ezbass Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 On 11/11/2021 at 20:07, Cuzzie said: Crikey - just seen the trough still do-able tho This cropped up on my YT feed and the excavated P above sprang to mind. I didn’t post for fear of feeding certain BCer’s GAS (you know who you are ). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted November 23, 2021 Author Share Posted November 23, 2021 Looks like it could be a bit of a bargain here, not original pickups but doesn’t look bad , if the rest is original 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted November 25, 2021 Author Share Posted November 25, 2021 I’ve got an ad out at the moment for a 68-72 ish precision, if anyone sees one on any sites I might have missed I’d appreciate the heads up, cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 On 23/11/2021 at 17:11, Reggaebass said: Looks like it could be a bit of a bargain here, not original pickups but doesn’t look bad , if the rest is original If I lived anywhere near *checks notes* Saffron Walden and liked maple P's, I'd be all over that like green on beans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted November 25, 2021 Author Share Posted November 25, 2021 1 minute ago, wateroftyne said: If I lived anywhere near *checks notes* Saffron Walden and liked maple P's, I'd be all over that like green on beans. I didn’t really want a maple board but I might go and have a play if it’s still around the weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted November 28, 2021 Author Share Posted November 28, 2021 This popped up on eBay, I’ve seen it before somewhere but not sure where, I remember the sticker on the headstock, also does the tort guard look right https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/fender-precision-bass-1969-/165206282777?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincbt Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 21 hours ago, Reggaebass said: This popped up on eBay, I’ve seen it before somewhere but not sure where, I remember the sticker on the headstock, also does the tort guard look right https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/fender-precision-bass-1969-/165206282777?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 No shortage of strap buttons on that one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted November 29, 2021 Author Share Posted November 29, 2021 44 minutes ago, vincbt said: No shortage of strap buttons on that one... Yeah, most strange, all I can think of is he’s fitted strap locks and screwed the others to the body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 48 minutes ago, vincbt said: No shortage of strap buttons on that one... Well, it says 'all original hardware', so I guessing the summer of love had an impact within the fender factory! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 If this is true wear and tear like the seller says then it’s seen some life, very cool bass https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-1963-Fender-Precision-Bass-original-condition-/403347963032?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfingers Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 4 hours ago, Reggaebass said: If this is true wear and tear like the seller says then it’s seen some life, very cool bass https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-1963-Fender-Precision-Bass-original-condition-/403347963032?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 TI Flats too! That should sound sweet. Some of that wear doesn't quite look like it was incurred "naturally" - I could be wrong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 1 minute ago, Bassfingers said: Some of that wear doesn't quite look like it was incurred "naturally" Yeah I thought that, I’m not sure how you would wear the body above the knobs that much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 Here’s another one with wear above the knobs, could it be from playing with a pick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 I am trying to work out how to get wear by the scratchplate there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velarian Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Could it be playing with your thumb by the bridge with fingers resting on the body between the G and the controls? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, Velarian said: Could it be playing with your thumb by the bridge with fingers resting on the body between the G and the controls? That’s definitely a possibility Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Looks like 2 filled holes each side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 17 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: That’s definitely a possibility That’s sort of how sting plays isn’t it? saw a cool post on Facebook somewhere which showed the progressive wear on his 50’s P from the mid 90’s to 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Here it is… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: That’s sort of how sting plays isn’t it? saw a cool post on Facebook somewhere which showed the progressive wear on his 50’s P from the mid 90’s to 2021 I think you’ve cracked it Andy 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 8 minutes ago, LukeFRC said: Looks like 2 filled holes each side? What could they have been for , look’s too wide to have been a mute of some kind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: I think you’ve cracked it Andy 👍 I’ve just made myself sad that I sold my fender custom shop sting 🙄😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: I’ve just made myself sad that I sold my fender custom shop sting 🙄😂 I’ve never played one, they do look cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Reggaebass said: I’ve never played one, they do look cool It was… It moved to a member on here and was moved on again, lost track of it after that. I kept it with the pickguard on but it had all the sting marks underneath… 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 On 02/08/2020 at 20:06, Reggaebass said: I know there’s many people on here that have a great knowledge of vintage fenders, it’s a big interest of mine, and Inspired by a few other threads where various questions have been asked about things like, serial numbers, bridges, cases, pots, pickups , wiring , tuners etc , some great answers and information came back . so I thought this would be a good place to share it. Also if you have a vintage fender please show us 🙂 What age defines 'vintage'? I'm guessing '86 doesn't count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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