three Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 (edited) Gorgeous Fender P (Japan) from around 2000 in Capri Orange - my favourite of the International Colour series and an incredibly cool '70s vibe. I had a Slazenger tennis racquet cover in this colour back in the day - loved it then and love it now. This is a Fender Japan PB70US thus has the US pickup. Build quality is superb and the weight and balance make this an easy player over an extended period (best I can get for the weight is around 8.7lbs). The bass is in very good condition indeed and only on close inspection it becomes evident that there are a few minor bruises. These are just indentations and nothing has broken the (gorgeous) paint job. All the hardware is in excellent condition. The neck is lovely (1.625" nut so B width) and reassuringly robust but with quite a flat and slender profile - fairly effortless playing and no fighting with neck dimensions - it feels very 'natural'. The neck has a slab rosewood board (dark, rich chocolate colour with nice figuring if not really a '70s feature) but I've seen a few such boards on Japanese 70s Ps - worth a look on Pinterest or similar. Actually fairly desirable to me - I prefer these over veneer boards. The bass was in fantastic order when it arrived with me but I've effected the following changes: BBOT bridge replaced with Hipshop Kickass in nickel (massive improvement for me in terms of adjustability) Silver pickguard screws replaced with black - in keeping with the original international series aesthetic Pro set-up (with the new bridge) with D'addario 40-95 nickels - still zingy, clean and almost new The bass plays extremely well - low action, fantastic intonation (you'd hope so) and a fast, slick neck. The tone is very much '70s P from thick thump to open loud growl (the tone control is very effective). The look - if you like this kind of thing - is very cool. The '70s TV logo is a thing of beauty to me. The bass will be supplied with a very decent Warwick Rockbag padded bag. All original parts are also included in the sale (screws, bridge and I think there's a thumb rest but no ashtrays). Collection is from Manchester or Birmingham or I should be able to ship at cost in the UK (though I'll need to source an appropriate box). No trades thanks and the price is fixed - actually a bit of a bargain considering what I paid for the bass and what I've spent on it subsequently. In sum, an extremely cool bass in great overall condition - looks fantastic, plays beautifully well and sounds superb. Edited April 9, 2018 by three title change 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three Posted April 7, 2018 Author Share Posted April 7, 2018 On hold and probably sold - that took all of 20 minutes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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