2018 Fender Japan 60s P, incredibly light at just 7.7 pounds £775 LONDON

[Clarky]

Incredibly light, back-friendly Fender Traditional 60s P bass bought at start of 2025 from FenderFever (see ad below with pics and specifications). Great workhorse bass, ideal for longer gigs or if (like me) you have back or neck issues.

 

Has a few dings and dongs here and there on edges etc, nothing egregious, and I added DiMarzio creme DP122 pickups (£95) for a Martyn Casey of The Bad Seeds/1980s vibe. The original Fender Japan pickup will also come with the bass. Comes with new Fender padded gig bag (if you wanted to sell on the DiMarzio pickup and gigbag you could probably get the net cost below £700, just sayin').

 

Selling as the usual too many basses and my Geddy Lee Jazz isn't moving (looks like I will end up using it just for home noodling).

 

Collection safe public space in SW13 London or £15 economy delivery in UK.

 

I need to take some better pics as my two make it look a bit brown. FenderFever pics show the burst better

 

https://fenderfever.com/products/2879

Edited Sunday at 09:51 by Clarky

[Clarky]

Better representation of finish:

[Beedster]

I give that about as long as it takes me to write this post  

[ezbass]

Not living around London anymore has saved me fortune in the last 5 years. Another lucky escape here, but it does make me sad.

[Clarky]

5 minutes ago, ezbass said:

Not living around London anymore has saved me fortune in the last 5 years. Another lucky escape here, but it does make me sad.

Well £15 post will look after that! I pack well and am not exactly short of feedback here, lol!

[Clarky]

Sorry one more post: its wearing well worn TI Jazz Flats and plays like .... you know!

[ezbass]

4 minutes ago, Clarky said:

Well £15 post will look after that! I pack well and am not exactly short of feedback here, lol!

Get thee behind me 😈. Too risky for my liking (our local guys are actually really good, but there’s a whole bunch of them beforehand).

Edited Saturday at 11:20 by ezbass

[howdenspur]

Pm'd

[Clarky]

14 minutes ago, howdenspur said:

Pm'd

And replied

[Clarky]

Still available

[Clarky]

Addendum: if you are not bothered about the TI Jazz Flats, I could swap for some coated nickel rounds (DR Dragon Skin 40-100) and drop the price by £25

 

Edited Sunday at 14:36 by Clarky

[Clarky]

Been asked a couple of times about the neck profile (which - being Fender Japan - isn't a traditional 60s US profile, despite the model name!)

 

Its 1.65 inches (42mm) wide at the nut, so its basically close to the modern P bass (1970s onward; 1.625 or 1.65 inches) in nut width rather than 1950s and 1960s style 1.75 inches (44.45mm). The blurb says its U shaped (see below) and it definitely is more of a handful than my Jazz bass depth-wise (Edit: c22mm deep in first position, see photo). The finish on the rear of the neck is not thick gloopy varnish so its easy to slide around from position to position without getting 'caught'.

 

Edited Monday at 19:14 by Clarky

[molan]

Worth an extra £50 to Clarky simply for being able to use ‘egregious’ in a bass for sale ad 😉