Avatar Korra Book 2 Episode 5. When it comes to vintage, Fender immediately springs to mind. Does Medicaid Cover Weight Loss And Fitness Programs. Even though you can easily find vintage Ricks, Gibsons and Hofners, Fender seems to own 90% of the vintage attention. Old Precision and Jazz basses are the holy grail to some bass players, and one thing that also keeps popping up in any Fender-related vintage discussion is the ‘magic’ L-serial number. So, back in early 1965, Leo Fender sold his company to CBS, who then changed a number of processes. It is widely agreed that the 1970’s was a bit of a ‘shaky’ period for Fender, and that’s probably why the instruments from before January 1965 – the pre-CBS bass and guitars – have become so sought-after and valuable. However, you can’t really say that any bass with an ‘L’ serial plate is necessarily pre-CBS as there was quite some plates in stock at the time Fender sold to CBS and they were used before the 100,000s serial numbers began. The same goes for bass parts and basses from the first half of 1965 are often considered as good as early 60s basses as the real changes occurred later than that.