What's Clayton playing here? A regular Precision with an oddly cut pickguard?

[WillyPete]

[Reggaebass]

This looks like the same bass maybe ? with the cut pickguard, also looks like a pretty slim neck 

Edited December 5, 2022 by Reggaebass

[danweb22]

Apparently his mum bought it for him when he was 14 

 

https://www.talkbass.com/threads/what-is-adam-clayton-playing.1538914/

[BigRedX]

15 hours ago, danweb22 said:

Apparently his mum bought it for him when he was 14 

 

https://www.talkbass.com/threads/what-is-adam-clayton-playing.1538914/

 

Interesting, when I saw them in 1980 and 81 I'm pretty sure he was playing an Ibanez Musician bass rather than this Fender P.

Edited December 6, 2022 by BigRedX

[WillyPete]

Thanks folks. Yes that’s it then. 
I couldn’t see it on equipboard or anything unless it’s hidden in the comments. 

[Reggaebass]

I don’t know much about him but I like finding out about the basses, there’s a list of some of his instruments on gear.tripod , https://u2-atomic-adam-gear.tripod.com/adam_bass.html

Edited December 6, 2022 by Reggaebass

[Linus27]

I believe its just a 72 Precision that has a Jazz neck on it. Its not his first bass or basses he owned but certainly from early in his career. The pickguard was either broken or cut deliberately. 

[jezzaboy]

On 05/12/2022 at 18:57, danweb22 said:

Apparently his mum bought it for him when he was 14 

 

https://www.talkbass.com/threads/what-is-adam-clayton-playing.1538914/

I think the guy in that thread is wrong. As BRX says he used an Ibby and I think he had a Ric as well that he bought but I have never seen him with it. He sold the Ibby to Neil McCormack the writer who he was pals with. He tried to buy it back but NM had butchered it!

Edited December 6, 2022 by jezzaboy

[Cosmo Valdemar]

Doesn't look like a Fender headstock!

[Geek99]

He regularly swaps necks on it - had a 51p neck on it at one point. It is a jazz neck as he says it’s more lady-like (his words) 

 

the pickguard was cut and it has one of those metal musician style plates for the controls