briansbrew Posted July 8 Posted July 8 6 hours ago, ossyrocks said: I took delivery of this one this morning. Richard Henry made the trip up to the seaside and brought it to my house personally. He had it advertised as a '72, and whilst the pot codes are 39th week of '72, the serial number is early '73, so I'm going to call it a '73. All original except for the saddles, intonation screws and springs. It was probably one of the grubbiest basses I've ever bought, but after two or three hours of cleaning and polishing, including the frets and the board, it has come up a treat. It's now sporting a set of Labella LTFs, the action is low, and it plays superbly well. It sounds fabulous too. The weight is an astonishing 8lbs 6oz, or 3.8kg. Richard has had this for a while, and I have resisted it all this time, and I even thought Brian on here was going to buy it for a while, but it remained for sale, and when Richard dropped the price for the second time in a week I just couldn't not buy it. I'm very pleased with this one. EDIT: Group shot added, the P bass collection. I really should stop now. Rob I was waiting on the sale of a bass to fund this but it fell through, you have done a marvelous job on it Rob., looks fantastic Quote
ossyrocks Posted July 9 Posted July 9 8 hours ago, briansbrew said: I was waiting on the sale of a bass to fund this but it fell through, you have done a marvelous job on it Rob., looks fantastic Sorry Brian! I reckon if I hadn't bought, someone else would have snapped it up though. Cheers. 1 Quote
Pow_22 Posted July 9 Posted July 9 I know most consider "vintage" to be 70's and older but this John Deacon-esque 1980 popped up on Bass Bros and has me intrigued (other than the weight). Im currently considering selling all my basses and just having one older P bass, this could be the one potentially. https://bassbros.co.uk/product/1980-fender-precision-bass-2/ 1 Quote
ossyrocks Posted July 9 Posted July 9 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Pow_22 said: I know most consider "vintage" to be 70's and older but this John Deacon-esque 1980 popped up on Bass Bros and has me intrigued (other than the weight). Im currently considering selling all my basses and just having one older P bass, this could be the one potentially. https://bassbros.co.uk/product/1980-fender-precision-bass-2/ I can see where you're coming from, but that bass is quite heavy. I personally couldn't play it for that reason, my back wouldn't allow it. Stripped finish P basses do come along now and again if you keep an eye on things. Edited July 9 by ossyrocks Quote
Owen Posted July 9 Posted July 9 1 hour ago, Pow_22 said: I know most consider "vintage" to be 70's and older but this John Deacon-esque 1980 popped up on Bass Bros and has me intrigued (other than the weight). Im currently considering selling all my basses and just having one older P bass, this could be the one potentially. https://bassbros.co.uk/product/1980-fender-precision-bass-2/ I totally get the attraction of being a one bass bloke. I shall never achieve it. 2 Quote
Burns-bass Posted July 9 Posted July 9 47 minutes ago, Owen said: I totally get the attraction of being a one bass bloke. I shall never achieve it. I have one bass I actually use and an endless procession of others that attempt to topple the king! 1 2 Quote
briansbrew Posted July 9 Posted July 9 3 hours ago, ossyrocks said: Sorry Brian! I reckon if I hadn't bought, someone else would have snapped it up though. Cheers. Glad someone on here got it Rob and your health to enjoy it 4 Quote
briansbrew Posted Friday at 22:25 Posted Friday at 22:25 Quick question guys, when did Fender stop using Kluson tuners, I see them until 66 but could they have stopped before the end of 66... Quote
bakerster135 Posted Friday at 22:46 Posted Friday at 22:46 19 minutes ago, briansbrew said: Quick question guys, when did Fender stop using Kluson tuners, I see them until 66 but could they have stopped before the end of 66... Yeah, I think it was mid-late 66? I believe the lollipop tuners were made by Schaller, so I suspect it went along with that? Quote
Bagman Posted Saturday at 04:44 Posted Saturday at 04:44 On 09/07/2025 at 18:38, Pow_22 said: I know most consider "vintage" to be 70's and older but this John Deacon-esque 1980 popped up on Bass Bros and has me intrigued (other than the weight). Im currently considering selling all my basses and just having one older P bass, this could be the one potentially. https://bassbros.co.uk/product/1980-fender-precision-bass-2/ It looks like a nice instrument, good luck if you proceed with the purchase 1 Quote
Bagman Posted Saturday at 04:45 Posted Saturday at 04:45 If I ever make it to England I’ll be visiting Bass Bros. Quote
Belka Posted Saturday at 07:21 Posted Saturday at 07:21 8 hours ago, briansbrew said: Quick question guys, when did Fender stop using Kluson tuners, I see them until 66 but could they have stopped before the end of 66... The end of 1965 for Jazz basses, the very beginning of 1968 for P basses. 3 1 Quote
Clarky Posted 10 hours ago Posted 10 hours ago The Bass Gallery has a very clean (if pricey) Fullerton RI Precision. Looks great and also pretty light (8.6 pounds) https://thebassgallery.com/collections/bass/products/fullerton-p-gally-on-me 2 Quote
ossyrocks Posted 8 hours ago Posted 8 hours ago 1 hour ago, Clarky said: The Bass Gallery has a very clean (if pricey) Fullerton RI Precision. Looks great and also pretty light (8.6 pounds) https://thebassgallery.com/collections/bass/products/fullerton-p-gally-on-me It does look like a nice bass, but the 44mm nut is not for me I'm afraid. It also makes the '73 I picked up last Tuesday seem like a real bargain, which has brightened my morning, thank you. Rob 1 Quote
Mrbigstuff Posted 7 hours ago Posted 7 hours ago 2 hours ago, Clarky said: The Bass Gallery has a very clean (if pricey) Fullerton RI Precision. Looks great and also pretty light (8.6 pounds) https://thebassgallery.com/collections/bass/products/fullerton-p-gally-on-me I played the jazz version at New Kings Road and honestly didn’t understand the hype at all. I AB’d it with a real ‘63 and they were nothing alike. 1 Quote
Belka Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago 46 minutes ago, Mrbigstuff said: I played the jazz version at New Kings Road and honestly didn’t understand the hype at all. I AB’d it with a real ‘63 and they were nothing alike. I would agree with this from my experience and what a lot of other people have said - I think the re-issues that came the closest to the originals were probably the 2013-2017 AVRI line. I'm sure these are good basses but the pricing on them at the moments feels extremely speculative, especially when you can get decent late'60s/early '70s models for less money. 1 Quote
Steve Browning Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago I ordered one of those 1983 reissues when they very first came out. I remember it was delivered just before a fire drill at work. They weren't impressed I took it outside with me. I sent it back because I couldn't live with the awful replica tort plate. Quote
Misdee Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago (edited) I remember when the Fullerton Reissues came out in the early 1980's and some reviews slating them as overpriced and underwhelming in terms of quality and playability. They were especially disappointing considering the relatively cheap but very cheerful JV Squires that were abundant in the shops at exactly the same time . Edited 6 hours ago by Misdee Quote
Pow_22 Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago (edited) Same experience with the Fullertons. I tried a 58 P bass, I genuinely thought the more recent Classic MIM 50's were better. For me, if you want an original but on a budget, you cant beat the 80's MIJ reissues Edited 5 hours ago by Pow_22 2 Quote
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