Cat Burrito Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Just after a bit of advice really. I've recently picked up an S9 serial number Fender Precision. The neck dates to 1979 but of course these serial numbers were used from 1979 - 1981. I'm (sort of) restoring it but I'm not going to use the original pickguard. It's a cool looking brass one but being solid brass it isn't the lightest I'm probably going to sell it on. Obviously it's around 30yrs old & quite unusual. I don't like these sellers on EBay that charge $200 for tuners etc but wondered what would be a fair deal to offer it for. I was thinking about £50 incl UK p&p. Does that sound fair? It's obviously not for everyone's tastes but I reckon some people would really go for it. Oh & I'm looking at a gigging bass so not interested in keeping it for resale value - other original parts are needing to (have been!) sourced anyway I thought it looked quite good against the black & sunburst (pics attached) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Not knowing much about [spoiler]planks[/spoiler] Fenders, are you saying the brass scratchplates are original in some cases??? I'd only seen Eddie Clarke's up close until my nephew was GIVEN a mid-70's Strat with one; I assumed it to be after-market???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 I didn't know Fender did brass plates... not saying they didn't, mind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tut Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 I thought the anodised scratchplates were associate with late mid to late 50's p's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted September 13, 2010 Author Share Posted September 13, 2010 Could well be after market. I was 7yrs old in 1980 so don't pretend to be an expert here. The seller I bought from said it was a 1980 scratchplate. My friend who runs the local guitar shop & is a bit older says these were quite (or "more") common back in the early 70s/80s. I assumed it to be a limited edition run but I was hoping there might be someone who knows more, hence the querying thread prior to the outright hard sell. Thanks for the replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 If it's any use to you there's a mid-70s brassplate Strat (identical to the one my nephew now has) in Johnny Roadhouse Manchester right now & they're asking £1599. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Probably an old DiMarzio scratchplate. No idea of the value though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Never heard of Fender using Brass scratchplates!? Pretty sure all the late 70's/early 80's plates were black or white. Apart from the '57 Reissue, which was obviously anodized gold. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bass Doc Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Lots of Fenders were subject to the brass marketing hype of Di Marzio and Mighty Mite in the seventies so this is most likely one of those aftermarket replacements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted September 13, 2010 Author Share Posted September 13, 2010 Thanks guys. Any idea of value...anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Motley assortment here, but no P's. [url="http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3984.m570.l1313&_nkw=brass+%28pickguard%2C+scratchplate%29&_sacat=See-All-Categories"]http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trk...-All-Categories[/url] G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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