Duck Dunn or no?

[gweimer]

My drummer just picked up a Jap Fender Precision.  I'm not sure what he paid for it, but I'm guessing less than $100.  It's a two-piece body, with some nice grain, and done in a sort of goldburst.  Neck is maple all around.  Gold anodized pickguard.  It's Japanese, and has serial number P034856.  I know that puts it about '93-'94.  My question is - could this be a Duck Dunn signature?  How would I know?

[Chris P.]

I don't know either, but I do know Booker T. & the MGs play in Holland for the first time in 30 years and I've got tickets!

[eb2]

Does it have Duck Dunn's signature in a decal on it?  If not, it is not.

[Dave W]

I don't think the Duck Dunn was around that early anyway.

[gweimer]

No signature on the decal, so it's not the Duck Dunn model.   Thanks for the info.  To top it off, either the pickup is shot, or there's a wire pulled off somewhere.   It's a dead Fender.  It's in decent shape, otherwise.  What would it be worth, in working order?

[Bass VI]

The Dunns' were released in '98 and I can only remember them being Candy apple red. Still should be a pretty nice bass DD or not!

S.

[JTE]

As I remember the short-lived Fender Duck Dunn Signature was MIJ, one-peice maple neck, only came in CAR, and had the anodized guard.  I do recall an interview with Duck (probably in Bassics Mag.) around that time where he nicely voiced some dissapointment with FMIC for resisting what he really wanted, but I don't recall the details.   Shortly after that his friend Bob Glaub introduced him to Laklands.  I saw Duck with CSNY in 2000, and he had two Lakland Bob Glaubs (a gold one he played all night and a red one in the rack) as well as his famous P bass (the 'burst maple neck with the anodized guard the little sticker of a duck on it) in the rack too.  He only played the gold one, even though his tech took all three out of the rack during the intermission and retuned them all.

jte

[mart3442]

Hi guys, I'm a part time defector from TDPRI's Bassplace.
I could be mistaken but I'm pretty sure I remember a short lived Duck Dunn signature bass in the late 80's/early 90's that was based on a sunburst 57 P with anodised guard.
I have an interview with Duck in a British Bass magazine from the mid 90's were his comments about the CAR P Bass with the block inlay Jazz Neck (The basis for the current Lakland Duck Dunn sig) go as follows:

"I hated that Bass, I only used it for a short time, but its the photo that gets used the most so everyone thinks it was my favourite."

[gweimer]

Thanks for all the info.  As it turns out, the jack was grounding out.  I guess the bass is pretty nice.  My drummer got a nice deal.  He's turning it around.  He got our guitarist a nearly new Fender DeVille amp for $50.

[Chris P.]

http://vguitar.com/features/artists/details.asp?AID=2272

[Chris P.]

A bit of topic bit in eight days I see Booker T. & the MGs live in Holland! I'm looking forward to it! the 19th of march they'll do a show at The Melkweg, Amsterdam.

[hieronymous]

http://vguitar.com/features/artists/details.asp?AID=2272

I found a CIJ Duck Dunn signature at a local GC - looking for info I found this old thread, and found that the link Chris posted doesn't work, but I think this is the same article: http://www.vintageguitar.com/3021/donald-duck-dunn/ - he doesn't say anything negative about the bass:

Q: Touch on the Duck Dunn signature model Fender Precision Bass.
A: That was around 1998; it was a Japanese-made limited edition. It was Candy Apple Red with a maple neck. I have the first two made.

There's also a (catalog?) picture of him with it (with the following credit: "Dunn displaying his Fender signature model in a 1998 photo. Photo: Rich Morava, courtesy of Donald "Duck" Dunn."):



They want $800 for the bass. I played, it liked it - it had Chromes on it which seemed to suit it. One of halves of the pickup still had the protective covering on it! These are from around '98 so unless the pup was replaced it's been on there almost 15 years! The neck was fairly chunky, but that didn't bother me. If I had any money to spare I'd be tempted! One of the greatest compliments I've ever been paid was being called "Donald 'Duck' Dunn" by the leader of a band I was playing with...

[nofi]

i think it's 1/2 mgs about now?

[Big_Stu]

edit: cos I hadn't noticed how old the thread was!! 

[Pilgrim]

That's OK, I'll use it to say that I'm getting a copy of "What Duck Done" (2nd ed. with CD, tab and music) for Christmas!  Out of print but a gent is selling them on Ebay.