Reggaebass 4,150 Posted January 14 14 minutes ago, mowf said: I've got a '75 P that I had refinished in natural when I bought it 20 odd years ago, as the previous owner had seen fit to do a DIY snakeskin effect job on it... The body is definitely two different lumps of wood and somebody told me it would have been a solid colour originally to mask this fact, don't know how true that is but sounds feasible. You can see the join line running between the bridge and the scratch plate in the photos. Wow that’s so nice mowf, , great mojo, i like that 👍I know a lot of them have joins , it’s just me being picky , it doesn’t put me off buying one, I was just curious 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cuzzie 3,140 Posted January 14 Body joins come in all shapes and sizes and can ‘add’ to the look. this is multiple pieces as seen by the lines ends up like this this one is 3 pieces as well, but a straight grain helps it 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reggaebass 4,150 Posted January 14 13 minutes ago, Cuzzie said: this one is 3 pieces as well, but a straight grain helps it Your right there cuzzie, the grain on that one does add character 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cuzzie 3,140 Posted January 14 29 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: Your right there cuzzie, the grain on that one does add character @foxyFuze has that bass, so i still got to see it from time to time, and will again when restrictions are lifted - its a real cracker 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cuzzie 3,140 Posted January 14 1 hour ago, mowf said: I've got a '75 P that I had refinished in natural when I bought it 20 odd years ago, as the previous owner had seen fit to do a DIY snakeskin effect job on it... The body is definitely two different lumps of wood and somebody told me it would have been a solid colour originally to mask this fact, don't know how true that is but sounds feasible. You can see the join line running between the bridge and the scratch plate in the photos. This is noice 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mowf 24 Posted January 14 2 hours ago, Cuzzie said: This is noice The previous owner had painted it black, then wrapped fishnet stockings around it and sprayed grey over the top to give it a snakeskin effect. It had active Status pickups in and as a result both looked, and sounded, horrible. Looking back I have absolutely no idea why I bought it, other than I had just been bitten by the P-bass bug and it was the cheapest one I could find. I paid £400 plus another £50 for the shop to refinish it. Picked it up a week later and they had done an amazing job. Put some SD Quarter Pounders in it and it’s been my go to workhorse ever since. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cuzzie 3,140 Posted January 14 43 minutes ago, mowf said: The previous owner had painted it black, then wrapped fishnet stockings around it and sprayed grey over the top to give it a snakeskin effect. It had active Status pickups in and as a result both looked, and sounded, horrible. Looking back I have absolutely no idea why I bought it, other than I had just been bitten by the P-bass bug and it was the cheapest one I could find. I paid £400 plus another £50 for the shop to refinish it. Picked it up a week later and they had done an amazing job. Put some SD Quarter Pounders in it and it’s been my go to workhorse ever since. Money well spent - it’s a corker 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greavesbass 7 Posted Saturday at 17:13 Id lusted for years to get a early 70's sunburst P. Played it and sold it....heavy and the E string was sooo dead. Now play a VM squire P which I shall never sell. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GuyR 405 Posted Saturday at 17:16 2 minutes ago, greavesbass said: Id lusted for years to get a early 70's sunburst P. Played it and sold it....heavy and the E string was sooo dead. Now play a VM squire P which I shall never sell. Thankfully, we will now recognise it next time it is advertised for sale. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gareth 703 Posted Saturday at 18:28 1 hour ago, GuyR said: Thankfully, we will now recognise it next time it is advertised for sale. Wow Looks exactly like my bass But my bass only weighs 8lbs 5ozs and the E string definitely ain’t dead 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GuyR 405 Posted Saturday at 21:52 3 hours ago, gareth said: Wow Looks exactly like my bass But my bass only weighs 8lbs 5ozs and the E string definitely ain’t dead in common with every category of instrument, Vintage Fenders are not all created equal. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gareth 703 Posted Saturday at 22:04 7 minutes ago, GuyR said: in common with every category of instrument, Vintage Fenders are not all created equal. Agreed But I do think in general the chances finding a good one diminish over the course of the 70’s as the seasoning of woods diminished making for heavier basses and the machine tools wore out and the gaps in neck and pup pockets increased leading to floppy three bolt necks on jazzes and tele basses. But redemption came in the form of Bill Shultz and the American vintage reissue series Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gareth 703 Posted Sunday at 14:43 Look at the terrible matching of the body woods on this 1973 mustang - in earlier times Fender would have only used this body for solid colours Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
