1971 Fender LEFTY Tele Bass Blonde, Near Mint, Original Hard, $5,995.00
This is a 1971 Fender Tele Bass, factory Left Handed, 100% Original with OHSC. It’s almost impossible to find an early 68-71 Tele Bass with 4-Bolt Neck & Single Coil Pickup in Lefty!
What makes this Lefty Tele Bass even more remarkable, is that it comes with a 1968 Neck! Fender started production On the Tele Bass in mid-1968, which is when they made a batch of lefty necks for this model. When it was Time to assemble this bass in 1971, they reached in the parts bin and found out they still had a Lefty Neck in inventory! You can make out “23SEP68C” on the neck stamp!!
The Tele Bass was used by Billy Cox at Woodstock with Jimi Hendrix. Telecaster basses were instantly popular with the "stars." Taj Mahal's bass player used a '68 tele bass at Newport in '68, and Jeff Beck's bassist (Ron Wood) used one in Boston at the original Tea Party in '69.
The bass has been inspected and setup by Scott Freilich of Top Shelf Music, who is the most qualified person in the world To inspect a vintage bass. Scott has owned an authorized Fender repair center since 1979, has worked on hundreds of Vintage Fender basses over the years, has a vintage bass collection, and is also a terrific pro bass player!
The bass sounds and plays great – Needs nothing.
Date Codes:
Neck Plate: 335362
Neck Stamp: 23SEP68C
Pot Codes: 304 7116
The bass is in very nice condition, with some minor wear on the treble side of the fingerboard. The frets show no wear. There is some minor worming On the back, with a little paint chipping around the neck plate. Overall, a very clean and original Left Handed Tele Bass!
Includes OHSC – Factory Left Handed Case with the Tail Logo.
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Payment: I accept bank certified check, wire transfer, and Paypal(please add 3%). Layaway: A 30-day layaway option is available, with a 20% non-refundable deposit due to hold the guitar. A guitar purchased under the layaway plan would be sold "AS IS" without an approval period.
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Return Policy: When you receive your shipment, you have 48 hours to approve it, or you may return it for a full refund, less shipping cost. Buyer is responsible for shipping & insurance BOTH ways. You must contact me for return authorization. Refunds will be issued when the guitar is returned to LVG in the same condition as when shipped, and please repack it in the same way you received it. Customers are responsible for return shipping, insurance for the full value of the guitar, and any associated bank charges.