Gibson/Fenders

by Tom
(Monterey, CA USA)

Hi, Tom--
Here is the info:
(The pricing levels are the same as before unless otherwise noted)

Fender Jazz Bass, white body/ebony fretboard. Serial: L48136

Fullerton Plant (Fender - Pre CBS Era), USA
in the Year(s): 1964

JAZZ BASS (FENDER MFG. 1960-64)
- offset double alder body, bolt-on maple neck, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, four-on-one-side tuners, fixed bridge with string mutes, F logo bridge cover, tortoiseshell/metal pickguard with finger rest, two J-style pickups, two concentric knobs (v, tone) controls, chrome hardware, available in 3-Tone Sunburst, Blonde, or Custom Colors finishes, mfg. 1960-64.

$12,000 $10,000 $8,500 $7,000 $6,000 $5,000

Add 25-50% for Olympic White finish.



Gibson hollow body electric, sunburst. Serial: 500142

I will need a model specification for this one. The serial number does not indicate the model.



Fender Strat, no original case, middle pickup removed and replaced with a gibson humbucker. Serial on backplate: L14435

Fullerton Plant (Fender - Pre CBS Era), USA
in the Year(s): 1963

STRATOCASTER WITH ROSEWOOD FINGERBOARD (PRE-CBS, MFG. 1959-1965)
- offset double cutaway alder body, bolt-on four-screw maple neck, 21-fret rosewood fingerboard with clay off-white dot inlays, small Strat-style headstock, six-on-one-side tuners, tremolo bridge, three-layer celluloid W/B/W greenish tint pickguard, three single coil staggered height pickups, three knobs (v, two tone), three-way pickup switch, jack angled into the top, nickel hardware, available in standard 3-Tone Sunburst finish or various custom color finishes, mfg. 1959-1965.

1963
$27,500 $20,000 $16,000 $12,500 $10,000 $7,500

**The replaced pickup will lesson the value--by how much, I cannot be sure.


Gibson SG Jr. Serial: 273725

Kalamazoo Plant, USA 1965


SG JR.
- double cutaway mahogany body (same size as SG Standard), mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, tune-o-matic bridge/stop tailpiece, 3-per-side tuners with plastic buttons, nickel hardware, black pickguard, single coil pickup, volume/tone control, available in White or Cherry finish, mfg. 1963-1970.

1963-1965

$3,500 $2,800 $2,350 $1,950 $1,600 $1,300

Best Wishes,
Lynne