I am SO not worthy to be mentioned in the same breath. Remember I'm the guy who has been playin' at bass for 30+ years (tuba was so not cool as the only instrument), strted my first lessons a few weeks ago and am "drinking from a fire hose".
And yeah, I need to take some measurements for the case and headstock debate.
well your legendary status goes way beyond musical talent, and I am sure you are rich with both. Hey man, life on the road aint for everyone. But u still have the same bass as those rockstars. And sorry if I left anyone out I know there are several other major leaguers on this forum. not sure who has what bass, or really even who is who, but u all rok. Frono I imagine you sound pretty good. playing that SF1 definatley helps!
on the case thing I am actually pretty straight on a lot of that, including the headstocks. I actually have been gathering info and will share it all with ecveryone once you can provide the final info that I am lacking. Although said final info may not be so significant, if we cant get a Newark St. TKL case separate from the instrument. Even with the part #, which you so graciously provided, that could be tricky, and likely on the more expensive side, than say, a Cassidy case, which is looking more and more like the universal answer for the vintage, and probably for any, SF bass. But there are some other options out there, as obscure and expensive as they may be.
Frono what we need to know from you is:
Is the body of the Newark Street bass skinny like a 90s SF bass or wider/the same depth as your 67 SF bass?
does the top of the body of the 67 stick out of the Newark Street case? I am clear the bass fits in the case, but if its a deeper body, does the body clear the plane of the bottom of the case? basically what I am asking is, would it be too tight/snug if you put the 67 in the Newark St case and closed it up and latched it (presumably for long term storage). would you be comfortable doing that?
let us know and i'll update the case thread significantly.
back to the headstock thing, that part might be tough to really nail...but all of this endless banter is just leading everyone to the Cassady case anyway, so that should be fine for both the larger and smaller headstock. will confirm for sure before I make that big post.
but the interesting thing is the headstock size might not make a difference, its more the tuners and the difference could be so insignificant there, that the bigger one might fit them all anyway. one thing that is clear though, the original cases did change/evolve slightly in the mid-late 60s (and presumably into the 70s) and/or they used more than one simultaneously, at any given point. It would be very difficult to make a blanket statement and say "a 70s (headstock) SFB fits in a mid 60s (headstock) SFB case" or "a 72 fits in a 67 case" or anything like that, even if that does appear to be true, or very well may in fact be true...there is quite a bit of variation in the cases, although many of them look very similar. FWIW the OHSC for Jules' 67 SFB is very tight in the headstock/tuner area (on the sides). I would imagine the larger headstock in that one would just be too tight. the 67 barely makes it (and the 90s one does not fit it). that case has seen better days and may have formed or for lack of a better term "shrunk" a millimeter or so over the decades. it has definitely done its job though, A+
looks like the case for this 1970 bass we are discussing may have helped to damage the finish in the middle of the neck there, right where the case cradles the neck and the storage box "lift tab" (leather?) was resting/rubbing on the neck. maybe there was some movement there (in the case) or it was put away wet?
very curious about the headstock too. some case contact at the very top of the headstock may have started a problem that someone made a lot worse. or I was thinking maybe someone took the tuners off at some point, and took some finish off when the screws came out. what do u do with that? hit it with clear nitro? it looks totally stripped. would maybe just hit the entire back of the headstock and neck with a coat of clear, no? also curious what the front of that "humbucker headstock" looks like. probably fine, since the seller was detailing the problem areas.
