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Fender neck / Northwest Relic Precision - On Hold
Bassman1974 replied to Bassman1974's topic in Basses For Sale
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Fender neck / Northwest Relic Precision - On Hold
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Basses you don't regret selling (or regret buying)
Bassman1974 replied to BassAgent's topic in Gear Gallery
I do not regret selling my 1964 Hofner 500/1. It was far too toy like and just felt fragile under my large hands. Really fiddly to play too. Some thumpy sound though. Sold a Ric 4001 as I wasn't getting on with it. 3 months later, I bought a new 4003 as I couldn't live without that bridge tone. Struggled to get properly into it until I removed the daft bridge pickup cover. A set of JF344's later and I love it. What an angry, pis**d off sounding thing it is. Nearly sold my Precision the other day too, but had a change of heart at the 11th hour. I would absolutely regret letting it go, especially when I don't really need to move it along. I thoroughly regret selling an 1984 Ibanez RB850. It was given to me by my deceased friends wife to sell on after his death. I should have bought it from her. I know it's a much loved bass residing in Belgium now, so that fact brings me great comfort. I think Byron would have been happy with the resto work put into the bass by the present owner. G -
Fender neck / Northwest Relic Precision - On Hold
Bassman1974 replied to Bassman1974's topic in Basses For Sale
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Fender neck / Northwest Relic Precision - On Hold
Bassman1974 replied to Bassman1974's topic in Basses For Sale
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Fender neck / Northwest Relic Precision - On Hold
Bassman1974 replied to Bassman1974's topic in Basses For Sale
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Fender neck / Northwest Relic Precision - On Hold
Bassman1974 replied to Bassman1974's topic in Basses For Sale
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For sale I have my lovely Precision. I'm really gravitating toward my Jazz basses nowadays, so this one isn't getting out of the cupboard much. I dare say I'll probably regret this sale given time, but it seems pointless to have it gathering dust. Spec: Neck: Fender American Standard Rosewood dated 2005. Straight and true. Beautiful silky smooth finish on the rear. An absolute joy to move around. Body: Northwest New Ash. Originally painted with poly, it was fully stripped back before having some nitro / varnish thrown at it. It was then rubbed back to show the effect that you can see in the photos. It's stunning. No gouges as such. Some light scratches. You can see a natural shiny mark where my wrist has been sitting during playing. The weight is very light indeed. Black shielded pickguard. I think I've a dark tort guard I could include also. Pickups / controls: EMG Geezer. Sounds nice and punchy. Metalwork: Gotoh vintage bridge. Gotoh vintage tuners. I had to reuse the original bushings for the tuners as the Gotoh ones were a touch loose. I roughed them up a bit. Looks fine I think. Bronze coloured control knobs. Relic pickguard screws. Strings: Fender 9050 .100 flats. A few years old now, so nice and worn in. Could also fit some excellent DR Roundwounds if the new owner would prefer these. I'll attach a few picks of the various pickguards I've fitted in the past. Located in Thurso, miles from anywhere. Post will be required I'd imagine. I'd really prefer to send this in a hard case, of which I've none spare at the moment. I'm sure a solution could be found though. Edit: I'm not looking for trades at the moment. I've decided that 6 other bass guitars are enough. Cheers all.
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Tomastik's fitted. I'm in love with it again. Managed to capture the actual colour quite well in this photo tonight. It's normally not as easy
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I've resisted removing the chrome surround for years, but it was affecting the playability. I'm surprised by how much I like the look of the new bezel to be honest. Next up: Tomastik flats
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If you had to keep only the one that had the best playability, which one would you keep?
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Just imported from the States for my new Fender Jazz Pau Ferro neck. They were supposed to be for 16mm peg holes, but they fit 14mm. I'm not keen on shimming the peg holes or drilling extra holes on the back, so they're up for sale. Unused as per pics. This is the only set for sale in the UK at the moment as far as I can tell. They're lovely and light, but I'm going to have to go with Fender tuners Happy to post to mainland UK. Estimate £5-£6 delivery.
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Any thoughts on best method to fill in the white here, and with chip? I'd like it to be the same colour as the surrounding wood. Cheers