1982 Fullerton Fender 57 Precision Bass - TRADE ***SOLD***

[CBbass]

[i][u][b]***SOLD***[/b][/u][/i]

Putting this back up but for trade only. [b]I can offer up to £500ish with this bass[/b], so don't think yourself cheeky to ask for money on my behalf for your bass! Not after anything in particular.

It's a first year 57 year 1982 Fullerton made Precision bass.

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I'm sure some of you might know these are the first year vintage reissues and can go for as much as some custom shop models. They may be CBS, but they are held in high regard with quality - they are said to have been made with the tools used on the original basses, also some of the original team were still around when they made these. There are a lot of threads on talkbass about this specific year and model so if you are unsure then I'd suggest checking over there.[/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Every part on this bass is unmodified and original. It has been gigged by what I am told the second owners grandfather, I am the third owner. All wear is natural wear and tear.[/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The neck pocket is amongst the tightest I've seen on a fender bass in person. The neck is fine though it needs a proper setup which I'm not capable of. All the electronics work perfectly. It is very light at [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]7.5lbs. neck date is [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]11/12/82 (pics included). There are a few slight bumps are paint chips as to be expected. The nitro finish has sunk in nicely to the wood, there is some buckle rash on the back. the knobs have some chrome come off from what I assume is sweat.[/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I have seen/read the plasic wiring is correct for some first years, the neck written in pencil is also. With some googling I'm sure you can find this. I can get more pics on request. [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]strings are dr hi beams I think 45s.[/font][/color]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]I have bought 2 items, sold 1 bass from this website, proof can be given.[/color][/font]

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Edited March 30, 2012 by CBbass

[bassgurumonster]

Hi mate, what do you value the bass at?

[CBbass]

[quote name='bassgurumonster' timestamp='1333016957' post='1596155']
Hi mate, what do you value the bass at?
[/quote]

Well I wouldn't let it go for less than £1000

[Thornybank]

No guidance on wants (not even number of strings) and no clues on valuation.

Looks like this is a fish for 'best deal offered', rather than specific want or valuation on the P-Bass.
Another game of 'What have you got?' meets 'Guess what I'm thinking.'...?
Usually ends with 'I'll just keep it' or 'off to the Bay'.

But.. maybe not...

These are lovely basses.
I had one from new.
Back in the '80s it took me three years to get £300 for it.
It was all Jazzes then...
Gotta be worth [i]at least[/i] £800 now.

There ya go - while I was typing - posted a £1k.
Honest value, I reckon.

Edited March 29, 2012 by Thornybank

[CBbass]

[quote name='Thornybank' timestamp='1333017546' post='1596162']
No guidance on wants (not even number of strings) and no clues on valuation.

Looks like this is a fish for 'best deal offered', rather than specific want or valuation on the P-Bass.
Another game of 'What have you got?' meets 'Guess what I'm thinking.'...?
Usually ends with 'I'll just keep it' or 'off to the Bay'.

But.. maybe not...

These are lovely basses.
I had one from new.
Back in the '80s it took me three years to get £300 for it.
It was all Jazzes then...
Gotta be worth [i]at least[/i] £800 now.

There ya go - while I was typing - posted a £1k.
Honest value, I reckon.
[/quote]

Alright, well I'm after 4 strings only. I really don't have anything specific I'm after. If you want a valuation perhaps you should google what these have gone for, do you expect every seller to provide countless links to previous sales? Because I don't think I've seen a for sale thread with that. Thanks for your valuation, have a nice day.

[paulmcnamara]

Good to hear about the Fullerton reissues here on BC. After searching for that 'special bass' last Summer I finally settled on a Fullerton reissue Jazz.
Extremely 'road worn' and all natural aging, came from Boston USA..... looks fantastic, sounds brilliant and feels great. As well as the pre CBS tools that were used and the pre CBS people who built, (as you have already mentioned) I understand that the materials and techniques used were also pre CBS. So effectively you have a pre CBS bass without the 10K price tag. The nitro finish has allowed these reissue Fullertons to age in a way that the regular post CBS' just don't. These models have that vintage tone, which a regular 82/83 Fender bass will not have.
I won't comment on price as thats a private matter and I respect BC rules, but there is a Fender website specialising in these models in the US and its interesting..... http://www.fenderreissue.com/

Good wishes, and good luck with your sale, Paul.

[Rick's Fine '52]

[quote name='paulmcnamara' timestamp='1333027245' post='1596376']
Good to hear about the Fullerton reissues here on BC. After searching for that 'special bass' last Summer I finally settled on a Fullerton reissue Jazz.
Extremely 'road worn' and all natural aging, came from Boston USA..... looks fantastic, sounds brilliant and feels great. As well as the pre CBS tools that were used and the pre CBS people who built, (as you have already mentioned) I understand that the materials and techniques used were also pre CBS. So effectively you have a pre CBS bass without the 10K price tag. The nitro finish has allowed these reissue Fullertons to age in a way that the regular post CBS' just don't. These models have that vintage tone, which a regular 82/83 Fender bass will not have.
I won't comment on price as thats a private matter and I respect BC rules, but there is a Fender website specialising in these models in the US and its interesting..... [url="http://www.fenderreissue.com/"]http://www.fenderreissue.com/[/url]

Good wishes, and good luck with your sale, Paul.
[/quote]

From my knowledge of these, which is quite good, they were certainly not made with any pre-CBS components or tools, and i would doubt the assemblers were from that era also. They also didn't use pre-cbs blueprints, they were all shipped to Japan for the JV reissues in may 1981, the results of which were finished in Japan in April 1982.

The templates for the first Fullertons were made using actual pre-CBS instruments, dozens of which were measured, sampled and surveyed, and average dimensions, pickup readings etc, etc were taken.

This is a lovely example though, and it has the decal in the right place too, which is actually quite rare in itself. Many '82 Fullerton P's have the decal far too close to the nut, and it looks odd, but this one looks spot on.

Shame it doesn't have the case and candy, otherwise i would definitely be interested, but i think the price reflects that, and that doesn't detract in any way from this being a fabulous and highly collectible instrument, especially here in the UK.

I wish every luck with the sale, it's a great quality instrument, and I'm surprised its still here, tough time for sellers at the moment, as i found out myself last month!