70's parts bass

[4stringer77]

John Deacon and I approve. Is that the dark maroon thumb rest on the guard you were looking for?

[ilan]

I wanted a dark maroon but settled for a standard black one. Still looking for a reasonably priced black maroon tug bar.

And yes, it's very John Deacon-ish.

[Pekka]

Here's mine with also a '75 neck (the decal has been changed and the headstock refinished by the former owner). Body is by Hosco. I always wanted a P-bass that John Wetton played until he sprayed it white. Very lightweight and the neck is the best. A common feat among '75 rosewood boarded P-necks?

Your bass looks great, Ilan!

[ilan]

Beautiful bass, Pekka. What pickup do you have on it? My favorites are 70's grey-bottoms, best Fender pickups ever IMHO.

[Alanko]

I'm loving that Wetton bass! The only thing I can think of is that Wetton had some sort of weird knobs on his bass:



I prefer the look of Fender knobs personally! Just started listening to live material from the Cross/Fripp/Bruford/Wetton lineup of King Crimson again, so I'm especially pleased to see this bass!

[Pekka]

Beautiful bass, Pekka. What pickup do you have on it? My favorites are 70's grey-bottoms, best Fender pickups ever IMHO.

It has a Seymour Duncan SPB-1.

[Pekka]

I'm loving that Wetton bass! The only thing I can think of is that Wetton had some sort of weird knobs on his bass:



I prefer the look of Fender knobs personally! Just started listening to live material from the Cross/Fripp/Bruford/Wetton lineup of King Crimson again, so I'm especially pleased to see this bass!

Wetton changed the knobs to normal Fenders when he painted the bass in early '74. I love the livestuff from that era, so all the multi-CD boxed sets from "Larks'", "Starless" and "Red" where a gift from heavens. I used to think that the 4CD "The Great Deceiver" box would be enough.

[gearHed289]

Yup, better in white (like most basses). Disc 3 of the Great Deceiver is currently stuck in my dead CD player in the car. 

[ilan]

It has a Seymour Duncan SPB-1.

That's Carol Kaye's favourite pickup.

[Dave W]

That's Carol Kaye's favourite pickup.

I thought she left Fender behind for Ibanez. Has she come back?

[ilan]

No, but when she still played Fenders, the P Lyte days, she swapped the P pickup for a SD.