Fender Custom Shop Precisions -> do they exist?

[xroads]

So, I have been on the lookout for a good 60s style P-BAss, and the Fender CS Precisions are on the list.
However, one rarely sees a 60s CS P-Bass on the used market (in contrast to CS Jazzes).

Are they really that rare?
Or are they that good that no one wants to sell?

Edited September 8, 2016 by xroads

[Joebethell]

I have seen a couple of nice ones down in Gak Brighton but apart from that not come across many secondhand. Vintage yes but CS not very many.

[molan]

Fender's CS are a bit of a maverick bunch when it comes to releasing specific age models but for quite a while the main way of ordering a full custom build was to start with a Time Machine base model and then add options.

The only basses on this were:
1955 P
1959 P
1964 J

That means a lot of instruments on the pre-owned market are going to be derivatives of these three.

Other options were always available but price went through the roof - I once asked for a dot & bound 66J with lollipops an was quoted nearly £5K vs a nice 64J at under £3K.

Part of this price is that if you went 'off ratecard' then your build immediately became a 'masterbuilt' rather than a batch build (one guy on bodies, another on necks etc).

There have been artist models based on 60's, most notably the Pino and limited run like the '64 heavy relic from 2014 etc.

Overall this means you're far more likely to see a CS P bass with a 5 in front of it than a 6

Edited September 8, 2016 by molan