Beedster Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 (edited) What do you reckon? Top horn looks wrong (short), and headstock....? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Precision-fretless-1976-vintage-No-Gibson-bass_W0QQitemZ150122787519QQihZ005QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Precision-fre...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] Edited May 24, 2007 by Beedster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Can't see sod all my son. How are you though mate, nice to see you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted May 24, 2007 Author Share Posted May 24, 2007 [quote name='ped' post='6151' date='May 24 2007, 11:15 PM']Can't see sod all my son. How are you though mate, nice to see you.[/quote] Good thanks Ped, you? Glad to see things have finally sorted with BW/BT/BC? Thanks very much for all the work you've put in. Do you not think the Precision in question looks a little dubious? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Sorry mate I meant I couldn't see a link but I can now! Must have been my laptop having a barainfart. Not sure really, I think it looks OK body shape wise, but the picture is unfortunate in background choice which makes it look a little confusing. I am no expert on fender headstocks and stickers either. Put us out of our misery someone! ped P.s Cheers Chris I am very well thanks, but boiling hot and hayfever-ish. Thanks for the kind words, I am really glad we are in a great situation now and everyone has been so excellent with their support and friendship! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumbo Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 I'm no Fender expert, but 37 bids (and counting), user ID kept private and a current price of £1500 seems a little odd to me! £1500 is a lot of money for this bass, right?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul, the Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 (edited) It looks ok to me. I don't think it's expensive, it's a stunner. I sold my '80s P for over a grand. Looks are worth a lot of money with these basses, I bet this will go at least £300 above its lesser looking contemporaries. Pictures could have been better though! - they seem a bit selective to me, can anyone make out the 'fender' on the machine heads? Edited May 25, 2007 by paul, the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul, the Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Beedster, for someone who professes such disdain for collecting instruments, why do you hold such an intimate eye to vintage basses? Or are you just a guardian angel to prospective Fender buyers? If so, good on ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted May 25, 2007 Author Share Posted May 25, 2007 [quote name='paul, the' post='6229' date='May 25 2007, 01:49 AM']Beedster, for someone who professes such disdain for collecting instruments, why do you hold such an intimate eye to vintage basses? Or are you just a guardian angel to prospective Fender buyers? If so, good on ya![/quote] I guess I'm just a guardian angel I looked at that bass and it just didn't look right, a bit like a girl who's had her nose and cheekbones done if that makes any sense? Chris PS I have no disdain for collecting basses at all, if you're referring to my comments in the recent discussion of the dubious CAR '72 Jazz, it's more that if you're a collector you have to know what you're doing. As a player, if I play a bass and like it I'm happy, even if the pickguard isn't original! Collectors I guess don't have that luxury, but perhaps can't complain if their lack of expertise leads them to a dodgy bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsider70 Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 [quote name='Beedster' post='6295' date='May 25 2007, 09:17 AM']I guess I'm just a guardian angel I looked at that bass and it just didn't look right, a bit like a girl who's had her nose and cheekbones done if that makes any sense? Chris PS I have no disdain for collecting basses at all, if you're referring to my comments in the recent discussion of the dubious CAR '72 Jazz, it's more that if you're a collector you have to know what you're doing. As a player, if I play a bass and like it I'm happy, even if the pickguard isn't original! Collectors I guess don't have that luxury, but perhaps can't complain if their lack of expertise leads them to a dodgy bass [/quote] Looks ok shapewise. Go on Beedster you know you want it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 [quote]I'm no expert on early fretless P's, but didn't they all have maple fretboards?[/quote] Nah, both. In fact, they were rosewood-only for the first couple of years. That bass looks fine to me. Rather nice, and rather heavy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_ferret Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Recon its just a feature of the angle the photo was taken from and the background. Looks like a nice bass to me but i'm not really into vintage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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