Just Seen an unusual collection for sale

guitars4you · August 2018

won't you still need to find the Jazz Bass to complete the set ?

sorry meant to say need a Precision

Phil_aka_Pip · August 2018

guitars4you said:

won't you still need to find the Jazz Bass to complete the set ?

That bass isn't a Jazz? Looks like one to me, I'd say the Precision wa missing.

guitars4you · August 2018

Phil_aka_Pip said:

guitars4you said:

won't you still need to find the Jazz Bass to complete the set ?

That bass isn't a Jazz? Looks like one to me, I'd say the Precision wa missing.

correct and sorry - I meant to say Precision required to complete the set - That is why I'm sure I've seen this sometime in the past 5 years or so - Think he is an ex pro and he might have worked the boats for years - can't be to many trying to sell such a set

p90fool · August 2018

Much as I hated them at the time, it is kind of cool seeing them like that as a set.

Phil_aka_Pip · August 2018

@p90fool yeh, I like 'sets' of things even if I probably wouldn't play the Strat much or the Tele at all ... I'm sure I'd use the Jazz and if there were a Precision to go with it I'd use that too. @guitars4you I wonder why he didn't keep a Precision as well?

guitars4you · August 2018

Phil_aka_Pip said:

@p90fool yeh, I like 'sets' of things even if I probably wouldn't play the Strat much or the Tele at all ... I'm sure I'd use the Jazz and if there were a Precision to go with it I'd use that too. @guitars4you I wonder why he didn't keep a Precision as well?

As I said I think I've come across this before and spoke to him when he was thinking of the idea of selling them as a set, so assuming it is the same person - So vague memory on this but either a) the shop did not have one, or b) he did not like the P Bass

LuttiS · August 2018

I really like them... colour on it's own is horrible.. but for some reason i think it really looks good there.

martin8708 · August 2018

I had the P-bass equivalent , nice bass to play , but weighed a ton .
An all original Antiguan is quite rare, loads of people switch the scratch plates to plain black and the original gets lost or broken , so breaking it down to about £2k per instrument ,it's not such a bad price .
Also this is the first Antiguan Jazz I have seen , it seemed far more common on the Precisions .
Not my favourite colour , I have to admit

EricTheWeary · August 2018

years ago I went for an audition as a bassist and the guitarist had a strat in Antigua burst. Never seen one before and I thought it looked great. I still do. Although I also like avocado bathroom suites and yellow Ford Capris.

OilCityPickups · August 2018

My local music shop had the full set in the window when they came out 77/78 (they only lasted in production a year) I used to walk past them every time I bought strings. They were so deeply unpopular at the time that the shop had them in stock for years. They wound up discounted down to pretty much cost price. They were typical late 70s fenders, especially the Strat: heavy, under powered pickups, poor contouring, and all that ... with a foul finish. The shop owner tried to flog me the Tele ... but I bought a black 75 one mail order as I wouldn't be seen dead on stage with a Antigua.