificial aging process is for many the way to go.
And I agree on the Levis.
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why would a 56 bass NEED to be reliced. ??? i remember when doing anything to an original finish ruined the value. i guess those days are gone.
The whole relic thing escapes me too ??? Try relicing your shiney new car and then put a for sale sign in it and see what happens :o
Rick
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artificially "reliced" = poseured.