Fender Precision 1965 - all original & mint - sunburst - *SOLD* £6990 London, UK

[Arnoldoc]

This is my L series 1965 Fender P bass

 

• This bass is simple the best P of its age I have ever come across. Not only is is a really good one in terms of aesthetics but its got an incredible action and its super light and resonant. 
• 3.5 Kg / 7.8 Lbs
• Everything is original down to the last screw and it's all complete including hard case. The sunburst is bright, the frets are original and in great condition having been on flats its whole life.
• The fretboard is something else. Gorgeous figured rosewood and there is a bit of flame in the neck.
• This bass, given its quality could sell for  bit more but think I'm being realistic.
• It has one chip in the lower horn at the back and flaking of the chrome on one knob. Other than that a few minor dinks and rubs but nothing through the paint. There's a bit of checking on the back of the headstock.

 

Plenty of feedback https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/185975-feedback-for-arnoldoc/?tab=comments#comment-1793647

 

Edited September 20, 2022 by Arnoldoc

[walshy]

Stunner

[Reggaebass]

Beauty 

[madshadows]

Wow, just stunning, GLWTS   

 

John 😎 

[Marc S]

How is that in such amazing condition... right down to the truss rod screw head?

Absolutely stunning 

[Steve Browning]

That is what a bass guitar should look like. Stunning.

[SurroundedByManatees]

Nothing wrong with a nice sunburst P! Great weight too.

 

The fretboard could be padouk

 

 

[MungoBass]

Oh my.... What a fantastic looking bass - incredible condition. 

[DJ '65]

Wow, amazing condition and a birth year bass for me…. If I win the lotto it’s mine!

[bakerster135]

55 minutes ago, SurroundedByManatees said:

The fretboard could be padouk

 

 

 

Looks very much like it!

 

I'm not a P man but this makes me consider converting...Absolute beaut! GLWTS

[SurroundedByManatees]

I have two 65/66 jazzes. One has a July 65 neck fitted with padouk fretboard:

 

 

it's a bit more orange and swirly than rosewood. Apparently Fender did this a few months in '65 as kind of an experiment.

 

 

Edited September 2, 2022 by SurroundedByManatees

[clarkpegasus4001]

Wonderful bass! but I already have a gorgeous 1969 in Sunburst.

Best of luck with the sale!

[Arnoldoc]

17 hours ago, SurroundedByManatees said:

I have two 65/66 jazzes. One has a July 65 neck fitted with padouk fretboard:

 

 

it's a bit more orange and swirly than rosewood. Apparently Fender did this a few months in '65 as kind of an experiment.

 

 

Hear you, but I’m pretty confident that it’s Brazilian rosewood. I just took some pictures of the fingerboard in good light. Your Paduk fingerboard is lighter coloured than mine with a different pattern. I'm attaching some Brazilian rosewood reference - of course it varies and there are different types and hues. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalbergia_nigra#/media/File:Rio-Palisander,_dunkel_Holz.JPG

 

 

Edited September 2, 2022 by Arnoldoc

[Reggaebass]

Looks like Brazilian RW to me, whatever it is it’s certainly very nice 

[bassadder]

Year and month of my birth… Stunning bass. Just need cash unfortunately I have had to stick a load money in my business otherwise this would’ve been mine

Edited September 10, 2022 by bassadder

[basolas]

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

Lucky its not a '64 (my YoB) as I might be tempted to sell my other kidney

[StuarDaddy]

Good grief

[desmondpot]

pm'd

[Funkaholic]

PM’d