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I had a bass go missing sent through the same courier company at the beginning of lockdown, in my case there was a mix up at the post office and the labels hadn’t been put on correctly. After 5 months of doggedly chasing the company by the sender and myself the bass was located and arrived at my place in perfect condition. Don’t give up hope and make sure you get your evidence together and work with the other party. I feared theft but in actual fact it was a case of a mix up and subsequent delivery to a wrong address. There was an awful lot that went wrong however there were some good people at the company who really did put a lot of effort into ensuring I got my bass.

Beautiful.

Never seen one with a maple board. Nice basses these.

Very nice

I’m selling my Fender American Deluxe Precision Bass. It dates from around 2011 and comes with case and tags, keys, etc. It is a lovely bass with a great feel and sound. Top of the range at the time and everything about it screams of quality. It weighs 4.1kgs and has an easy action, truss rod, frets and neck are as they ought to be. The electrics work perfectly with an incredible range of sounds.

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The nut width is 41mm

I’ll measure it when I’m home a few people have said it feels slim but my other main bass is a 78’ Precision with a similar neck. I’ve heard mutterings of it being an ‘A width neck’ but not sure of that it’s certainly not clubby or wide like some P basses I’ve played. Even modern ones.

Here is my old faithful Fender Precision in black and maple. Although the neck has a late 70s serial number the body sticker dates it to ‘81 when it was put together in the Fender factory - a common practice at the time. This bass has been heavily gigged and bears the battle scars and wear to prove it! The finish is worn in areas through genuine play not artificially- the honourable marks of time. Lots of scuffs, chips and touched up areas but at least it’s original! The neck is wonderful very shallow and easy to play the action is low and the bass really sings and sustains - no dead spots. It’s had a couple of changes over the years. When I bought it it had a non original generic Precision pickup on it that was okay but not very beefy so that was swapped for a Fender Japan one. This has more of the growl of a 70s Precision. The electrics are stock I think however I changed one pot and the output jack as both were scratchy and intermittent - I have them if required. The scratchplate that was on it when I bought it has a different Fender serial number on a sticker again not unusual for a Fender of this era. The scratchplate was badly cracked so I added a bit from another newer plate, not pretty but it works. I had a cream one on for a while which I will include. It comes with a generic gigbag. The neck is straight with good frets and working trussrod. The reason I’m selling this is down to it being heavier than my other basses. It weighs 4.4kgs which is pretty light for a Fender of this era but a bit heavy for me having recently sustained a neck and shoulder injury. I’ll be sad to see this one go as it is a great players bass and has served me and previous owners well. Pickup preferred but I can post at buyers cost. No overseas bidders. I’ve changed my mind several times about this bass but I have to be sensible. No trades!

Love these early Tokai basses if only it had a maple board. GLWTS!

I bought this off Muppet only a few days ago. It’s a lovely black and maple US 2005 Precision with a ‘62 reissue pickup and comes with original bridge which I asked for to be returned to stock when I bought it. There is a Hipshot D-tuner installed by the original owner who also replaced the S1 switching with a standard tone pot, the presumably white scratchplate was replaced with a WD one. The bass comes with a Fender gig bag. I was hoping it would be much lighter than my old Fender Precision however at 4.3kgs it isn’t (mine is 4.4). Having played it for a few hours and mulled it over there’s not much point me keeping it for the sake of the tiny weight difference. So it’s back for sale. As I bought it with gigbag rather than Hiscox case and with the original bridge I’m selling it for what I paid at £700. It really is a beautiful bass and plays really well but I think I’m going to have to stick with sub 4kg basses owing to my recent shoulder and neck issues. No trades. UK only. Pickup preferred. Sold!

Well I’m a sucker for the black and maple look. This has been my sole bass for gigging over the last year and a bit. I may regret selling it but I have bought a lighter black and maple Precision so hopefully I won’t miss it too much. If this doesn’t sell it won’t be a problem however, I’m certainly not going to accept daft offers on it, it’s beaten up but worth the price I’m asking.

Here is my old faithful Fender Precision in black and maple. Withdrawn.

Heh heh I’m on it! Love a black and maple Precision!

For all is of us with glass backs and duff shoulders what is the weight of it please?