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Title: 1952 p bass on craigslist
Post by: nofi on February 24, 2010, 09:07:55 AM

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/msg/1613178546.html

Title: Re: 1952 p bass on craigslist
Post by: rahock on February 24, 2010, 09:28:48 AM

It is a beauty! No way in hell would I shell out twenty two grand for it, but for all I know, it may be worth every penny. There can't be many out there in that condition.
Years ago I played a beat up 51 that I fell in love with, but passed on due to the price tag. I was thrilled to pick up my 51 RI a few years ago. That 52 looks just like my RI with a pickup/bridge cover/thumb rest added........ and it's in  about the same condition!
Rick

Title: Re: 1952 p bass on craigslist
Post by: Dave W on February 24, 2010, 06:06:58 PM

I agree with this statement: "This bass is hard to believe..."

May be legit, maybe not. You're not going to convince many people by putting four small low-res pics on Craigslist along with an unverified claim that it's been verified by a vintage expert.

Title: Re: 1952 p bass on craigslist
Post by: JimB52 on February 24, 2010, 06:45:00 PM

Maybe if Norm was the seller - otherwise, hmmmm.

Title: Re: 1952 p bass on craigslist
Post by: rahock on February 25, 2010, 05:45:26 AM

Quote from: Dave W on February 24, 2010, 06:06:58 PM

I agree with this statement: "This bass is hard to believe..."

May be legit, maybe not. You're not going to convince many people by putting four small low-res pics on Craigslist along with an unverified claim that it's been verified by a vintage expert.

Yeah, if you've got a piece that appears to be that good , it seems like you'd want some nice high res pics to show it off.
Rick

Title: Re: 1952 p bass on craigslist
Post by: rahock on February 26, 2010, 06:44:58 AM

I can't believe this 52 isn't getting more comments around here. If it is indeed legit, this SOB has got to be one very rare piece . I know a lot of people don't like the earliest slab body Ps , but IMO these are truly the Holy Grail.
Rick

Title: Re: 1952 p bass on craigslist
Post by: nofi on February 26, 2010, 07:57:01 AM

it's that evil F word thing. ;D

Title: Re: 1952 p bass on craigslist
Post by: rahock on February 26, 2010, 08:07:09 AM

Quote from: nofi on February 26, 2010, 07:57:01 AM

it's that evil F word thing. ;D

Ya know I was going to end my last post with a similar comment about the the F word........but I figured I'd leave it up to a troublemaker like you ;)
Rick

Title: Re: 1952 p bass on craigslist
Post by: Dave W on February 26, 2010, 09:02:57 AM

Quote from: rahock on February 26, 2010, 06:44:58 AM

I can't believe this 52 isn't getting more comments around here. If it is indeed legit, this SOB has got to be one very rare piece . I know a lot of people don't like the earliest slab body Ps , but IMO these are truly the Holy Grail.
Rick

Because there's not a single reason to believe it is legit.

Title: Re: 1952 p bass on craigslist
Post by: rahock on February 26, 2010, 09:17:00 AM

Quote from: Dave W on February 26, 2010, 09:02:57 AM

Because there's not a single reason to believe it is legit.

But Dave, the seller says it's a masterpiece :P ;)
Rick

Title: Re: 1952 p bass on craigslist
Post by: Highlander on February 26, 2010, 05:47:58 PM

Imitation is the sincerest form of litigation...?

Title: Re: 1952 p bass on craigslist
Post by: Dave W on February 26, 2010, 09:18:32 PM

I'm not saying it's beyond possibility that this is real, but there's no reason to believe it is, based on what little he's provided. Jeez, even bad fakes on eBay have better pics than that. And would any legit owner sell a bass like this on Craigslist if it were the real deal?

Poor Tadeo Gomez. Based on how many Fenders I've seen that were allegedly initialed by him, he must have worked a 36 hour shift every 24 hours.