molan Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 (edited) As part of my recent interest in old Fenders I recently put down some money on a nice looking '73 Jazz & a '79 Precision as a joint purchase. The '79P was a bit of a 'makeweight' in the deal for me as I really fancied the natural '73J but realised I could get a better deal on the pair. I got a message from customs that one of them was due to arrive today but didn't know which one. It turned out to be the '79P and it really is a cracking bass It's been professionally routed for an additional J pickup at the bridge and this 'P bass with J pickup' isn't something I've tried before. It looks super cool in black with a maple board and the deep red tort guard (it also came with a black guard) and the pickup combination works really well. Roll off the bridge a little and back of the master tone and it retains a great '70's P thump and growl but adds that extra crisp bite from the J bridge pickup. It also has a slightly different neck profile than I've seen on a Fender before & the nut seems to sit bang in the middle between a J & P (I'm sure someone here will know if this was a common late '70's option). Here's some pics from the previous owner: Edited September 3, 2011 by molan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Gorgeous, everything a man could want bass wise. Bet it's 40mm at the nut, bomb proof and playable beyond belief . Nice one molan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Great. It doesn't get much better than a P bass with a J pickup in it really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted August 26, 2011 Author Share Posted August 26, 2011 La Bella light gauge flats fitted too - great strings, really like them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirky Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 That looks great. I've recently bought a MIM Precision Special Deluxe which is black with a gold pickguard and P/J pickups. I've been thinking of rewiring it to passive and putting on a tort pickguard. Its a very cool looking bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Nice one, love a PJ Precision (a PJ Jazz just doesn't work for me aesthetically) however Fender still got the P pup the wrong way round! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamd Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Great looking bass Barrie. Ive just nabbed a Precision deluxe, with a jazz humbucker at the bridge and it does it all. Black tort RW and superbly playable neck. Thinking about putting an OB3 in there, it's a keeper for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Very nice Barrie. Looking at your gear list now, just how big is your music room? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted September 3, 2011 Author Share Posted September 3, 2011 Mmmmm, interesting, this bass also came with a black guard & someone's just offered me a pair of original '78 creamy white DiMarzio pickups that would slot right in. I've always preferred tort guards on a black body but the all black with white pickups sounds kinda funky for a 'hot-rodded' late '70's P bass. Just the kind of thing someone would have done at the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Do it....DiMarzios on a late 70's Pbass. Cheese and pickle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixshooter Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 [quote name='molan' post='1361310' date='Sep 3 2011, 09:02 PM']Mmmmm, interesting, this bass also came with a black guard & someone's just offered me a pair of original '78 creamy white DiMarzio pickups that would slot right in. I've always preferred tort guards on a black body but the all black with white pickups sounds kinda funky for a 'hot-rodded' late '70's P bass. Just the kind of thing someone would have done at the time [/quote] I have active EMG pickups on my Black 79P with maple neck which weighs a ton but sounds awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merello Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted September 5, 2011 Author Share Posted September 5, 2011 [quote name='BassBod' post='1362676' date='Sep 5 2011, 10:53 AM']Do it....DiMarzios on a late 70's Pbass. Cheese and pickle![/quote] I don't know much about '70's DiMarzios - anyone know what they sound like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Like your favourite Pbass...but just a bit more. And the (model) J will be a humbucker with a decent output that should be a reasonable balance with the P, unlike most real single coil J pickups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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