aerodyne precision

How about £80 inclusive of delivery to Somerset?

Aaaargh! About a week before your Aerodyne was posted I took delivery of a 70's RI MIJ P bass from 93/94 - was also on BC -not quite such a narrow neck as the Aerodyne but it's a great bass and no matter how much stuff I sell on Ebay my wife won't tolerate yet another bass in the house just now. I guess I just got impatient going ahead with the RI purchase but aside from wife issues I do want to give it a fair go (the RI that is) before committing to an Aerodyne. Damn - will definitely have to sell my motorbike now!

PM'd [quote name='Starless' post='1134645' date='Feb 20 2011, 06:52 PM']It is 40mm at the nut (Jazz bass is 38mm), 56mm at the 12th (Jazz bass is 56mm). So it starts a millimetre wider on each side at the nut and gradually meets at the 12th to be the same as a Jazz neck. I think the 60's Precisions were real clunkers at the nut - 43+mm? (although I've never owned that kind of model). I am a Sterling/Jazz skinny neck kind of guy, but have gigged the P (2-1/2 hours) with no after effects - I notice the difference that the extra 2 millimetres makes, but it's not enough to make it uncomfortable for me.[/quote]

Hi - what is the width of the neck at the nut and the 12th fret? Cos I don't like P necks either. In the absence of a Aerodyne P knocking around, this bass may be just the thing for me. Ta, Chris [quote name='Starless' post='1134573' date='Feb 20 2011, 05:45 PM']And into the buyer's market, I toss this stupidly priced little gem: Fender Japan (MIJ) 1993-1994 70's Re-Issue Precision Bass I don't like Precision necks, but this is the 'middling' 70's width and I can get away with it. The main point to note about this bass though, is it hardly touches 8.5 lbs on my bathroom scales. Fantastically light bass which I have used whenever the old back has started playing up (which it does quite a lot these days). Main downsides: the odd ding here and there (almost visible in the pictures) but it is a fair few years old now. Also (in my opinion not a bad point) there is a rock'n'roll fag-burn on the headstock. Some one somewhere in the past (not me) has wedged their ciggy between the E string and the headstock and obviously had to watch in increasing despair as the lead guitarist's solo has gone on and on and on.... and the fag has burned down....down...down. It is not a serious flaw, more of a scorch mark than a complete melted burn, and in a fortuitous kind of way, the dark spot matches the dark spots on the body wood grain. Main Upside: Did I mention how feather-lite this bass was? Only changes I have made to the bass since I got her are replacing a white pearloid pickguard (eeech) with a black one, replacing the pickguard screws with black ones, replacing the pickup screws with black ones, replacing the chrome knobs with black ones (anyone see a pattern emerging here....?). Everything else is as it was (and you've got to wonder just how light this thing would be with lightweight tuners on - but I didn't get round to that). Lovely player, currently strung with TI Jazz flats (oohh, that thump.... just ace). Definitely a bass for an old-timer, or a young 'un who has finally seen the light and realised that slapping is just a noisy gimmick that will hopefully die out very soon). £380 for the bass. Shipping extra (but should be in the region of £15-20 insured for mainland UK - or feel free to arrange your own courier). Located just north of Aberdeen if pickup preferred. What might help with shipping and can be included for an extra £40 is a SKB FB4 case. These are around £100 new and this one has been out of the house twice and is less than a year old. It is perfect for a Precision - but hopeless for a Jazz. Don't believe the blurb on these things which states that it fits a P and a J. Sure, you can get a Jazz in it, but you have to really cram it in. I would like to sell the bass with the case, but if somone wants the bass without the case then the case can be made available for sale separately. First dibs on it though is for someone buying the bass. [attachment=72792:p1.jpg] [attachment=72793:p2.jpg] [attachment=72794:p3.jpg] [attachment=72795:p4.jpg] [attachment=72796:p5.jpg] [attachment=72797:p6.jpg] [attachment=72798:pc1.jpg] [attachment=72799:pc2.jpg][/quote]