The GroovyPlucker Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 (edited) PRICE DROP AGAIN FOR A QUICK [ER] SALE AS I'VE SEEN A BASS I REALLY WANT. £499 FENDER 50th ANNIVERSARY U.S. PRECISION BASS [1996] Fretless FS/FT A chance to own one of a reasonably Rare run of Fender Basses, also in a very Rare colour for that run too. This is a U.S. model, serial number N6106150, DATING FROM 1996. It was a limited run to celebrate 50 years of Fender, and I believe from what I can gleen from the web, that there were only 500 made. There was another Precision from 2001 to celebrate 50 Years of the Precision Bass also, but not to be confused with this earlier model. The neck has a date stamp of April 1996 and is also made by one of the Fender Workshop’s legends, H. Gastelum. His Bass necks are said to be some of the best Fender have ever produced. The colour to me is quite baffling. It’s nearer a Gibson SG colour, sure it’s not Candy Apple Red, I might be wrong. Could also have been re-sprayed by a previous owner, but it doesn’t look like it to my eye. Anyway, it’s a cool colour combo, with the black scratchplate. This Bass is as said Fretless, it’s shadow fretted, and has a set of La Bella Flatwounds, and a set of D’addario Half Wounds for a bit more brightness, also this makes it play like a fretted bass IMHO. It’s also through body strings, the bridge has no facility to accept strings, unless the bridge was changed to say a Badass Bridge. I have played it as a fretted bass and a fretless with the help of FX. So from Paul Young/Pino Palladino to straight rock. This Bass has had a History, and there are a fair number of Dings, not complete mojo stuff, but will get pics asap. Will throw in a Hard Case with the Bass also Now, am looking a trade or a sale. In trade am after a Fender, preferably something like a Tony Franklin, Humbucker + Jazz Pick-ups, also really has to have the 77-80 headstock decal, am pretty fussy about that as I love that era of Basses and it will complement my Marcus Miller V. But as always if you’re interested let me know what you have. Sale wise, am not 100% sure of value as there’s precious little I’ve found about them on the web. Have a few Url’s which I’ll add in with the info I’ve found thus far. So given it’s limited run, rare colour, and it being an American Fender, I’m gonna slap £850 on it. Might be ambitious, might be a giveaway, let me know you’re thoughts. Again, a lot of the details I’ve given are from the net, anyone knowing any different, don’t shoot me down, just let me know. Am in no rush to let this go at present either. [attachment=64275:_B6J6Lcg...NP____35.jpg] [attachment=64276:_B6J6F1g...Ekg___35.jpg] [attachment=64277:_B6J5_2g...__w___35.jpg] [attachment=64462:P1010283.JPG] [attachment=64463:P1010284.JPG] [attachment=64464:P1010290.JPG] [attachment=64465:P1010291.JPG] [attachment=64466:P1010293.JPG] [attachment=64467:P1010294.JPG] Here’s the Url’s [url="http://www.stratcollector.com/newsdesk/archives/000057.html"]http://www.stratcollector.com/newsdesk/archives/000057.html[/url] [url="http://lawsie.blogspot.com/2009/05/fender-precision-bass-guitar.html"]http://lawsie.blogspot.com/2009/05/fender-...ass-guitar.html[/url] [url="http://www.bgra.net/reviews/fender-1996-p-bass-50th-anniversary-ltd.-ed.-1-rvw.html"]http://www.bgra.net/reviews/fender-1996-p-...-ed.-1-rvw.html[/url] PICS NOW ADDED Cheers, The Groovy Plucker Edited January 2, 2011 by The GroovyPlucker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The GroovyPlucker Posted November 19, 2010 Author Share Posted November 19, 2010 Bump for no replies, thought there'd be more interest in a Ltd Ed Fender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 [quote name='The GroovyPlucker' post='1029537' date='Nov 19 2010, 04:19 PM']Bump for no replies, thought there'd be more interest in a Ltd Ed Fender.[/quote] Looks lovely but some better pics would definitely help as - even when they they re-size - they are very small on my PC. I was looking for a fretless Precision a few weeks back, wish this had come up then. Have since bought a fretless Jazz so I'm no longer in the market Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The GroovyPlucker Posted November 19, 2010 Author Share Posted November 19, 2010 [quote name='Clarky' post='1029635' date='Nov 19 2010, 05:11 PM']Looks lovely but some better pics would definitely help as - even when they they re-size - they are very small on my PC. I was looking for a fretless Precision a few weeks back, wish this had come up then. Have since bought a fretless Jazz so I'm no longer in the market[/quote] Thanks, will get the Cam rolling tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The GroovyPlucker Posted November 20, 2010 Author Share Posted November 20, 2010 BUMP for new pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_B Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 Damn - it's a [i]lined[/i] fretless... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The GroovyPlucker Posted November 20, 2010 Author Share Posted November 20, 2010 [quote name='Jerry_B' post='1030533' date='Nov 20 2010, 03:47 PM']Damn - it's a [i]lined[/i] fretless...[/quote] If you look at it at a certain angle you can't see the lines, don't know if that helps, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minkey1980 Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 hi, if it helps I was the last owner of this one (ebay? NI sterling etc?)...and this bass is beautiful in every single way. Kind of regret selling it now as it truly is a limited edition. If you search down to sundays basses to sell i've got a US Fender Jazz bass with retro fitted Korg Kaoss pad to sell/trade and would be happy to do a deal (bit wild and out of there agreed but the custom Jazz korg bass is a true one off!). anyway No worries - I can vouch for the fact that the bass you have plays like a dream! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The GroovyPlucker Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 [quote name='minkey1980' post='1058837' date='Dec 14 2010, 07:00 PM']hi, if it helps I was the last owner of this one (ebay? NI sterling etc?)...and this bass is beautiful in every single way. Kind of regret selling it now as it truly is a limited edition. If you search down to sundays basses to sell i've got a US Fender Jazz bass with retro fitted Korg Kaoss pad to sell/trade and would be happy to do a deal (bit wild and out of there agreed but the custom Jazz korg bass is a true one off!). anyway No worries - I can vouch for the fact that the bass you have plays like a dream![/quote] Hi. Thanks for the kind words. I just can't get on with this Precision sadly, have a Jazz ready to be defretted. It's a beautiful looking Bass though, and that drew me in originally. A lot of people have questioned the authenticity of the Bass though, maybe due to the colour, as all I've been able to find is Sunburst from this edition. Although the sticker on reverse of headstock should allay any fears. I'll check your post there, Cheers Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The GroovyPlucker Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 BUMP FOR FURTHER PRICE REDUCTION Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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