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Simon.
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Howdy folks,

I known that along with myself there are a few other residents of these parts who are fans of the old Precision Lyte from the Japanese branch of Fender.

In a recent Ebay trawl, I can across the following: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-japan-PRECISION-BASS-made-in-Japan-MIJ-ZOOM-506-Electric-RefNo-42045-/171369337940?pt=Guitar&hash=item27e6689454"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-japan-PRECISION-BASS-made-in-Japan-MIJ-ZOOM-506-Electric-RefNo-42045-/171369337940?pt=Guitar&hash=item27e6689454[/url]

My initial thought was that £250 for a P-Lyte wasn't bad, and then I looked at it again and noticed the [b]5[/b] control knobs. On any model I've seen previously there's only ever been 4. Anyone have any ideas what this set-up is about?

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[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1405967991' post='2507085']
There was a Deluxe model with 5 knobs iirc, but I think it had a humbucker at the bridge.
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+1
[quote name='EdwardHimself' timestamp='1406021837' post='2507497']
Lives in Japan but only posts to the US? Seems legit...
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Also +1

The Deluxe version had a humbucker in the bridge and 5 knobs. I never saw a Deluxe that wasn't that boring dark wood finish (not saying they don't exist, just never seen one)
I seem to recall seeing somewhere (a long time ago, when I had my Lyte) that there may have been a very short-lived Lyte Deluxe just badged as Lyte with a jazz pickup and 5 knobs but whether that is true or not...

The input jack may well have been changed as almost all of the factory ones were cheap and poorly soldered - I know about 4 or 5 Lyte owners (one of whom has several and plays them exclusively) and all bar one have had them replaced.

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[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1405965384' post='2507055']
Interesting how the strings haven't been put in the nut grooves properly.
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I noticed that too, I wondered if he was being ultra honest and had moved them to one side to show the scratches the roundwound E string had made in the rosewood fretboard. You still have to zoom in to see therm clearly though, in general looks in good nick.

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I noticed the different jack socket as well - round and recessed, rather than the oval shaped, face-plate type on the standard model. The bridge unit is substantially different from the one used on the standard Lyte, as well. So, a Deluxe, but with the wrong bridge pickup...

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Just had a brief trawl round 'tinternet and from the photos I could find, the bridge is wrong for a Deluxe, and the headstock transfer is all wrong too. Should have a s/n under the Fender logo, a "Made in ..." under the Percision Bass text and the "Lyte" graphic should be right under the g-string tuner, not round the corner.

There's a Talkbass thread here >> [url="http://www.talkbass.com/threads/fender-precision-bass-lyte-mij.1035387/"]http://www.talkbass.com/threads/fender-precision-bass-lyte-mij.1035387/[/url] which has some good pics showing a Deluxe.

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