john_the_bass

i used to buy mine off ebay for about 12 quid shipped

oh yes......! Top man

couldn't find one on my google searches either. That does look very nice indeed and with a badass too.

right, i am bloody hopeless with photoshop so, to help me make up my mind about selling my sunburst precision again, does anybody have a pic of a 3ts precision with rosewood fingerboard and black pickguard they can post, so that i can make up my mind about how cool it looks? My idea was to withdraw the P from sale, stick a better pickup in, a black pickguard on and a set of flats and just use it. Only before I go splashing the case, I'd like to get an idea of what i'm going to have done first. If that makes sense I might even put a badass on

absolutely, stick it in the bank and wait until you've got the next £150 and then if you don't see anything, the next £150

i've got some £3 strings at home in the kit box in case of emergencies. I've not had an emergency yet, but how bad can they be?

[quote name='Muppet' post='44245' date='Aug 11 2007, 06:06 PM']OK well S1 or no S1 (seeing as it's just a different pot and that's not going to alter the weight) Your USA Precision (USA being more relevant) will more than likely weigh in at between 9lbs and 9.5 lbs. If your Japanese feel lighter then I would suggest it's basswood. My japanese precisons of basswood are noticeably lighter than my american ones or alder or ash.[/quote] absolutely - the S1 will have no weight difference but reference was included to give an idea of the age. 9lbs sounds about right, the Japanese one is a bit lighter, but not significantly so. [quote name='Musky' post='44251' date='Aug 11 2007, 06:49 PM']A bit hard to tell from the picture you've got in the 'For Sale' section, but it looks looks it may be a basswood body - basswood lacks any real grain structure (though curiously the two outside pieces of wood seem to have more grain than the central one). If you whip the neck off, try pressing a thumb nail into the bare wood - if it marks fairly easily it likely basswood. Basswood tends to 'fur' in screw holes as well. The pickups are more than likely Japanese. I've read about the odd E series Fender with US pickups, but they seem to be far from the norm. I've never read that US hardware was shipped out during this period (unlike in '82) and production never ceased altogether in the US, with a handful of people still turning out instruments. Mind you, I stand to be corrected on this.[/quote] A link to a hi res one [url="http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1037476369&context=set-72157594525857805&size=l"]here[/url]

when did they stop producing alder ones in favour of basswood (although the non export ones seem to come in basswood, alder or ash depending on which bass and spec you go for)? Mine is 1984 (or possibly 5/6 but unlikely). Cheers

it's not quite as heavy as my S1 precision but it's not far off. I've not got an accurate way of measuring each of them unfortunately.

seconded - got my tu-2 next day - which in the middle of a postal strike is top work!

that's what i thought! My guess is basswood gets compressed to get the same density and so is heavier. although i know nothing about these things.

Short of taking it apart of course - which I don't really want to do.

I've just been asked if my E serial precision that i'm selling is made of alder or basswood and if the pickups are jap or USA - there is a possibility they are USA if the bass was made by Fuji Gen Gakki or whoever they were in that short space of time when there was no USA production. Anybody know how to tell?

my guitar player has a maranello speedster guitar. it's basic but seems to be ever so well put together, especially for what he paid (£130 sh i thnk). Really nice.

[quote name='overwater#1' post='43403' date='Aug 9 2007, 05:45 PM']This is true... I dont really have a need for anything like this at the moment, although I plan to build a few basses soon...and theyr'e gonna need cases.. Hmmm.... I wonder if you could just send it like that, if you stick some gaffa round once to stop it from opening on transport? Hey, I guess you can tell I have never used a courier before [/quote] sorry man - have just been to see my bass playing buddy down the road and he's taken it off me hands.

could do - a lot of paper maybe?

any takers? I'm probably going to put it on the tip at the weekend if nobody wants it

[quote name='EskimoBassist' post='41806' date='Aug 6 2007, 09:19 AM']I really like that bass, shame about the lack of the S1 switching system though. I just bought a USA Jazz complete with the system and it really does make all the difference being able to swap between the two layouts. Having said that i would gladly pay the kind of money that im guessing you do to buy that beauty. Nice purchase![/quote] The S1 on the jazz is useful and probably worth having. The S1 on the precision is cobblers and doesn't do anything much except make the bass seem a bit thinner and weaker sounding. Well it does on mine anyway.

Impact driver near a plywood jedson now i know that you have to hit em with a hammer.... it would probably have fallen to bits