Vintage Fenders

[Pow_22]

So she has arrived. Quick unboxing on my lunch hour with full details/review etc to follow.  My 1976 P bass 😍

[Reggaebass]

4 hours ago, Pow_22 said:

So she has arrived. Quick unboxing on my lunch hour with full details/review etc to follow.  My 1976 P bass 😍

Very nice Pow, look forward to hearing how it is 

[Pow_22]

Unfortunately i don't have an amp here at the moment as it is at our studio so haven't heard her fully sing yet. 

 

Acoustically she is very vibrant and resonant, great neck and very well set up from @Willfunk at Bass Bros.  As per the original advert - she has a route under the pickguard presumably for some previous active electronics, you cant tell at all with the pickguard on tho and in person the route is much smaller than the pics suggested.  Original pickups are back in situ and the only non original parts seems to be the pots and the plastic pickup covers.  I have a battered old bridge cover that ill stick on and ill seek out a suitably worn looking thumb rest.  I do have some worn looking pup covers but the lugs are too large for the pickguard so will source some others.

 

Look forward to getting the amp back from the studio to hear her properly.  After that, despite being a flats player, this will get a set of Fender 7150's (the pure nickels) and become my number 1