Happy Jack Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-USA-Fender-Precision-Bass-Outstanding-condition_W0QQitemZ220494267622QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item33567b84e6&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-USA-Fender-P...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 He can't count... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 He obviously means in cat years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phsycoandy Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 really cant be bothered to tell him. Bless our US cousins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor_of_the_bass Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Oh dear! Nice bass though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Fullerton Plant (Fender - CBS Era), USA in the Year(s): 1978 - 1981 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Nice bass for a 30 year old, snide, jarg as effyouseekay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 May just be a typo? He has the best rated feedback for a seller and he's not claiming it's 60s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowbee Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 [quote name='BurritoBass' post='624623' date='Oct 13 2009, 12:19 AM']May just be a typo? He has the best rated feedback for a seller and he's not claiming it's 60s.[/quote] "I doubt you'll find many vintage guitars or basses in such good condition, grab this while you can." I'm always willing to give the benefit of the doubt but I honestly can't see how it could be a typo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 [quote name='Rowbee' post='624632' date='Oct 13 2009, 12:39 AM']"I doubt you'll find many vintage guitars or basses in such good condition, grab this while you can." I'm always willing to give the benefit of the doubt but I honestly can't see how it could be a typo.[/quote] Vintage could be late 70's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I always thought the term vintage meant 25 years or older in guitar terms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 [quote name='Rowbee' post='624632' date='Oct 13 2009, 12:39 AM']"I doubt you'll find many vintage guitars or basses in such good condition, grab this while you can." I'm always willing to give the benefit of the doubt but I honestly can't see how it could be a typo.[/quote] As per the 2 replies below. If Clarky's assessment is right he could have typed 40 instead of 30. That was all I meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 [quote name='BurritoBass' post='625267' date='Oct 13 2009, 05:38 PM']If Clarky's assessment is right he could have typed 40 instead of 30. That was all I meant.[/quote] I just typed the serial number into the Fender Serial Number Dater programme on the web, so I assume its correct (ie, 1978-81). My guess woudl also be that he mistyped 30 and wrote 40 instead. Either way its a nice bass in very good nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 No-one's commented on the obviously askew nature of the actual serial number........................ G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAlonBass Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 [quote name='geoffbyrne' post='625580' date='Oct 13 2009, 10:48 PM']No-one's commented on the obviously askew nature of the actual serial number........................ G.[/quote] .................and that's why I'll never buy an old/vintage/collectors Bass off e-bay or wherever. I'm ripe for being scammed, because I can't see anything wrong with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 [quote name='phsycoandy' post='624534' date='Oct 12 2009, 10:53 PM']really cant be bothered to tell him. Bless our US cousins![/quote] I thought item location said Manchester UK. Quick look at serial number S9 + 5 digits indicates '79. Poor math or poor typing. Nonetheless this still counts as an misleading description. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 I reckon that [b]IF[/b] it is original, it's an '82/83. Headstock just like my '81. No holes in body/pickguard for pickup/bridge covers. Holes for thumbrest, white pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesfinn Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 yeah could be anything between 79 and 82 as this serial number was for all of these years. i had a sienna burst one in better condition than this. looks lovely though. i reckon the guys just mis-typed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4-string-thing Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 [quote name='wesfinn' post='628957' date='Oct 17 2009, 07:18 PM']yeah could be anything between 79 and 82 as this serial number was for all of these years. i had a sienna burst one in better condition than this. looks lovely though. i reckon the guys just mis-typed.[/quote] My 70's (77 or 78) precision has a rosewood fingerboard, but no "skunk stripe" cos the truss rod went in from the front. Did this change later on? Or has the neck been replaced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorbass Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 [quote name='geoffbyrne' post='625580' date='Oct 13 2009, 09:48 PM']No-one's commented on the obviously askew nature of the actual serial number........................ G.[/quote] Lots of late 70s numbers are like that. Most likely 81-83, with that P/U, board, no covers or holes for them. The '79 (S9) serial number refers to the neck only - pots & P/U is best ref for dates, but lots of 'parts' used by Fender in this era - a most unlikely scam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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