LukeFRC Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 look how mint this is - just like it came out the factory http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/1983-fender-p-bass/1008344171 Quote
discreet Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 [size=4] I was pretty out of it in 1983 and really don't remember this particular variant![/size] Quote
Dave Vader Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 I like it, I don't 750pounds like it, but I like it. I will give him a tenner. Quote
discreet Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 [quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1359578944' post='1957054'] I will give him a tenner. [/quote] That is very generous. Quote
Chris Horton Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Do you think £15 would tempt him ? Quote
discreet Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Yes - let's have an auction and inform the seller of the result. Quote
Happy Jack Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Is there a prize for "Worst Three-Tone Sunburst" do you think? Quote
jackers Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 what is up with the pickups? is that a '51 style single coil in the bridge position? Quote
jackers Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 ....just...why. why would you do that, especially if it actually is a USA P bass Quote
Happy Jack Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 That thing a genuine USA P-bass? I wouldn't bet your mortgage on it ... Quote
discreet Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 [quote name='jackers' timestamp='1359712434' post='1959060'] ....just...why. why would you do that, especially if it actually is a USA P bass [/quote] Why does anyone do anything? Why do women shave off their eyebrows, then draw them back on with a pencil? Why does young master discreet finish off the milk, then put the empty carton back in the fridge? Answers on a postcard please. Quote
Dave Vader Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1359725797' post='1959425'] Why does young master discreet finish off the milk, then put the empty carton back in the fridge? Answers on a postcard please. [/quote] because the bin is full and he doesn't want to empty it, or he has left a tiny bit in the bottom to safeguard his excuse of not actually having finished it. Same as the step-vaders do. Hope this helps Quote
Hutton Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 (edited) If that finish is brown burst (which I think it may well be) then there is every possibility that this is a genuine 83 P Bass. The white pup covers are also a clue. However, the butchery that has gone on here diminishes my soul to the extent that I am now going to have a lie down in a darkened room with a cold compress pressed to my brow. Edited February 1, 2013 by Hutton Quote
tauzero Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 [quote name='jackers' timestamp='1359712434' post='1959060'] ....just...why. why would you do that, especially if it actually is a USA P bass [/quote] Perhaps because they wanted to increase the variety of tones available and they weren't bothered what people might think in two or three decades. Should have bought a better bass in the first place. Quote
LukeFRC Posted February 3, 2013 Author Posted February 3, 2013 [quote name='Hutton' timestamp='1359733248' post='1959583'] If that finish is brown burst (which I think it may well be) then there is every possibility that this is a genuine 83 P Bass. The white pup covers are also a clue. However, the butchery that has gone on here diminishes my soul to the extent that I am now going to have a lie down in a darkened room with a cold compress pressed to my brow. [/quote] I've no doubt it is a genuine 83 P bass, it's just been butchered! Quote
Happy Jack Posted February 15, 2013 Posted February 15, 2013 So I found myself in Denmark Street at lunchtime and wandered into Wunjo's. Hang on, I recognise that pickup configuration. And sure enough (for it was he) it was our old friend the butchered '83 Precision, only now rather improved with a pickguard and having been properly re-wired. Up close and personal, the 3TS is far better than the awful photo in the Gumtree advert suggested. Out of sheer monkey curiosity I took it down for a closer look, and found that it was delightfully lightweight. There was a guy slapping enthusiastically on the other side of the shop, so I contented myself with playing acoustically and discovered that the vibrations through the upper horn into my rib-cage suggested that the bass was absolutely 'singing'. Eventually he stopped slapping, so I got five minutes through an amp. Bloody wonderful. That crazy '51 type pickup by the bridge which looks utterly Godawful makes perfect sense when you play this bass. Left the shop and headed down the pub to meet friends. Couldn't stop thinking about the butchered P. Went back to Wunjo's and spent another 20 minutes on the bass, then pulled out my chequebook. Sorry guys, I bought it. It's an absolute gem. If I haven't got a use for it right now, then I'll bloody well find one. Quote
TheGreek Posted February 15, 2013 Posted February 15, 2013 You will, of course, be sharing photos of your impulse buy?? Quote
Silvia Bluejay Posted February 15, 2013 Posted February 15, 2013 You bet I now really want to see it, touch it, and not play it, as always [bloody righty models!] Quote
Guest Posted February 16, 2013 Posted February 16, 2013 Quality !! I hope it turns out to be a bloody Gem for you Bud. Quote
Hutton Posted February 19, 2013 Posted February 19, 2013 (edited) Good buy Jack. Eventually everyone will twig that the early 80s American basses are real quality instruments. They were the last of the Fullerton factory. And yes, they do sing! Edited February 19, 2013 by Hutton Quote
tauzero Posted February 21, 2013 Posted February 21, 2013 And with the sensible addition of a second pickup, there is a much wider range of tones available. Everybody should do it. Quote
LukeFRC Posted February 21, 2013 Author Posted February 21, 2013 ahh glad that this thread had a happy ending! Quote
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