birdy Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1963-Fender-Precision-Cherry-Colour-Lovely-Bass-Guitar-/170529469626?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV#ht_500wt_1131"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1963-Fender-Precisio...V#ht_500wt_1131[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinson Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Yeah and defo a refin. Looks like a transition logo which would date it a few years later. Also the frets look pretty chunky for that era. Interesting though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilb Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 [quote name='birdy' post='936929' date='Aug 26 2010, 11:02 AM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1963-Fender-Precision-Cherry-Colour-Lovely-Bass-Guitar-/170529469626?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV#ht_500wt_1131"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1963-Fender-Precisio...V#ht_500wt_1131[/url][/quote] Sorry, why should it have a rosewood board??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdy Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 [quote name='neilb' post='936993' date='Aug 26 2010, 11:46 AM']Sorry, why should it have a rosewood board???[/quote] I thought all of the early 60 P basses were Rosewood boards although I stand to be corrected! If not then they are pretty rare! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinson Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 (edited) Heres a 66 with maple, not heard of any earlier (60's) though Edited August 26, 2010 by stinson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdy Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 Thats a wonderful looking bass :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilb Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Fender never stopped producing maple boarded basses, they just introduced rosewood in the early 60s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdy Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 [quote name='neilb' post='937149' date='Aug 26 2010, 01:57 PM']Fender never stopped producing maple boarded basses, they just introduced rosewood in the early 60s.[/quote] So does this mean that the bass in question is a rare find or has he got it wrong do we think? I wonder what proportion were maple between 1960-66? All of the ones I have seen have been rosewood - Note that I do believe you as I have seen the 66 as an example! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinson Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 I reckon this would be a good question on the FDP forum, loads of experts reside on there. Could well be a rare find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassnut62 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 that pickguard looks far too white to me too; but that might just be the photo. the guards on these early Ps were made of celulose and with age the chemicals turn the white guards a greenish colour - see pic of my own genuine 63P attached. i reckon the pictures are too small and too distant to give enough detail to safely identify this bass as genuine; that doesn't mean to say it isn't genuine of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Rosewood seemed to be all that was shipped to the UK at the time but they still made maple for the US market. It looks like he may be a genuine seller who doesn't know his stuff? He needs a lot more pictures & Information with this listing. Certainly a shot of the headstock is noticeable by it's absence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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