Author Topic: (x) 77-615 (Read 128 times)

uncle_jay · « **on:** July 19, 2006, 05:10:06 AM »

There's a Series 1 for sale on Ebay.com.
The serialnumber is 77 615
Is this one for real or another Fernandes clone?

FC Bass · « **Reply #1 on:** July 19, 2006, 05:50:47 AM »

I was thinking the same thing, look at the tailpiece...

(Message edited by fc_spoiler on July 19, 2006)

keith_h · « **Reply #2 on:** July 19, 2006, 06:56:09 AM »

That is this bass here. It's legit.

Keith

dela217 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 19, 2006, 06:09:16 PM »

Just an FYI, all of the Fernandes clones had a zebrawood top and back with a maple core.

Michael

mica · « **Reply #4 on:** August 22, 2006, 07:23:30 PM »

Since somebody bought this bass, and we've got records room access again, here's the details:

top and back: Myrtle
body: Birch
neck: Maple and Purpleheart, 34 long scale
fingerboard: Chinese Rosewood (never saw that before) mother of pearl ovals
peghead veneers: Walnut
birthday: January 28, 1977
originally sold to: LD Heater

In 1979, the bass was received for repairs. The nut was replaced with an adjustable nut. The letter stated there was a problem with the power supply, but the tests showed it functioned fine.

We saw this bass again in 1983. It arrived with no strings and the string nut in an envelope. The accompanying letter said that the truss rod seems to have snapped. The fingerboard was replaced and a new truss rod was installed. It also got a new string nut fitted, and a new bridge.

The bass has lived in Oregon, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.