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1968 Gretsch Bass Guitar FOR SALE!!!!!

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  Sep 6, 2007 2:57 p.m. doughtiness:

  Hi there

  I have managed to aquire this rare vintage gretsch bass and came across your website and thought you might be interested, I have attatched photos of the bass for you to look at.

  It's a 1968 GRETSCH HOLLOW BODY BASS ELECTRIC GUITAR which I have a customised flight hard case for. It's in excellent condition with ALL original parts inlcuding the strings and original (worn) dampner! It also has the unique leather backing still in tact and it still produces brilliant sound!

  Seriel No. 38649 Model No. 6071 Country Gentlemans base

  This is a fabulous guitar which I would love to pass on to a true enthusiast for around £2000, but this can be negotiated. I'm currently based in Glasgow but could easily have the guitar couriered fdown to you.

  Hope to hear from you soon,

  Christina Kinnear 07841760710
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  Sep 6, 2007 6:08 p.m. DCBirdMan:

  Thank you for your post. Just a clarification -- the model 6071 was the short scale single cutaway Grestch bass with a single pickup. The 6071 had a street name of Tennesean bass, because of the bass body resemblance to the Gretsch Tennesean guitar. It was also known as the "Monkees bass" because it was used by Peter Tork of the Monkees in the late 1960s. Neither of these were official names used by Gretsch.

  The 6070 was the long scale, double cutaway model, with a single pickup. The 6070 had the "street" name of Country Gentleman bass, presumably because of the bass body resemblance to the Gretch Country Gentleman guitar. But this was not an official name and the instrument had no affiliation with Chet Atkins, although of course the Country Gentleman and Tennesean guitars were Chet Atkins endorsement models.
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  Sep 7, 2007 4:34 a.m. doughtiness:

  I had this bass evaluated and was told the model was a 6071 Country Gentleman's bass. I have attatched pictures perhaps this will help? Is anyone interested?

  

  

  
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  Sep 7, 2007 7:15 a.m. Baxter:

  6071 short scale bass.
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  Sep 7, 2007 9:36 a.m. sassy:

  Is the neck straight with good action ??
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  Sep 7, 2007 10:11 a.m. doughtiness:

  Yeah
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  Sep 7, 2007 4:22 p.m. DCBirdMan:

  Looks like it has those black La Bella bass strings. Used see them a lot back then... we used to call them "elephant hairs".
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  Sep 12, 2007 7:44 a.m. doughtiness:

  Yeah the strings are at least 25years old we were told. It's a fantastic instrument, really hope I can pass it on to an enthusiast, anyone interested?
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  Sep 12, 2007 6:14 p.m. DCBirdMan:

  You can tell that E string is about to give way up at the post. US guitars just cost more over in Europe.. .always have. I'm guessing that bass would go for $1500-1700 here, maybe add $200 for the flight case. For example, Gruhn Guitars has a celebrity owned 1967 6071 that belonged/still belongs to Bruce Springsteen's bass player and it has been sitting around for close to a year $2500 with no takers. It was good to get it looked at but still you were misinformed by someone-- that single cutaway model was never called (even informally) the Country Gentleman bass.

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