jay-syncro Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 (edited) After a bit of soul searching I've come to the realisation that I need to thin my heard a bit. I'm not currently in a gigging band, and barely get time to play bass at all these days. So here we go. This bass was constructed by forum member Wesfin, and is an exact replica of a 1960's Fender Precision. It's a truly beautiful instrument, and absolutely nails the classic punchy and warm Precision sound that I had previously thought only existed on records. The highly desirable spec consists of: [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Body - 2 piece lightweight alder (The bass weighs around 8.5 pounds!)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Neck - lightly flamed maple with Dalbergia Negra Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard (old growth, 60+ years old), clay dots and nitrocellulose finish[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Celluloid pickguard (custom made by Pickguardian in the USA) with [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]aluminium shielding plate under pickguard.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Lollar P-Bass pickup [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Olympic White finish on body with[/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] nitrocellulose lacquer,[/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] lightly reliced. [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Vintage style CTS pots[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Switchcraft vintage style output jack[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Bridge and pickup chrome cover plate "ashtrays" not pictured, but will be included. [/font][/color] After buying the bass, I noticed that there were a couple of high spots on the neck which meant I couldn't get the action ultra low without generating fret buzz. I took the Precision to an excellent local luthier (Andy Crockett of Crockett guitars), who suggested a re-fret would rectify the problem. As I was convinced I'd never sell the bass at the time, I gave Andy the green light. After a few weeks, the bass was returned to me and the results far exceeded my expectations. The fret work is impeccable, and the bass now seems to play itself. I also invested in a new Hiscox flightcase, as I do for most of my instruments. If you have any questions or would like to come and try the bass (I'm in Margate in Kent), be sure to get in touch. Here's the link to the original build thread - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/90374-steed-basses-build-thread/"]http://basschat.co.u...s-build-thread/[/url] [url="http://s452.photobucket.com/user/fleatrainee/media/precision019_zps2522772f.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s452.photobucket.com/user/fleatrainee/media/precision015_zpsf260ead6.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s452.photobucket.com/user/fleatrainee/media/precision013_zpsc8c2fb53.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s452.photobucket.com/user/fleatrainee/media/precision012_zpsf299d4b9.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s452.photobucket.com/user/fleatrainee/media/precision009_zps18f66cf5.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s452.photobucket.com/user/fleatrainee/media/precision018_zpse0e996dd.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s452.photobucket.com/user/fleatrainee/media/precision014_zps441997d8.jpg.html"][/url] Edited August 1, 2013 by jay-syncro
AndyTravis Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 (edited) Ooh Ar. Jesus. Nice. Erm, would trades be an option? Edited April 25, 2013 by AndyTravis
jay-syncro Posted April 26, 2013 Author Posted April 26, 2013 [quote name='owen' timestamp='1366924767' post='2059203'] Fit! [/quote] [quote name='sblueplanet' timestamp='1366927167' post='2059239'] Nicey nice. [/quote] [quote name='AndyTravis' timestamp='1366929669' post='2059269'] Ooh Ar. Jesus. Nice. Erm, would trades be an option? [/quote] Thanks for the comments guys. It's really more of a fundraiser, but I might consider trades. Drop me a PM with any offers. Cheers
jay-syncro Posted May 23, 2013 Author Posted May 23, 2013 [quote name='merlin' timestamp='1369160027' post='2085662'] need a lotto win,nice bass,want want [/quote] Good luck!
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