1978-80 Fretless Fender P Bass
£2000
Leeds

cgg199 · March 21

I bought this bass off here last year, and although it's a fantastic instrument, I bought it because of my love of The Police, not my need for yet another P Bass.

I'll try to give as much info as possible, but I don't know all that much unfortunately.

The serial number dates to 1978, however the previous owner believed it could date be as late as 1980 given Fenders of the era. The finish on the back of the body isn't original, and is a strange matte finish. The front of the body could be original as it retains a nice smooth gloss, but I don't know for definite. The same goes for the neck, it appears the fingerboard has been planed down and refinished, but the headstock and back of the neck could be original. The bridge has been replaced with in the basses lifetime as well. The metal grounding plate from under the pickup is also missing and only the bridge ashtray cover is original, the pickup one is a newer reproduction. Everything else appears to be original. It also comes with a non original late 70's fender case.

The bass was setup by Jon Shuker just after I got it and is strung with Thomastik flats. It plays really nicely, and sounds exactly how a fretless P bass should.

I don't want to look into couriering the bass for now, so collection only from Leeds. If you have any questions please feel free to ask!