Fender 60's P Bass - Birds eye maple neck???

[dodgnofski]

Hi Guys, what would you think the chances are of a 1968 P bass having a birds eye maple neck being factory fitted & original from new ??

Ta very glad .

[Legion]

'Birdseye' is a naturally occuring figuring in maple so there is no reason that a bass could not get lucky and land a neck with some figuring. I've seen vintage basses with it and obviously plenty without.

What are the chances? impossible to give you a number beyond the fact that birdseye occurs in about 1% of maple.

[Spike Vincent]

Possible, but I've never seen one.

[dodgnofski]

Thanks Guys,

Very much appreciated !!

[EssentialTension]

I have seen a purportedly 1960s Fender Precision with a birds-eye neck but the neck wasn't the only thing that was not 1960s Fender.

But never say never.

[Rick's Fine '52]

Highly possible. My '58 P has a birdesye neck, and so does my '61 Jazz. I've also seen dozens of others. If I knew how to post pics (Hasn't worked on here for over a year?), i'd show ya. Rick.

[clauster]

We had a Precision that would have been late 60s or early 70s and it had a great birdseye neck

[MrFingers]

Can happen, the '68 Coronado I had here at home had a (subtle) BE as well:

[Stackpole]

Here’s my ‘73 Precision with A width neck.

[Stackpole]

Here’s my ‘73 Precision with A width neck.

[Pea Turgh]

That’s lovely! 

[Dood]

My ole P Bass that reappeared on Basschat some 25 years after I sold it had a really nice neck with a fair amount of Bird’s Eye on it. The neck was an RI on a “70’s” body.