dafonky Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 (edited) Hi, I like these pre CBS worn P's and J's ... here we go: Edited December 29, 2011 by dafonky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noisyjon Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 [quote name='dafonky' timestamp='1322938975' post='1457598'] Hi, I like these pre CBS worn P's and J's ... here we go: [/quote] Is that yours Dafonky? Any more pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckendrick Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 I broke my underpants just reading the thread title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafonky Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 (edited) @ johnthebass: yes....it's mine Edited December 30, 2011 by dafonky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pow_22 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 [sup]i want that bass!!!! That is stunning[/sup] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allighatt0r Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Whoa. That is an incredible amount of play wear! Tell us the story of this bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafonky Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 make me an interesting offer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk8 Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 [quote name='dafonky' timestamp='1323363850' post='1462558'] make me an interesting offer [/quote] Marmite Sandwich and a Kangaroo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick's Fine '52 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Very nice Precison, thats probably the most worn body i've seen!!, I bet it could tell a few stories! What is it? '62?? I have a few of my own, let me know if you want me to post any pics (See below) BTW, are you selling it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbass1 Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 (edited) Just the one, but she is the first ever bass I got back in the 70's.................but not too worn I'm afraid Edited December 24, 2011 by alanbass1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan2112 Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 (edited) Holly crap!! That's in amazing condition!!! I bet you're glad you never took a router to the bass!! Edited January 4, 2012 by dan2112 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG3 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 (edited) [quote name='dafonky' timestamp='1322938975' post='1457598'] Hi, I like these pre CBS worn P's and J's ... here we go: [/quote] That is how a precision should look! I have saved the picture of it onto my computer! Hope you don't mind! Edited December 29, 2011 by TraceElliotBass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckendrick Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 [quote name='alanbass1' timestamp='1324713250' post='1477211'] Just the one, but she is the first ever bass I got back in the 70's.................but not too worn I'm afraid.[/quote] Don't be afraid alanbass1, loving yours as much as dafonky's beat-up number, but, just out of curiousity.... ....can you explain this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbass1 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 (edited) [quote name='mckendrick' timestamp='1325183810' post='1480743'] Don't be afraid alanbass1, loving yours as much as dafonky's beat-up number, but, just out of curiousity.... ....can you explain this: [/quote] OK. The original owner was a friend of my father who purchased the bass back in '63. Apparently, there was a craze in the sixties of spinning guitar straps. The strap my father's friend bought fixed to the guitar/bass onto a harness that was attached using the strap buttons and two other fixing points that screwed into the body of the instrument, you will see the other mounting point close to the bottom horn. Not only did this require screwing directly into the wood but the other side effect was damage done to the instrument as it looped around and typically hit things as rotation was unpredictable due to the fact there was a lead plugged into it!!! My bass fared OK with just a slightly bent tuner making it very stiff to tune, which was replaced with a tuner from a 1960 P Bass (D string tuner), er - because the owner of the 1960 P Bass fitted new ones back in the early 70's...... - I still have the bent tuner and did have the harness although where it is now I have no idea after numerous house moves since acquiring the bass. Edited December 30, 2011 by alanbass1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckendrick Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 alanbass: An enlightening and entertaining account. Thank you so much for that. I see the other screw hole, now.... just thought it was a ding when I first looked. Lovely bass. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon1964 Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 (edited) Great thread! Here's a few of my 1964 Precision. The neck is date stamped 5 Nov 1964, which just happens to be my date of birth, so fate told me I had to get it [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sim0n1964/6227766199/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sim0n1964/6228270994/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sim0n1964/6250874573/"][/url] Edited December 30, 2011 by simon1964 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Ah a chance to wheel out my 63 [IMG]http://i308.photobucket.com/albums/kk344/ezbass/P1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i308.photobucket.com/albums/kk344/ezbass/P2.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafonky Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 nice one.....has it been refinished ? if you need an original tortoise pickguard for this beauty, tell me :-) i would swap against a plastic white for my 65' CAR or a black plastic for my 72 ' OLY White . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Original finish, or what's left of it. An original p/g would be cool (came with a refitted anodised gold one when I of it, just wrong IMO) but I don't have either that you're looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jensenmann Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) My ´62 Jazz (sorry for the crappy picture, I gave my best...) [sharedmedia=core:attachments:92838] Edited December 31, 2011 by jensenmann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Horton Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 These pictures are pure filth ................. I think that I just soiled myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbass1 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 [quote name='jensenmann' timestamp='1325365805' post='1482647'] My ´62 Jazz (sorry for the crappy picture, I gave my best...) [/quote] That's so nice it hurts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregHughes Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I was thinking wouldn't it be great if there was a website where you could track the history of different guitars, ie who owned them and where they had been. It could be done via serial number/manufacturer. Obviously kind of irrelevant for the past but could be great for the future. I'm sure most people would use the service if they knew about, perhaps update the website when they sell the guitar. It would be like a log book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick's Fine '52 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 My fave bass, new pic taken today. [attachment=96198:Basschat Pic.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 [quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1325464746' post='1483470'] My fave bass, new pic taken today. [attachment=96198:Basschat Pic.jpg] [/quote] A quick question as you appear to have the basses to answer it! You have the three Precisions that represent the full transition from the original '52/slab to the '58 that we know now recognise as the standard P-Bass. I'm assuming the '52 has a slab body, the '56 a tummy/forearm contour and the '58 it pretty much the P-Bass that [i]everyone [/i]knows. Headstock shape and stomach/forearm routing aside, are the body shapes all identical? It's been something that I've wanted to know for a while, but felt stupid asking...the shapes of the scratchplate(s)/control plates kind of mask what's going on with the body shape. Cheers P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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