tredders Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 (edited) Well, I'd flogged a couple of basses on here, and had some serious GAS for a Precision. In my Wanted ad, I'd listed a number of basses, but the top two in the list were a US '62 Precision Re-issue, or a 70's Precision in black / maple. I'd been looking hard for a couple of months, and eventually saw a US '62 Re-issue on eBay. Contacted the seller, got lots of pics, and to cut a long story short, this arrived yesterday: - Mmm, came with a nice Castle Cases flightcase - top quality bit of kit! And inside was this beauty: - It's a beauty - a 2009 model, with all of the case candy included (strap, lead, ashtray, tags etc). Even had the plastic cover on the scratchplate. It could do with a setup, but sounds massive, and I got it for what I consider to be a really good price. The finish is gorgeous - it's almost too nice to risk taking out of the case and playing. Almost! Now here's the thing. Literally an hour after making the Paypal payment for the '62, I received a PM from Thunderthumbs on here.... Due to the limit on the number of pics I can post in a single message, you'll have to see Part Two for details Mark. Edited October 22, 2009 by tredders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredders Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 (edited) Well, as I was saying in Part One, less than an hour after I'd made payment for the '62, I receive a PM from Thunderthumbs. He sent me a set of pics of his '76 Precision in black and maple! Agh - I'd just spent up all my spare cash on the '62! Well, you can probably guess the rest This also arrived yesterday: - Absolutely fantastic bass - can't tell you how happy I am with this. Sounds great - I've been hammering out Stranglers and Jam tunes on this since it arrived! Pete was a top bloke, too - delivered it to my door during his 650 mile bass-selling and buying tour of England yesterday! Mark. Edited October 22, 2009 by tredders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Phwoar! Sexy pair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosts Over Japan Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Stunning! I love the US '63 Re-issue! Flight case is rather fancy too Hmm I think I need to start looking into getting a P bass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinson Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 What a lovely pair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 A nice pair, hardly jealous at all. Hope you enjoy. All the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJE Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Now thats what you call a lovely pair of P's. Gotta say though, that some hardcore flightcase filth righ there, need to get me one of those. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Drooooolllll!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 What's better than one pornolishous P Bass? Two pornolishous P Basses! Shaaaawwwwwiiiiinnnngggg!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I love them both - great stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredders Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 (edited) Thanks for all the comments. Have to say, I'm well chuffed with both of them. I (almost) wish that the 62 was a bit mojo-d, since I hold my breath every time I get it out of the case. The 76 is great - already well used, but lovely neck and sound, and I won't be too worried if I dink it. They both sound very different... Regarding some of the comments above, the flight case is indeed great - it's a Castle case (http://shop.castlecases.co.uk/index.php?cPath=35_113) and retails at £172.50, inc P&P. Before seeing this one, I wouldn't have considered spending that much on a case, but after seeing the quality of it, I'd heartily recommend it. Bloody heavy with the P bass in there, though... And yes, I did polish them before taking the pics . They won't stay that way for long, though. Both are booked into Peter Allen's workshop (http://www.guitartechnicalservices.co.uk/) next Thursday for an MOT and setup, and I ordered some TI flats for the '62 today, so he'll fit those at the same time. The most amazing thing is, I think I'm virtually GAS free now. Well, apart from a Jetglo Ric, and an EUB, oh, and if a "real" vintage P came up at the right price.... Mark. Edited October 22, 2009 by tredders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Im loving the P Bass love! Great basses! My GAS for basses is up once my Lakkie gets here. But next year, 62 Reissue P or 75 Reissues J! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Loving that American Vintage reissue. The one GreeneKing has was the only Precision I've ever played that made me go "Wow!" Definitely on my list of must haves... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredders Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 [quote name='Musicman20' post='633919' date='Oct 22 2009, 10:12 PM']Im loving the P Bass love! Great basses! My GAS for basses is up once my Lakkie gets here. But next year, 62 Reissue P or 75 Reissues J![/quote] '75 Jazz re-issues are lovely! I've had TI flats on mine for a while, and it sounds and plays great. Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 (edited) Flippin 'eck you are a lucky chap! That Jazz is as nice as your Ps - I've never seen an Oly White 75RI and it looks great contrasted with the black s/p (the Jazz equivalent of the P I just sold to Gareth/MusicMan20) Any more you're hiding? Edited October 22, 2009 by Clarky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 [quote name='Clarky' post='633335' date='Oct 22 2009, 12:13 PM']Phwoar! Sexy pair[/quote] +1 Love the case too on the 2009.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecowboy Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I have never found PBasses to be sexy........... until now.... theres something about the board on that '76 mmmm mmmmmmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredders Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 [quote name='Clarky' post='633932' date='Oct 22 2009, 10:24 PM']Flippin 'eck you are a lucky chap! That Jazz is as nice as your Ps - I've never seen an Oly White 75RI and it looks great contrasted with the black s/p (the Jazz equivalent of the P I just sold to Gareth/MusicMan20) Any more you're hiding? [/quote] Thanks! I love the Oly White / black combo, too. Here's the last of the (current!) four I have: - Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey1-8 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Great basses and really great photos as well. Gear porn just isn't the same if the photos have been taken on a mobile telephone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I was also only after one... [attachment=34980:Precisions.JPG] At the time I thought I could justify owning each and every one of them. Idiot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredders Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 [quote name='Beedster' post='633995' date='Oct 22 2009, 11:07 PM']I was also only after one... [attachment=34980:Precisions.JPG] At the time I thought I could justify owning each and every one of them. Idiot [/quote] Bloody hell! What a collection... what are they? (left to right?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Hey Mark Wow, stunning 62 (63?? pah!) and that black n maple too gorgeous and very JJB ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 (edited) [quote name='tredders' post='633997' date='Oct 22 2009, 11:13 PM']Bloody hell! What a collection... what are they? (left to right?)[/quote] There was a bit of mixing of necks going on during this period (basses 1 and 3) but here's some detail: 1. '75 body/'73 B width neck. PUPs etc original. Good bass. 2. Bitsa fretless with rosewood board and SD PUPs. B width neck. Surprisingly good bass really 3. '73 body with JPUP at neck (matched J/P pair from Wizard), '75 A-width Precision neck. More of a Jazz really 4. '77 maple board fretless. Awesome, just awesome. Have spent most of this year finding another like it 5. '82 Fullerton '57 Reissue. C width neck. Light as a feather, great sustain, great treble response. Exceptional build quality & tight neck pocket. Clearly not an authentic Fender Precision 6. '78 with non-original ebony fretless board. B-width neck. A monster, weighed a ton and sang. Tone was a bit bright for my liking. The shocking thing is that the pic was taken just over two years ago and I no longer own any of them (I think the therapy helped) Chris Edited October 23, 2009 by Beedster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 [quote name='Beedster' post='634221' date='Oct 23 2009, 10:31 AM']There was a bit of mixing of necks going on during this period (basses 1 and 3) but here's some detail: 1. '75 body/'73 B width neck. PUPs etc original. Good bass. 2. Bitsa fretless with rosewood board and SD PUPs. B width neck. Surprisingly good bass really 3. '73 body with JPUP at neck (matched J/P pair from Wizard), '75 A-width Precision neck. More of a Jazz really 4. '77 maple board fretless. Awesome, just awesome. Have spent most of this year finding another like it 5. '82 Fullerton '57 Reissue. C width neck. Light as a feather, great sustain, great treble response. Exceptional build quality & tight neck pocket. Clearly not an authentic Fender Precision 6. '78 with non-original ebony fretless board. B-width neck. A monster, weighed a ton and sang. Tone was a bit bright for my liking. The shocking thing is that the pic was taken just over two years ago and I no longer own any of them (I think the therapy helped) Chris[/quote] 0) Need some more Precisions? I can help there, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Thought Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Long live the Precision! Some fabulous bits of kit on here-Mark, your two are cracking, especially that '76 black/maple, which is just gorgeous. How is it for weight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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