andy67 Posted November 16, 2020 Posted November 16, 2020 Thoughts? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Precision-Bass-fretless-vintage-1978-totally-original-immaculate-/284082380011?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292 Quote
ped Posted November 16, 2020 Posted November 16, 2020 Used 3 - 4 times... as a shovel? Rip off if you ask me! 1 Quote
andy67 Posted November 17, 2020 Author Posted November 17, 2020 57 minutes ago, ped said: Used 3 - 4 times... as a shovel? Rip off if you ask me! I think the decal is suspect and never seen an orange burst effect on a fender p. Quote
Nibody Posted November 17, 2020 Posted November 17, 2020 Body looks like a MightyMite one - seen that burst before, sure it was MightyMite. Decal looks odd - is it out of position? Bitser? 1 Quote
Marc S Posted November 17, 2020 Posted November 17, 2020 He keeps saying it's 100% genuine & original..... a bit too often for my liking That decal does look a bit off-position. I must say, I like the colour of the body though 1 Quote
ped Posted November 17, 2020 Posted November 17, 2020 Even if it was 100% original and untouched it would still be well overpriced 2 Quote
Nibody Posted November 17, 2020 Posted November 17, 2020 Going to go out on a limb and say that even IF the neck was genuine (to which I have my doubts) the body is either a Mighty Mite or Warmoth. I can remember looking into buying a P body a few years back and seeing a finished one available from either Mighty mite or Warmoth in that exact burst (remember it because I hated the colour) 1 Quote
Woodinblack Posted November 17, 2020 Posted November 17, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, andy67 said: I think the decal is suspect and never seen an orange burst effect on a fender p. Agreed the decal is way too high up, but the colour just looks like a Sienna Burst with an overly saturated photo. But if it was all genuine, isn't that really expensive for a 78 fretless P? I mean, is that the going rate for a late 70s P now? edit: No, Sienna burst wasn't intro'd until 79 Edited November 17, 2020 by Woodinblack 1 Quote
Nibody Posted November 17, 2020 Posted November 17, 2020 59 minutes ago, Woodinblack said: Agreed the decal is way too high up, but the colour just looks like a Sienna Burst with an overly saturated photo. But if it was all genuine, isn't that really expensive for a 78 fretless P? I mean, is that the going rate for a late 70s P now? edit: No, Sienna burst wasn't intro'd until 79 I did find a 78 that was sold at The Bass Gallery with the decal in that unusual position - maybe the decal guy had smoked a bit too much weed that week.. Quote
andy67 Posted November 17, 2020 Author Posted November 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Nibody said: I did find a 78 that was sold at The Bass Gallery with the decal in that unusual position - maybe the decal guy had smoked a bit too much weed that week.. It's the gap between the S and 90 that gets me. Quote
andy67 Posted November 17, 2020 Author Posted November 17, 2020 (edited) If you remove the gap and use S908282 - https://www.guitarinsite.nl/serienummers-fender_eng.php Similar headstock with no gap in the serial: https://www.12fret.com/sold/fender-precision-bass-1978/ Edited November 17, 2020 by andy67 1 Quote
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