Vintage 1974 Fretless Precision?

[M-Bass-M]

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FENDER-PRECISION-FRETLESS-BASS-Vintage-1974-/400358192979?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item5d37353753"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FENDER-PRECISION-FRETLESS-BASS-Vintage-1974-/400358192979?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item5d37353753[/url]

Any Fender experts who would like to comment on authenticity of the above?

Not sure I understand the modifications that have been made. It appears the scratch plate has gone, and that a StingRay-style control plate has been added.

Currently at £47 + shipping, worth a punt as a first fretless?

Mark

[franzbassist]

Assuming it's genuine, and who really knows, that's a heavily modded and de-fretted P bass.

The only original parts are likely to be the (stripped?) body, neck, tuners & screws, neck plate & screws, strap buttons & screws. Everything else looks to have been replaced.

[wateroftyne]

Neck looks like an original defret.

It might be a good project, assuming it goes for a sensible amount.

[M-Bass-M]

Thanks for the info. Up to £220 now with 5 days to go, I wonder whether the "Vintage" tag may add a bit of a premium to the final price. I'll certainly pass, but it's interesting nonetheless.

[Beer of the Bass]

That's a very 70's set of modifications, what with the cream pickup covers and all the brass! The bridge pickup looks a bit wonky though, and it looks like the fingerboard might need some work. TBH I'd cheerfully keep the mods on a bass like that if it played well, but I wouldn't want to pay much more than it's been bid to at the moment.