There are even bridge stamps and pickguard codes in some cases. There are pickup and potentiometer date codes that you can try to identify.
Even using official Fender bass serial numbers isn’t as straightforward as you might think. The problem is that a neck might be made and dated and then sit in the factory for a while until finally being bolted to a body produced and dated months later.
Ever since Fender started making basses in 1951, they dated certain parts and components to provide a general idea of when the instrument was produced. This is especially true with a vintage bass. Included is its original Silver tolex/Blue lined hard case.Dating a Fender bass guitar to figure out when it was made is not always as easy as it sounds. She’s excellent overall & completely original.
To own an original mid-60’s 1998 instead of a 90’s PT Reissue (which is still a rather expensive guitar today) is simply unimaginable so don’t wait long to grab it. What makes this so special is its THE MOST recognized guitar Pete Townsend has ever played out live in their earliest days. The serial # “FB” is stamped onto the double “Rick-O-Sound” and “Standard” jack plate being completed February 1966. Its got its original bridge and cool Ac’cent Vibrato tailpiece (repop vibrato arm on the way). Inside its control cavity is Rick’s marker stating its “345” 3 pickup configuration. The potentiometers are stamped “137 6601” from the 1st week of 1966). Its Individual ‘single-line’ Kluson Deluxe tuners with oval metal buttons are near perfect shape. She’s sporting her original White pickgards w/a matching White Truss Rod Cover. She’s got 3 powerful “Toaster” pickups with chrome covers. Its Brazilian rosewood unbound Dot inlaid fingerboard has twenty-one original medium-thin frets. Its neck is a 3-piece maple/walnut/maple neck with a nut width of just under 1 5/8″, a scale length of 25″ and a wonderful medium profile. Its sharp cutaway body has a two-piece maple top and a two-piece maple back with the infamous single Rose Morris “F” shaped sound hole. Its ultra rare “Autumnglo” finish has a neat Black to Red color ‘burst, the 1st we’ve encountered, has taken on a wonderful patina & fade. He broke at least a dozen of the 50 made for the UK Market as his early fame on stage went wild. This is one of the most desirable all original 1998 models made famous by Pete Townsend of the Who.
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