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@JazzyJ as your bass is an L series model, you could ask these people to make you a more accurate neck plate bearing an L84239, for example, which would be an August 1965 serial number. Don't ever buy an "original" pre-CBS Fender neck plate as most of them are fake. https://axetremecreations.com/product/custom-serial-number-stamped-stratocaster-telecaster-bass-neckplate-screws/

they had to wait till you were born, and news got to California before they started making it in your honour. Once the lacquer had cured they made sure they used the brand new shipment of pots for it...

I reckon nobody would look askance at a neatly done access hatch on a removable neck bass. Some very well-respected luthiers do them, for example; https://www.talkbass.com/threads/nz-non-standard-cleveland-removeable-neck-and-sound-post-hatch.562329/

5-6" past the tuning peg, 90 degree kink, snip the string with around half an inch for the capstan. Plenty of winds to keep the string low and seated properly.

So close, but yet so far.

I was born on the 20th... I was talking about the pots codes, not the 5 meaning Precision Bass, while 7 means Jazz Bass. 😉 The pots codes are saying 23rd to 29th of August 1965.

I think the 5 refers to Precision bass rather than a day.

Mouse of the Rising Sun - The Animals

heat crazed vole - Gypsy's Kiss

And it's the closest to my birthday Fender bass I've seen: day, month and year. Amazing.

I cut mine at 12cm for D & G 11.5cm for A 11 for E

The neck plate serial number is weird, but as it was Leo's philosophy to use everything remaining, it could be right and it's never been a reliable way to date a Fender. The black grounding wires going from the pots to the jack are not original as there were none back in the days. Apart from these points, I can't see any other "flaws". Everything is saying 1965, even the maxed in truss rod nut. A photo with one tuner removed should show some divot cups at the back of the headstock to permit flush mounting of the machine heads.

Yes, what he said 🙂

I may be wrong, but isn’t the amount of silk showing at the tuner not completely dependent on the length of string from bridge (or ferrule if through body) to the tuner? Having more string wound round the tuner will make no difference to that - no?

The start of the silk will end up the same distance past the nut wherever you cut the string. Tipv do the 90-degree bend for the post-hole before cutting to stop the string outer unravelling.

1965 Precision... It would be greatly appreciated if you guys in the know could advise me if I bought a bitsa, which I purchased over 10yrs ago from Kings Rd Vintage? The only thing that bothers me is the neck plate serial, which relates to a late '50s P. ? Anyway, it's such a joy to play and was always going to be a keeper. Supposedly, it was the house bass at Shangri-La recording studios. Arrived with period correct case with 'Mountain Dew Boys' stenciled on it. I can provide more photos if required. Thanks 😊

God. Spent ages looking at the label for something new... then finally read the quote. Doh!

Mole Hearted - Extreme

Maybe, it was a bit ... Overkill.

The Cheetah — Bob Kuban & The In-Men

Squeal Like A Pig - Slob

it's a bit late in the day for us to do that, unfortunately, but there's local young band, sounds like the Jam, Sharp Class, who plan go out as a covers band called Sounds of the Suburbs, last I heard anyway