Johnnysonic Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Here's one of my '64s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnysonic Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 and another, this time in black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnysonic Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 And this is my '63 in Fiesta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick's Fine '52 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 [quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1325469955' post='1483500'] A quick question as you appear to have the basses to answer it! You have the three Precisions that represent the full transition from the original '52/slab to the '58 that we know now recognise as the standard P-Bass. I'm assuming the '52 has a slab body, the '56 a tummy/forearm contour and the '58 it pretty much the P-Bass that [i]everyone [/i]knows. Headstock shape and stomach/forearm routing aside, are the body shapes all identical? It's been something that I've wanted to know for a while, but felt stupid asking...the shapes of the scratchplate(s)/control plates kind of mask what's going on with the body shape. Cheers P [/quote] Not a stupid question at all, and something that is anything but obvious. The simple answer is yes, the outside shape of the body is the same on all 3 models. The bakelite black pickguards on the recently contoured '54 Precisions were trimmed slightly, to allow for the reduction in 'finished' body size, although this is far too slight to be obvious to the eye. This is also why pickguards from the Sting reissues do not fit the japanese slab body '51 reissues. The difference is quite subtle, about 7mm all the way round. The first of the contour bodies had a much sharper contour on the upper part of the body (Where the forearm lays), and is quite stark and angular (This appears on the first 2-3 months of the transition), after this, they made the contour much softer, once they had the stratocaster in production, and realised the smoother contour was far more comfortable, and pleasing on the eye! The '58 body shape is identical to the '56, with regards to contours [i]and[/i] overall size, the only difference here, is the routing for the split coil pickup and the different, elongated control cavity, everything else is the same. Hope this helps Here's my '56 & '58; [attachment=96209:PA260001.JPG] [attachment=96210:portraitcrop.jpg] Happy New Year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbass1 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Great description Rick. I never realised that the body of a '56 had the same shape/contouring as a '58 P Bass. Goes to show just how the scratchplate/control plate has an impact on design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Cheers for the reply. Much appreciated. Best P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick's Fine '52 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 [quote name='Johnnysonic' timestamp='1325507174' post='1483672'] Here's one of my '64s. [/quote] Lovely. My favourite Fender Custom Colour, Burgundy Mist, stunning!! Do you have a matching Jazz you want to sell??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnysonic Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 [quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1325536759' post='1484199'] Lovely. My favourite Fender Custom Colour, Burgundy Mist, stunning!! Do you have a matching Jazz you want to sell??? [/quote] Unfortunately not! The only one I know of is owned by Guy Pratt and I don't think he's selling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafonky Posted January 4, 2012 Author Share Posted January 4, 2012 and a nice 63' oly white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick's Fine '52 Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 [quote name='dafonky' timestamp='1325705031' post='1486458'] my 66' precision, defretted.....with EMG's.....[attachment=96461:!BS-f0Ew!2k~$(KGrHgoOKj!EjlLm,WqpBKGBZ2)H9Q~~_0.JPG] [/quote] Does this count?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick's Fine '52 Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 [quote name='Johnnysonic' timestamp='1325592563' post='1484725'] Unfortunately not! The only one I know of is owned by Guy Pratt and I don't think he's selling! [/quote] That's a crap one anyway, it has EMG's fitted, wouldn't give £100 for it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafonky Posted January 5, 2012 Author Share Posted January 5, 2012 ok....post deleted can't count anymore with all these beauties..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick's Fine '52 Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 [quote name='dafonky' timestamp='1325785298' post='1487709'] ok....post deleted can't count anymore with all these beauties..... [/quote] I was being facetious, its a lovely bass, worthy of staying put!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyboy Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 [quote name='alanbass1' timestamp='1325198210' post='1480967'] OK. The original owner was a friend of my father who purchased the bass back in '63. Apparently, there was a craze in the sixties of spinning guitar straps. The strap my father's friend bought fixed to the guitar/bass onto a harness that was attached using the strap buttons and two other fixing points that screwed into the body of the instrument, you will see the other mounting point close to the bottom horn. Not only did this require screwing directly into the wood but the other side effect was damage done to the instrument as it looped around and typically hit things as rotation was unpredictable due to the fact there was a lead plugged into it!!! My bass fared OK with just a slightly bent tuner making it very stiff to tune, which was replaced with a tuner from a 1960 P Bass (D string tuner), er - because the owner of the 1960 P Bass fitted new ones back in the early 70's...... - I still have the bent tuner and did have the harness although where it is now I have no idea after numerous house moves since acquiring the bass. [/quote] great - love a bit of history!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafonky Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 my CAR 1965 L-series Precision......which might be for sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 [attachment=96722:P1040192.JPG] My re-finned 1963 (year of birth) Precision. Was sourced from US by BC'er Si Clifton and had been I think stripped (like so many) to natural. Si arranged for it to be nitro coated in an aged oly white. Has a lovely worn-in neck with no varnish at all left on the back. This pic shows it with the badly cracked and warped tort guard which I have replaced with a period-correct nitrocellulose tort guard (I have kept the original of course but its unusable). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 [quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1325509206' post='1483695'] The '58 body shape is identical to the '56, with regards to contours [i]and[/i] overall size, the only difference here, is the routing for the split coil pickup and the different, elongated control cavity, everything else is the same. [/quote] Also the difference in the location of the output jack. But yeah nice collection, you are a lucky man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick's Fine '52 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 [quote name='EdwardHimself' timestamp='1326019768' post='1490985'] Also the difference in the location of the output jack. [/quote] Oh yeah, of course!! Thanks for the comment, and yes, i am lucky. Better than money in the bank, or Thomas Cook shares though, and you get to play, and look at these things daily as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
convair Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 (edited) My 1960 fender P Bass [color="#000000"]Stripped but unashamed , [/color] Edited March 16, 2012 by convair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Horton Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 [quote name='convair' timestamp='1331873952' post='1580209'] My 1960 fender P Bass [color="#000000"]Stripped but unashamed , [/color] [/quote] A Very cool and mellow looking bass guitar , I like it alot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
convair Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Chris Horton' timestamp='1331938691' post='1581342'] A Very cool and mellow looking bass guitar , I like it alot [/quote] [size=4][color=#222222][font=Arial]Thank you[/font][/color] [color=#222222][font=Arial]There are some great Basses in here makes me think about maybe considering [/font][/color] [color=#222222][font=Arial]refinishing my Bass but first I really need to get it refretted they are very low but still playable, [/font][/color] [color=#222222][font=Arial]Cheers [/font][/color][/size] Edited March 17, 2012 by convair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkpegasus4001 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 [quote name='dafonky' timestamp='1326018427' post='1490965'] my CAR 1965 L-series Precision......which might be for sale [/quote] Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkpegasus4001 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Johnnysonic' timestamp='1325507433' post='1483673'] and another, this time in black. [/quote] I love this you have some mighty fine basses there sir....... Edited March 17, 2012 by clarkpegasus4001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 This thread is giving me a semi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1331984174' post='1581677'] This thread is giving me a semi. [/quote] Get a grip of yourself man! Actually, ignore that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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