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    SOLD FS (no trades): Fender Custom Shop Precision Pro 2013 SOLD

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    Posted

    Thanks, gents, for the kind words - it's a lovely bass and if I weren't under orders to free up some space then it may not be here (for the older viewers think Mr Barraclough's character in Porridge for a glimpse into the Riva home life!).

    Beedster, yes I'm confident it's 1.5" at the nut but will confirm when I get back later (I'll measure it myself) - if you fancied a trip to Essex there's a B15 Heritage here for you to try it through!

    SOLD FS (no trades): Fender Custom Shop Precision Pro 2013 SOLD

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted · Edited by Old Man Riva

    Hi,

    Up for sale is my Fender Custom Shop Precision Pro in Olympic White.

    It's up at £1,950 (not interested in trades).

    The bass is dated 14th May 2013 on the Certificate of Authenticity.

    Below is an overview (mostly taken from the factory spec. sheet) which is hopefully of help...

    Body: Hand Selected Premium Alder
    Neck: Lightly Tinted Quartersawn Maple,1960 "U" Shape, (Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
    Fingerboard: Rosewood, 10” Radius (254 mm)
    No. of Frets: 20 Medium Jumbo
    Scale Length: 34” (864 mm)
    Width @ Nut: 1.50” (38mm)
    Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
    Machine Heads: 1966 Era Paddle Tuning Machines
    Bridge: Leo Quan Badass® II
    Pickguard: 4-Ply Tortoise Shell
    Pickups: 1 Custom Vintage P Bass, 1 Custom Vintage J Bass (Bridge)
    Pickup Switching: N/A
    Controls: Volume 1. (P Bass Pickup), Volume 2. (J Bass Pickup), Master Tone
    Other Features: Pearloid Block Position Inlays,
    Bound Rosewood Fingerboard,
    Jazz Bass® Pickup in the ‘70s Position (1/4” Closer to the Bridge),
    Knurled Chrome Control Knobs,
    Finger Rest in the Lower ‘60s Position,

    The finish is classed as 'relic' and the Fender blurb reads "Built as if bought new in its respective year and played a few times a year and then put carefully away. Has a few small dings, checked finish, oxidized hardware and aged plastic parts". The parts don't look that aged (if at all) but the body does feature checking - hopefully the pics give an idea of the finish.

    It comes with the Custom Shop deluxe black hardshell case and also the Certificate of Authenticity (it doesn't have the strap or cable that are normally found with these basses as these weren't present when I purchased it second-hand).

    I've weighed the bass using bathroom scales and it shows 9lbs laying flat (and 9.2lbs upright!).

    The bass itself is as you'd expect from the Custom Shop range - really well made, beautifully sounding and a delight to play. The reason for the sale is that I'm looking to downsize the number of basses that I have and this is the first to go.

    I'd prefer collection only rather than posting the bass out/courier method.

    I'm in Loughton (Essex) which, for drivers, is just off J26 on the M25, and for tube users is easily accessible via the central line - 15 mins from Stratford, 30 mins from Liverpool Street and 40 mins from Oxford Circus (there or thereabouts).

    I hope the above is helpful but if anyone has any questions please do not hesitate to let me know...










    Uploading Pictures

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Old Man Riva

    [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1486597687' post='3233235']


    I right-click on a picture within my Dropbox folder and select "Copy Dropbox link". Then I come here and click on the little "image" icon on the editor, which prompts me to enter a link, so I paste the link I copied before, click ok...
    [/quote]
    Thanks so much, really appreciate it.

    Nice bass, btw...

    Uploading Pictures

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    Posted

    Do the sites listed above allow you to copy and paste pics into a thread (if that makes sense?).

    I'm looking to list a bass for sale and I'm dreading trying to get images into the ad - would like the ad to show the images rather than links (unless someone tells me that's not the correct way to do it!) but know nothing about this type of thing at all...

    Squier Classic Vibe 60s Precision

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    [quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1484487297' post='3215792']
    [b]Standard CV bridge is chunky with brass saddles[/b], and you'll struggle to replace it with a vintage style as the hole spacing isn't standard on the CV. But £215 is a great deal![/quote]
    That's the one..!

    Squier Classic Vibe 60s Precision

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    I was in Guitar Guitar Birmingham on Thursday and they had a used CV 60s P-bass in Fiesta Red.

    It was up for £215.

    The previous owner had changed the knobs for muliti-coloured Strat-type plastic ones. The bridge looked a bit more chunky than a 60s bridge, but not being au fait with these models that may be standard for the bass?

    Anyway, for anyone looking for a s/hand one...

    Bowie on TV

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1483797371' post='3210201']
    There is also a nice companion piece here called [url="http://www.bowiewonderworld.com/bowienews/news.htm"]The Last Supper[/url].
    [/quote]
    Thanks for that, wasn't aware of it... really good/nice piece.

    What was the first bass you had GAS for?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    A black Fender Precision with a maple neck that hung on the wall in Woodroffes music shop in Brum, circa 1977/78.

    I used to get the train from Cov to Brum just to go and look at it. Woodroffes was a bigger store than Coventry music shops, where the staff in the latter were an elitist nightmare to beginners at the time.

    Woodroffes, on the other hand, were as friendly and welcoming as they could possibly be...

    Wot, no new Beatles film and album thread

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    Posted

    [quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1474664271' post='3139793']


    Wahay - some great memorabilia on show here. I have one of those somewhere as well - pretty sure it's incomplete though!

    I do, however recall 1970 being the first World Cup (of far too many groan.....) with an expectation of England being capable of winning - 1966 was simply a bolt out of the blue. And at least there were some decent excuses back then - as you say Mr JF nobbling G Banks, R Moore etc etc - these days the average world class football star is pictured in Tatler or wherever sunning and cavorting on a foreign beach the day after England get beaten before the knockout stage even starts.
    [/quote]
    None of the Nike 'climacool' nonsense back then for the sweaty footballer, just Aertex shirts that looked like giant teabags.

    Black football boots (except for Alan Ball and possibly one of the Newton brothers) were de rigueur and sensible length shorts were, well, sensible.

    Happy days...

    My favourite Beatles album is Revolver.

    Would A Refinish Devalue A Vintage Bass?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by Old Man Riva

    [quote name='thebrig' timestamp='1474641795' post='3139533']
    Just to clarify, I love the bass and I actually brought it because of the mojo, and I certainly have no intention of selling the bass just now, I was really just curious to know whether a refinish would affect the value at all.

    This bass is a fantastic player and the tone is to die for, it really does sound like a vintage bass, I don't know much about it's history but it's obviously been around the block a bit, and the case is even more battered, but it does turn a few heads when I walk into a venue with it. <_<

    Edit: I will be leaving it as it is. :)
    [/quote]
    I've a '71 P-bass with an A neck and it's a fabulous instrument.

    In terms of resale, an A neck 70s P-bass will generally fetch a bit more as they were (I believe) a special order instrument at the time.

    A vintage dealer once told me that, in (very) basic terms, a refin would broadly halve the value of a vintage instrument vs. an original finish instrument. I've also read the same in various publications.

    FWIW, I reckon your bass looks great in its current state!

    Enjoy how it looks, plays and sounds, and leave well alone, would be my tuppence worth...

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