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ossyrocks Grand Master

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1 hour ago, Reggaebass said:

ATB have got a couple of nice ones in at the moment, a 68 and a 66, if it wasn’t so far away from me I’d definitely be checking out the 66

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That '68 is speaking to me.......ooof. 

 

Mike Long is really good to deal with, I bought my '73 P from him. He is open to negotiation too, I got a chunk off the advertised price on mine.

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bakerster135 Experienced

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On 25/06/2025 at 21:06, Pow_22 said:

https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/product/fender-precision-bass-3-tone-sunburst-1966-pre-owned/

I don't know if it previously wore flats before BD got hold of it, but those frets are very flat considering it's had a refret 🤔

Also, is it just me or is a recessed truss nut always a bit of a red flag for anyone else? I know the wood can compress over time, but it always suggests a potential unstable neck/truss issue, like the truss rod's needed a lot of adjustment and/or it's run out of adjustment room and started burrowing into the wood...

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ossyrocks Grand Master

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2 hours ago, SurroundedByManatees said:

That truss rod nut hasn't got in very deep. It wouldn't be a flag for me, it will probably work just fine without any problems.

It looks fine to me too. My '70 precision is a bit further in that that one.

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15 minutes ago, Burns-bass said:

This does my head in. 
 

https://www.jimmyegypt.com/fender-1973-jazz-bass-black-block-markers-3-color-sunburst-pre-owned?srsltid=AfmBOoopjVqdyrelLPtMO-6LMnepN2iFpW6y7HMswVNDJ1za1e2C5xmCOVY

 

The bridge and the pickguard are obviously replaced. Come on lads!

 

Totally, and is it just me or is that bridge placement just a touch lower than it should be? G string saddle's almost off the plate!

ossyrocks Grand Master

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3 minutes ago, bakerster135 said:

 

Totally, and is it just me or is that bridge placement just a touch lower than it should be? G string saddle's almost off the plate!

That bridge positioning is fairly typical for ‘73. Both of my ‘73 jazzes have the saddles almost hanging off the bridge plate. In fact I’ve added longer intonation screws to compensate.

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Reggaebass Grand Master

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53 minutes ago, Burns-bass said:

This does my head in. 
 

https://www.jimmyegypt.com/fender-1973-jazz-bass-black-block-markers-3-color-sunburst-pre-owned?srsltid=AfmBOoopjVqdyrelLPtMO-6LMnepN2iFpW6y7HMswVNDJ1za1e2C5xmCOVY

 

The bridge and the pickguard are obviously replaced. Come on lads!

Yeah definitely,  I really like those too with the black blocks , wonder why the tuners were changed 

tauzero Grand Master

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1 hour ago, Burns-bass said:

This does my head in. 
 

https://www.jimmyegypt.com/fender-1973-jazz-bass-black-block-markers-3-color-sunburst-pre-owned?srsltid=AfmBOoopjVqdyrelLPtMO-6LMnepN2iFpW6y7HMswVNDJ1za1e2C5xmCOVY

 

The bridge and the pickguard are obviously replaced. Come on lads!

 

You haven't mentioned the worst sin of all - the feral apostrophe in "has picked up some 'authentic' play wear in it's time!".

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bakerster135 Experienced

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44 minutes ago, tauzero said:

 

You haven't mentioned the worst sin of all - the feral apostrophe in "has picked up some 'authentic' play wear in it's time!".

I think it's time they revised the listing

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ossyrocks Grand Master

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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.

 

EDIT 2, Two weeks later: I managed to snag an original 70's bridge and saddles, which after cleaning up, is actually really nice. I've taken just the saddles, 3 screws and 4 springs from this, and added them to the original baseplate. So now it's almost back to factory spec (the G string intonation screw is new, and a fraction shorter than factory spec)

 

Rob

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