Remember that the early Newports had different pickguards.
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Not my bass, but I had an old 1961 Newport Deluxe like this one is that I bought in a San Antonio Pawn Shop for $100 in 1995. Mine had the black pickup cover on the front and a PAF sticker on the small humbucking pickup. Had to sell it when my daughter was in a bad accident.
![Sad Eyes :sad:](https://bassoutpost.com/Smileys/default/frown.gif)