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***SOLD***Fender Precision American Special FSR Honeyburst with upgrades***SOLD***
£600

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Ok guys, so this really is a reluctant one.

I recently decided I prefer necks with a fatter profile (baseball bat) and as I have four P-Basses at the moment I'll have to let the bass that's been my main one for 3 years go to a new home. It's the one on my profile pic here. I also just moved to a new place and the expenses with decoration and furniture here are off the scale, so... Needs must.

This is the[b] Fender Precision American Special FSR Honeyburst[/b] that came out in 2012. I carefully sourced this one and it's a killer of a bass. It's got a beautifully joined 2-piece Alder body (some of the ones around at the time had 3 and even 4-piece bodies) [b]finished in an ultra thin nitro satin lacquer[/b]. It's a very resonant bass. The neck on this is great! Even my friend who works at the music shop where I bought it said it's one of the best P-Bass necks he's tried. The neck on this bass is slimmer and with a flatter profile than normal. It has a nice fast satin finish and it had the frets levelled and [b]Plek'd by Chandler Guitars[/b] as soon as I got it. Because I used flat wounds on this bass 90% of the time fret wear is next to zero.

[b]The upgrades[/b], which in this case are actual upgrades and not some crappy aftermarket pickup :P

- Pickups: The original ones were the cheaper, lower quality ones that used to come in the American Standard series ages ago. I replaced them with my favourite pickups in the world, the Fender Original Precision Bass Pickups. [url="http://intl.fender.com/en-GB/guitar-bass-parts/pickups-and-preamps/fender-original-precision-bass-pickups-black/"]http://intl.fender.c...-pickups-black/[/url]

- Tuners: Replaced the cheaper original small plate ones that come in the American Special and Mex Fenders with Made in Germany Schaller 70's style ones. I swear it even improved the sound of the bass. It looks the biz now too, like a proper 70's P-Bass. I had to make new holes to accommodate the larger plated tuners, but it's an almost imperceptible modification. [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/schaller_bmfl.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...haller_bmfl.htm[/url]

- Electrics: Replaced the original Fender Greasebucket circuit (didn't get along with it) with one of the amazing Kiogon's wiring kits. It has now 60's correct pots and cap. Pots are CTS, jack is Switchcraft of course.

- Bridge: Replaced the original one for cosmetic reasons only. I replaced it with the same Fender bridge that comes in the American Vintage basses. It looks the part now. [url="http://intl.fender.com/en-GB/guitar-bass-parts/bridge-assemblies-components/pure-vintage-58-precision-bass-bridge-assembly-nickelchrome/"]http://intl.fender.c...y-nickelchrome/[/url]

- Pickguard and neck plate: Replaced the original pickguard (parchment) with a Fender 3-ply black one and the neck plate with an F-stamped one. I basically just wanted to make the bass look like a 70's P ;)

I used this bass in pretty much everything I've done since December 2012 when I got it. Tours, pub gigs, functions, recording sessions, rehearsals... All of it. So it obviously has some scars to prove it. It has been really well looked after though. The thing is, if you know this kind of finish, you know how easy it is to mark it. Specially when it comes to buckle rash. The front of the body is clean, but the back does have some buckle rash and some dings. Really minor marks around the headstock which you can barely see too. The mainly noticeable thing is one ding on the upper part of the neck, near where the fretboard is glued to the neck between the first and the second fret. It happened the first time, yes FIRST TIME, I took the bass out of the house. I had a gig in Stockholm and the local roadie set up a stand for me. I took it out of the case, put on the stand and it collapsed due to the roadie not securing the stand properly. You can imagine how pissed off I was, but luckily it's purely cosmetic and it doesn't affect playability whatsoever.

Finally, the bass has just been [b]professionally set up[/b] by the great Andrew Taylor-Cummings at Anaconda Basses. He also really liked the bass ;) At the moment it's strung with brand new D'addario half-rounds (0.45) but I'm including an old set of D'addario Chrome flats too, which are the strings that were on the bass just recently.

[b]The price is £600 collected from SW11(Vauxhall/Battersea)[/b] and it comes with the original Fender gig bag, and the truss rod tool. Pretty sweet deal for such a fine example of a US made Fender with all this upgrades. Delivery can be arranged at buyers expense. I can source a box and pack it up nicely.

Please check the pics and don't hesitate to contact me with any questions.

Cheers,

Eddie

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