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    Deaconification Pt3? - John Deacon "Magic Era" Precision project

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    Posted · Edited by Frusty

    18 hours ago, Dood said:


    Yes, I do recall and if you do choose to sell, please be in touch with me first.

     

    It’s a PB70-US non-export CIJ bass.( I.e. they weren’t supposed to be sold outside Japan as they easily rivalled the specifications of the US Fenders). However, it was a special order as they had stopped making the BLK version before I got in touch. This model had a mirrored scratch plate that mine actually came with, that I replaced with an era correct black plate as well as the other Deacon mods and the set up I did on the bass.

     

    The non-export PB70-US is an Alder body and has the gotoh OEM tuning keys and US “spec” pickups. The export versions were usually basswood bodies I believe and often had the smaller tuning key plates and generic P pickups. I have the CIJ catalogue somewhere specifying these details. 40mm nut.
    Finally, I sourced this model from Japan and the outlet put in a special order with Fender Japan to make it for me. That level of service just blew me away. 

     

    Brilliant - thanks for all the details.

     

    I keep it cause basically it's better than money in the bank at the moment but it's a bit wasted on me - at least it's looked after!

     

    I've had one pro and one semi-pro directly tell me it was the best p bass they've ever used, and I heard from the semi pro that a couple of the bands he used it with when I lent him it were absolutely blown away by it.

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    Basses you wish you hadn't sold

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    Just now, Eldon Tyrell said:

    This looks great but you are still owning it, right? This thread is about basses you sold but you wish you hadn't. I guess you have to sell it immediately now 😜

     

    Yes I do own it, I was responding to @Dood's question about this bass but yes I am perhaps contractually obliged to sell it now ;)

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    Basses you wish you hadn't sold

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    OK it tuns out my photography skills aren't up to much :D

     

    But as you can see she still doesn't have a mark on her. Over the years I've had a few people try it, one pro and another semi pro told me it was the best P bass they'd ever used - and these are folk who have tried 'real' vintage P basses - frankly the things wasted on me!

     

    One of my mates who gigs on and off borrowed it briefly for some blues gigs and again the rest of the band loved the sound.

     

    To be honest she's gotten very little use since I bought her - at time I think about selling her but at others I think with rampant inflation happening I'm better having a really nice example of a top end instrument rather than money sitting in the bank.

     

    Great to hear from you by the way! Have you done any more bass builds/customizations since you did this John Deacon signature model?

     

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