Vintage but affordable Fender P-bass body on the 'bay

[Blazer]

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. 

[ilan]

Sold for $820. Now I'm having non-bidder remorse. I've seen 70's bodies sell for $500+ on eBay.

[nofi]

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.

[ilan]

why would a 56 bass NEED to be reliced.  

It's a refin.

[Freuds_Cat]

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.

[ilan]

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.

[rahock]

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
Rick

[Dave W]

artificially "reliced" = poseured.