Chris Horton Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 A friend of mine has a pink fender precision which may go up for sale. I am trying to get some information together about it. I know that these bass guitars were made in small numbers and I believe in the following colours ---- - pink - orange - blue - yellow The colour finish on these basses had a thick plastic type of colour to the body. Are there any 70's / 80's fender experts that know anything about this range of bass guitars? Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Horton Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 I shall get some pickies up when I see Rob next week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Sounds like the International colours, but they didn't do a pink one. Morocco Red perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Horton Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 [quote name='Musky' timestamp='1355584888' post='1900230'] Sounds like the International colours, but they didn't do a pink one. Morocco Red perhaps? [/quote] Mmmmmm interesting, When I get hold of the bass I shall see what the body colour is under the scratch plate and in the heel cavity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 (edited) The orange one was called Capri Orange . It could conceivably fade to pink , or be mistaken for it . I think Fender made these colours between about 1979 and 1981 , presumably to woo the punk/ new wave players of the day with their radical and uncompromising colour schemes . The colours you describe were indeed the Fender International range. They were for the most part , monumentally awful instruments . Fender offered special incentives for dealers to stock them at the time . In retrospect , the colours were beautiful but the quality of Fenders at this time was at an all time low , just before the management buy-out , if I remember rightly . Edited December 15, 2012 by Dingus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Horton Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 Capri orange looks very cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lojo Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 [quote name='Chris Horton' timestamp='1355593839' post='1900392'] Capri orange looks very cool [/quote] yeah its lovely , reminds me of my vw camper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Horton Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 Yeah me too We owned a 1979 bay window for about 6 years in a similar colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I seem to remember in the early 1980s Tempo(?) in West London had a batch of USA Fender Precisions for a more than reasonable £225 as long as you wanted an Orange or Yellow one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3below Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I had no complaints about the quality of my 1977 precision, bought new, other than I had to set the neck alignment. The action was the lowest I have ever achieved on a bass. These days I prefer high action so that benefit is wasted on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Horton Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 [quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1355600287' post='1900529'] I seem to remember in the early 1980s Tempo(?) in West London had a batch of USA Fender Precisions for a more than reasonable £225 as long as you wanted an Orange or Yellow one. [/quote] If only we had a time machine to go back in time and bring home a load of guitars ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Chris Horton' timestamp='1355601562' post='1900543'] If only we had a time machine to go back in time and bring home a load of guitars ! [/quote] Very true! I can't remember how much a full price USA Precision was at the time but i remember these being a bargain (if you could put up with the colour). This was circa 1980 so tastes were a lot different then! P.S. I've just remembered what my avatar was after i mentioned taste. Again, another example of 80s taste! Edited December 15, 2012 by BetaFunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckendrick Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 [quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1355600287' post='1900529'] Tempo(?) [/quote] Correctomundo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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