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SOLD Fender Precision 1964 pre CBS - Fiesta Red refin £3500
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Kevsy71

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For sale only: Fender Precision bass, 1964 original with refinish, £3500

Location: Tonbridge, Kent

Original neck, has been resprayed

Recently refretted

Original pickups

Original pots

Original pickguard, with additional (lovely!) Spitfire tort guard

Original nut

Original pickup cover, new non-original bridge cover

Body refinished in Fiesta Red

Non-original Hickox case with some scuffing but works fine.

See below for full description

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Full hi-res Flickr album of 29 photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/133089969@N07/albums/72157691387686154/with/27739975739/

Only recently acquired this from Chris of this parish, but try as I may I just can't get on with a 7.25 radius, possibly due to my inherent finger inflexibility! A real shame because it sounds superb and looks terrific: dark Brazilian rosewood board, clay dots, and either the original pickguard or the beautiful tort one Chris sourced (which is included in the sale). An excellent "players' pre-CBS", but I'm very happy with my 9.5 radius custom shop '64' so will move this on at the price I bought it for - it deserves to be played!

Nut is 1.75"

The original sales thread, and a photo with the included tort guard which I hope Chris doesn't mind me linking to, is here: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/313595-fender-precision-1964/ .

Since acquiring it I have not gigged it, and have changed the strings to a slightly higher gauge of D'Addario Chrome flats (50-105) to better match the 60s nut, and added a new bridge cover (the original holes were visible beneath the refin, and I measured carefully). I've done a basic setup using a 7.25 radius gauge, and set the Fender-recommended relief and pickup height settings for the period with a StewMac ruler. Truss rod moves freely in both directions.

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I'm based in Tonbridge, Kent, 20 mins from J5 M25, and you're very welcome to come try it out.

My feedback is here: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/235157-kevsy71/

Cheers!

Kevin

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Apart from the classic look and aesthetic, I'm not a fan of vintage Fenders, or Fenders at all (especially the tone - it really does nothing for me).  However, if I was going to buy a vintage Fender, it would be this - in my view, this is a really beautiful artefact - perfectly proportioned, lovely dark board, choice of two fantastic guards and subtle ageing to a classic colour.   Gorgeous - surprised it hasn't gone yet

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Still absolutely love this and surprised it's unsold - any chance of an image of the top of the body showing the tummy cut and elbow contour (usually extremely elegant on Ps of this vintage).  I'm not a big Fender player but this looks like a gorgeous example

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2 hours ago, Aero71 said:

Lovely bass! So the body is original Fender '64 with a refinish. Are there marks or stamps visible somewhere?

Not that I can see - possibly covered in the refinish and/or the copper shielding of the pickup cavity. Routing should be visible in the Flickr album, but let me know if you need any more pics.

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