Shonks Posted October 26, 2015 Posted October 26, 2015 (edited) [b][s][u]£275[/u] [/s] £250[/b] [color=#333333]Fender Hotrod 1970's copy PJ build [/color] [color=#333333]neck: Vintage tint varnish and rosewood board. [/color] [color=#333333]the truss rod adjustment is at the body end.[/color] [color=#333333]The truss is working great.[/color] [color=#333333]when you are playing it you have to remind yourself it's a copy because it feels so right. [/color] [color=#333333]High mass bridge, hipshot type, [/color] [color=#333333]70's Fender logo [/color] [color=#333333]The machine heads are a genuinely aged pitted chrome early Japanese. [/color] [color=#333333]'Klusion" in look and feel with no play in them, work and feel excellent. [/color] [color=#333333][b]The Precision pickup[/b]: genuine [b]Seymour Duncan[/b] Basslines., cover with the logo swapped for the plain one for authenticity. [/color] [color=#333333][b]The jazz pickup[/b] : It's an original [b]1970's Dimazio[/b] Humbucker, one of the first to hit the market. It is the cream colored pickup, swapped cover for a regular black one. [/color] [color=#333333]If you take a look at the cream cover you can see the yellowing caused by age. A distinct line where the pickup was exposed above the body. This is genuine and not a faked relic job [/color] [color=#333333]Instead of 3 controls I've kept it to two to keep a genuine 'P" look. I've installed a discrete [b]3 way toggle[/b] which selects the pickups. front/both/back. . [/color] [color=#333333]this is quite a light bass too, lighter than the average Fender Precision, a[b] little under 4kg[/b]. [/color] [color=#800000][b]If you want to make me an offer, I'm open to suggestions, and open to trades [/b][/color] Edited January 15, 2016 by Shonks
SICbass Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 Bump for a cool bass and an interesting write up.
Shonks Posted October 29, 2015 Author Posted October 29, 2015 [quote name='SICbass' timestamp='1446020385' post='2896146'] Bump for a cool bass and an interesting write up. [/quote]thanks for the bump..... with a bump!!
Marc S Posted October 30, 2015 Posted October 30, 2015 Looks great What sort of neck profile is it? Is it an older, 70's shape neck, or the more modern "C" shape / profile?
Shonks Posted October 30, 2015 Author Posted October 30, 2015 [quote name='Marc S' timestamp='1446195882' post='2897577'] Looks great What sort of neck profile is it? Is it an older, 70's shape neck, or the more modern "C" shape / profile? [/quote]excuse my ignorance but I don't know. If the C shape means the neck has a pronounce arching of the fretboard then I'd say no, there is a contour but it's quite a mild one. If the c shape refers to the back of the neck then I would say it's rounder than my 97 USA Fender but that is a 5er and my only Fender reference . It is similar to my 2000 Stingray, whatever letter of the alphabet thats shaped too...lol
mrtcat Posted October 30, 2015 Posted October 30, 2015 Looks cool as hell, any ideas of what you might like trade wise?
Shonks Posted November 3, 2015 Author Posted November 3, 2015 [quote name='mrtcat' timestamp='1446217125' post='2897838'] Looks cool as hell, any ideas of what you might like trade wise? [/quote]quite open to suggestions...
Shonks Posted November 27, 2015 Author Posted November 27, 2015 [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]bumped down to £250 [/font][/color]
Shonks Posted November 30, 2015 Author Posted November 30, 2015 i just got hold of a 60's fender bridge with the grooved saddles, I think I'll install it on this bass, it's gonna look even more authentic. I'll post pics after the deed...dudes
discreet Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Shonks' timestamp='1448902891' post='2919046'] i just got hold of a 60's fender bridge with the grooved saddles, I think I'll install it on this bass, it's gonna look even more authentic. [/quote] Er... if you mean the threaded saddle type, then it won't - 70s Ps had single groove saddles. Interesting-looking bass, though. Edited November 30, 2015 by discreet
Shonks Posted November 30, 2015 Author Posted November 30, 2015 (edited) [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1448905531' post='2919075'] Er... if you mean the threaded saddle type, then it won't - 70s Ps had single groove saddles. Interesting-looking bass, though. [/quote]you're absolutely right.. ....I'll leave it then Edited December 3, 2015 by Shonks
Paul S Posted December 5, 2015 Posted December 5, 2015 I'm just back from doing a bit of business with Steve and had a bit of a look at this while I was there. Looks the business, sounds even better. Must the the best value £250 in the marketplace at the moment.
discreet Posted December 5, 2015 Posted December 5, 2015 Had it been white it would be in my possession already. /racism
Paul S Posted December 5, 2015 Posted December 5, 2015 Not that much black paint left on it, to be fair Steve has fitted an SD bassline p pup in it and I have to say it sounds a lot more mellow than others I have heard/used. OK, it is strung with flats but the tone was not hard at all. Very woody quality about it, too.
Shonks Posted December 28, 2015 Author Posted December 28, 2015 out of the country till mid Jan.....!
bogleshake Posted December 28, 2015 Posted December 28, 2015 Every day I find myself back here looking at this! Ahhhhhhh!
Shonks Posted December 31, 2015 Author Posted December 31, 2015 (edited) [quote name='bogleshake' timestamp='1451312098' post='2939461'] Every day I find myself back here looking at this! Ahhhhhhh! [/quote]lots of interest but nothing happening till I'm back in the uk on the 14th Edited December 31, 2015 by Shonks
stubass Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 I've just sold my p but this is god damn tempting!
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