Grouse
basses for sale (paw-picked by Leo the resident
tone hound)
NOTE; basses are listed chronologically
1960s
Coltone (Teisco) bass - made-in-Japan Teisco sold new in
Australia in the early 1960s under the Coltone brand. Dead original,
and has the highly sought-after Gold Foil pickup. Even comes with its
original leather strap and Australian-made Stamford hard case! - $1095AUD
1969
Fender Telecaster Bass - Telecaster Basses are my favourite
Fender bass model, and are effectively Fender's first 're-issue', as
they are almost exactly the same as the first Precision Bass Leo designed
and started producing way back in 1951. This is a very cool-looking,
great-playing, and awesome-sounding bass that is for players rather
than collectors, having had some changes over the years - $??AUD
1970
Fender Telecaster Bass - Telecaster Basses are my favourite
Fender bass model, and are effectively Fender's first 're-issue', as
they are almost exactly the same as the first Precision Bass Leo designed,
and started producing way back in 1951. This is a very clean example,
and other than the replaced pickup (a highly-regarded Seymour Duncan
'hot' version) is totally original, right down to the OHSC - $??AUD
1974
Fender Precision Bass - a lovely low-mileage original Fender
P-bass in the quite rare custom Mocha Brown finish. Comes with near-new
moulded HSC - $??AUD
1979
Fender Precision Bass - This totally original one-owner
bass sat under a bed for 15 years, until the owner finally decided his
playing days were over. In fantastic original condition, with minor
playing marks only! Comes with original Fender black tolex HSC - $??AUD
1983
Fullerton Fender Precision Bass '62 reissue - these early
reissues, with their V serial numbers and made in the original Fullerton
factory in the USA, are becoming hot property on the vintage guitar
market. This is a lovely one-owner example complete with original Tweed
HSC - $??AUD
2011
build USA-made 777 brand '54 P-bass copy - I had the opportunity
to import a couple of basses made in USA by Californian bass guitar
builder (and player) Mike 'Rocko' Occhiato, formerly of Fender Guitar
Company and of Jackson - Charvel. Rocko makes basses on a very low volume
basis under the 777 brand name. I specifically wanted 2 basses - the
first a traditional split-pickup P-bass but with a vintage Tele bass
type body, and the second a traditional single-pickup single-coil bass
in the style of Leo Fender's original Precision bass of 1951-56, a design
I love so much. This is the latter. - $??AUD
2012
build USA-made 777 brand '72 Tele-bass copy - I had the
opportunity to import a couple of basses made in USA by Californian
bass guitar builder (and player) Mike 'Rocko' Occhiato, formerly of
Fender Guitar Company and of Jackson - Charvel. Rocko makes basses on
a very low volume basis under the 777 brand name. I specifically wanted
2 basses - the first a traditional split-pickup P-bass but with a vintage
Tele bass type body, and the second a traditional single-pickup single-coil
bass in the style of Leo Fender's original Precision bass of 1951-56,
a design I love so much. This is the first. - $??AUD
