ivansc Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 So I bought this rather lovely 2002 62 reissue rosewood slab precision neck off a fellow member a while back. And have been gazing at it and wondering how to proceed ever since. The original plan was to just graft it onto my MIM Precision but the more I look at it, the more I feel like it deserves better. I would also like to wind up with a body that is either button polish finish or nitrocellulose. Soooo.... I could either buy an aftermarket unfinished body and DIY, or go to someone like Stratosfear in the USA and buy one of their Fender reissue bodies as a starting point. A lot more money but a lot less hassle, too. I guess what I am looking for is anyone with experience of refinishing bare wood bodies to reassure me! (grin) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivansc Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 Looks like I have bought a 2008 '62 reissue Precision! Should arrive today.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuNkShUi Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Let's get some pictures of both when you have a chance. Might be worth you putting a topic in build diaries? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivansc Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 (edited) Sadly I have just had to put the original 2002 reissue neck on Ebay in order to help pay for the actual bass. Wish I could afford to keep both! That neck is a cracker..... probably better than the one on the "new" bass. But I gigged the new one last night.... action and relief is all over the place but it STILL sounded and played great. It just feels and sounds so right after all the "modern" P basses I have played. Bit like the feeling I had when I first switched on the cathode-biased guitar amp I built a few years ago. All of a sudden that tone I remembered from my youth was just.... there! Very happy bunny. Pics of the bass will be up here in a day or so. Edited July 26, 2015 by ivansc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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