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Steely Dan: Walter Becker's 1958 Fender

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Steely Dan: Walter Becker's 1958 Fender
Steely Dan: Walter Becker's 1958 Fender Precision Bass. Walter Becker purchased this bass from a well known guitar collector/dealer in 1973. It was the finest example of a 1958 P-Bass in circulation at the time. This is a historically important instrument, in that Walter used this bass on Steely Dan recordings from the Pretzel Logic album onward. Walter has specifically mentioned this being the bass used on the song Rikki, Don't Lose That Number. That song beautifully showcases the great tone of this instrument. The current owner acquired the bass from Walter in 1991 in exchange for studio equipment. The bass had been kept for several years in a storage locker at Kahului Harbor in Maui, and the wood had swollen as a result of the high humidity. As a result the finish has cracked and flaked off of the bass, as seen in the photos. Renowned Maui luthier Stephen Grimes partially disassembled the bass and cleaned the oxidation from the metal parts. No parts have been changed on the bass. It has been kept in temperature and humidity controlled environments ever since. In recent years the bass has been part of a studio collection, and has been used on various records and recording projects for film director David Lynch, including a number of songs on Blue Bob, by John Neff and David Lynch, one of which was featured in the film Mulholland Drive. The bass is in excellent playing condition. Included is a black hardshell case. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid.