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Jerry Scheff: A Fender Precision bass guitar, used extensively with Elvis Presley's TCB Band, 1966, image 1
Jerry Scheff: A Fender Precision bass guitar, used extensively with Elvis Presley's TCB Band, 1966, image 2
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Jerry Scheff: A Fender Precision bass guitar, used extensively with Elvis Presley's TCB Band,
1966,

24 June 2015, 12:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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Jerry Scheff: A Fender Precision bass guitar, used extensively with Elvis Presley's TCB Band,

1966,
F-series neckplate with serial number 118825, the black-finish, contoured body with black and white laminated scratchplate, signed by Jerry in gold pen, non-original split pickups, two controls, rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dot markers, headstock wth 'transition' logo and circular string guide, 46 inches (117cm) long

Footnotes

Purchased in 1970, this was Jerry's main guitar for concerts as a member of the Elvis Presley TCB Band in the 1970s and studio work into the 1980s, and is a much filmed and photographed instrument.

Jerry's long and distinguished musical career began in the 1960s, after service in the US Navy. Beginning as a session musician in Los Angeles, the first hit record he played on was 'Along Comes Mary' by The Association, in 1966. He then played with, amongst others, Neil Diamond, Nancy Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., The Everly Brothers and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. He also appeared on the album 'L.A. Woman' by The Doors in 1971.

In 1969 he joined the TCB Band, performing in concert with Elvis from August that year to June 1973 and from April 1975 to Presley's final concert on 26th June 1977 in Indianapolis. The roster of artists Jerry has also played with includes Bob Dylan, John Denver and Elvis Costello.

Literature: 'Way Down: Playing Bass With Elvis, Dylan The Doors & More, The Autobiography Of Jerry Scheff', Backbeat Books, 2012.

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