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| Author: | paulo [ September 21st, 2016, 8:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | 68 Red Fender Mustang Bass |
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| Author: | fivebass52 [ September 22nd, 2016, 3:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 68 Red Fender Mustang Bass |
$2450... fair market value, or wishful thinking? Are these short scale, or 34"? |
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| Author: | Matt R. [ September 22nd, 2016, 4:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 68 Red Fender Mustang Bass |
Short scale |
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| Author: | 2ToneIdiot [ September 22nd, 2016, 12:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 68 Red Fender Mustang Bass |
That thing is adorable. |
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| Author: | pjmuck [ September 22nd, 2016, 9:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 68 Red Fender Mustang Bass |
That headstock logo, or at least portions it, are definitely not original (3 different fonts?). Also says the racing stripe is not original. |
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| Author: | Moses [ September 23rd, 2016, 11:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 68 Red Fender Mustang Bass |
I don't think the price would be impossible to get for one of these in perfect condition, but there's probably too much non-original paint on this one to justify it. |
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| Author: | nerkoids [ September 25th, 2016, 9:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 68 Red Fender Mustang Bass |
pjmuck wrote: That headstock logo, or at least portions it, are definitely not original (3 different fonts?). Also says the racing stripe is not original. For a '68 Mustang... the decal might be legit. They had like three or four different versions of the decal throughout the mid 60s before they settled on the matching font one. This might be an early early '68 or even late '67. |
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| Author: | Jeroen [ October 7th, 2016, 5:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 68 Red Fender Mustang Bass |
Another Mustang ('69 neck, '75 body), in France, for crazy money: https://www.zikinf.com/annonces/dispann ... ce=1335870 |
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| Author: | paulo [ October 7th, 2016, 6:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 68 Red Fender Mustang Bass |
Love that color! Not loving that price! |
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| Author: | rdavidson [ October 7th, 2016, 8:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 68 Red Fender Mustang Bass |
nerkoids wrote: This might be an early early '68 or even late '67. Have we pointed out that the red one has oval tuners, which also supports this date estimate... |
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| Author: | Jeroen [ October 7th, 2016, 12:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 68 Red Fender Mustang Bass |
I thought lollipop tuners were exclusively a 1966 feature? Or is that only with Jazz Basses? |
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| Author: | paulo [ October 7th, 2016, 12:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 68 Red Fender Mustang Bass |
[quote="Jeroen"]Another Mustang ('69 neck, '75 body), in France, for crazy money: I'm not very good in French but as I understood the bass used to be a 3 tone sunburst and was refinished in LPB. Very cool but crazy money like you said! 
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| Author: | rdavidson [ October 7th, 2016, 12:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 68 Red Fender Mustang Bass |
Jeroen wrote: I thought lollipop tuners were exclusively a 1966 feature? Or is that only with Jazz Basses? I am no expert but I think you're right, oval tuners show up in 66, although not just with Jazz. I thought they continued to creep into 68 lefty builds if they still had parts around, e.g., I have a P bass, assembled in 68 based on pots, but with other parts (neck, p/u) dating to 66-67, including maybe the oval tuners on it (of course, there is no date stamp or other identifiers on tuners). I guess I figure if it has oval tuners, it's from somewhere in the 66-68 range. 
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| Author: | crescenze [ October 7th, 2016, 1:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 68 Red Fender Mustang Bass |
rdavidson wrote: Jeroen wrote: I thought lollipop tuners were exclusively a 1966 feature? Or is that only with Jazz Basses? I am no expert but I think you're right, oval tuners show up in 66, although not just with Jazz. I thought they continued to creep into 68 lefty builds if they still had parts around, e.g., I have a P bass, assembled in 68 based on pots, but with other parts (neck, p/u) dating to 66-67, including maybe the oval tuners on it (of course, there is no date stamp or other identifiers on tuners). I guess I figure if it has oval tuners, it's from somewhere in the 66-68 range. As always what maybe the case with right handed instruments is not necessarily true for lefty's, but that would seem to be the correct time period. Here's a 65 P bass that's been listed on Ebay for a long time that has lollipop tuners also. |
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| Author: | crescenze [ October 15th, 2016, 11:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 68 Red Fender Mustang Bass |
crescenze wrote: rdavidson wrote: Jeroen wrote: I thought lollipop tuners were exclusively a 1966 feature? Or is that only with Jazz Basses? I am no expert but I think you're right, oval tuners show up in 66, although not just with Jazz. I thought they continued to creep into 68 lefty builds if they still had parts around, e.g., I have a P bass, assembled in 68 based on pots, but with other parts (neck, p/u) dating to 66-67, including maybe the oval tuners on it (of course, there is no date stamp or other identifiers on tuners). I guess I figure if it has oval tuners, it's from somewhere in the 66-68 range. As always what maybe the case with right handed instruments is not necessarily true for lefty's, but that would seem to be the correct time period. Here's a 65 P bass that's been listed on Ebay for a long time that has lollipop tuners also. http://www.ebay.com/itm/182291020766?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT |
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