daz Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 looks very nice. Coments anyone ? I know nothing of these, does anyone here own or has owned one ? [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Precision-Lyte-Graphite-Rare-and-clean-example-/180801926717?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2a18a2763d"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Precision-Lyte-Graphite-Rare-and-clean-example-/180801926717?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2a18a2763d[/url] Quote
Paul S Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 That does look very nice. I'd say a bit on the high side, price-wise, but then again it is in great nick and a cool colour so possibly worth keeping an eye on. They are active with 2 band eq, skinny and shallow neck (really, really nice), P/J pups and EXTREMELY light - 7.5lbs or thereabouts. The body is more Strat than P-Bass. I bought one unseen last year other than a poor quality picture. When it arrived I could have cried - it had been badly refinished and there was a problem with one of the pots. So I can't speak too much about what the tones are like, stock, as mine wasn't working properly other than it was a bit thin and trebly but with hint of a growl in there to make it interesting. I decided to make it into a hobby, stripped and refinished it, kept the stock pups, replaced the pre-amp with a J. East one and it is now a regular gigging bass. Huge sound, really lightweight and comfortable - I love it to bits. Not much like a P-Bass, though. Quote
ezbass Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 Ooh that looks very nice. Don't know enough about these to comment on the price, etc, but it looks the biz. Quote
Lenny B Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 Great basses - I'm still playing mine 20 years on (but I don't remember them being £600, I thought £3-400) And I measured mine against my strat, and I think it is indeed based on a strat body (originally made from spare ones, I heard once) Quote
RhysP Posted January 26, 2012 Posted January 26, 2012 I did a bit of repair work on one of these a few weeks ago & it was a really nice bass - neck felt really good & it sounded great. Quote
Geddys nose Posted January 26, 2012 Posted January 26, 2012 I bought one new when they came out for £430, Wish I still had it really nice bass in a Ivory colour. Quote
TheGreek Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 Does "Graphite" refer to the colour or the materials?? Quote
dannybuoy Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 (edited) Q: which parts are graphite??cheers.. A: Graphite is the colour of the bass, sorry for any confusion. Edited January 30, 2012 by dannybuoy Quote
adledman Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 yes i got one when new from a small shop and paid £399 which was in 92-3? i think Quote
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