Davy Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 (edited) **NOW SOLD** 50's Re-Issue Precision bass in two tone sunburst. Made in Japan, string through body bridge with chrome bridge cover(not shown in photos) and thumb rest. Condition wise it has a few little dings here and there from regular use but nothing horrendous. Looking for £450 including a padded gig bag or would consider trades for: Fender Precision Sterling by Musicman Ray34 Musicman Sub Ibanez ATK Ibanez SR300, 500, 600 or 700 Yamaha RBX4-A2(|White) Yamaha TRB4 I'm based in Whitley Bay but work in Richmond(North Yorks) Mon-Fri. [attachment=110011:DSCF3529.JPG][attachment=110012:DSCF3532.JPG][attachment=110013:DSCF3525.JPG][attachment=110014:DSCF3530.JPG][attachment=110015:DSCF3531.JPG] Edited June 26, 2012 by Davy
Billy Apple Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 [quote name='Davy' timestamp='1338758484' post='1679037'] 51 Precision bass in two tone sunburst. Made in Japan, string through body bridge with chrome bridge cover and thumb rest. Condition wise it has a few little dings here and there from regular use but nothing horrendous. Looking for £450 including a padded gig bag or would trade for a standard precision, an aerodyne precision or an aerodyne jazz. I'm based in Whitley Bay but work in Richmond(North Yorks) Mon-Fri. [/quote]
Davy Posted June 12, 2012 Author Posted June 12, 2012 [quote name='Chris Horton' timestamp='1339308802' post='1686594'] You have a great looking bass there [/quote] Cheers, it is a lovely colour!
discreet Posted June 17, 2012 Posted June 17, 2012 [PEDANT] Very nice, but I believe the sunburst/white pg combo wasn't introduced until 1954. [/PEDANT]
Davy Posted June 17, 2012 Author Posted June 17, 2012 Thanks for the info. I'm no expert so you may be correct. The serial number is V034780, does that help any further in giving it the correct re-issue year?
discreet Posted June 17, 2012 Posted June 17, 2012 I don't think it matters much whether you call it a 51 or a 54 to be honest. As for the actual year of manufacture, I can't seem to find a definite result for 'V'-prefix numbers. Anyone got any ideas? Ta!
Billy Apple Posted June 17, 2012 Posted June 17, 2012 Say what you want, but even after all this time, the '50 style P is one hell of a handsome piece. Good luck with the sale
Davy Posted June 17, 2012 Author Posted June 17, 2012 I'll change the title to 50's re-issue rather than 51 re-issue to avoid any confusion.
EssentialTension Posted June 17, 2012 Posted June 17, 2012 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1339960127' post='1696881'] [PEDANT] Very nice, but I believe the sunburst/white pg combo wasn't introduced until 1954. [/PEDANT] [/quote] That may well be correct but doesn't the slab body still make it a '51?
discreet Posted June 17, 2012 Posted June 17, 2012 (edited) [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1339963857' post='1696985'] That may well be correct but doesn't the slab body still make it a '51?[/quote] It would be interesting to know the year of manufacture, but as it's not [i]actually [/i]a 51 or a 54 that's a moot point, really. Now - I'm not sure if we've hijacked Davy's FS thread, OR are giving him the oxygen of publicity. Answers on a postcard, please. Either way, it's a nice bass. Edited June 17, 2012 by discreet
mckendrick Posted June 18, 2012 Posted June 18, 2012 (edited) Yes.... nice bass. I have the blond one. Extracting myself from any speculation as to what detail is or is not correct - I'm sure we could pick holes in it all day long - it's on catalogue as a '51 re-issue. V 0***** [i]appears[/i] to be on the last of the original MIJ series and the first of the CIJ's - which would make this from about 1997. I have both MIJ (fretless; V 010***) and CIJ (fretted V 032***) Jazz Basses both purchased new in early 1998. They started using MIJ again in 2007 and they'd got up to letter 'U' by 2011. I suppose 2012 could be back to V****** - but that's beyond the scope, eh? Not to digress too far, I put odds on Davy's '51 re-ish being from 1998. Carry on. . Edited June 19, 2012 by mckendrick
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