rhythmbug Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 (edited) In preparation for a big move to the other side of the world I'm selling off a bunch of my possessions. Here is one of them. I bought this 4 years ago, it already had a bunch of modifications done by the previous owner, and I added a few. Year is unknown as the neck is not original, but thought to be early 2000's. Body - Mexican Precision Neck - All Parts Maple Jazz neck with black block inlays, high gloss varnish, Fender decal on headstock, painted to match body colour. Frets measure 38mm at the nut, 55mm at the 12th fret approx Bridge - Gotoh 201 high mass Pickguard - White Pearl Pick ups - Original MIM Controls - Passive, Kiogon wiring loom w/500k pots & 0.02uf capacitor Chrome pick up cover, bridge cover and finger rest (entirely removable) The neck is very fast. I had the frets levelled and crowned by The Bass Gallery in Camden. They did an amazing job. It is capable of very low action. I was going for a brighter sound with this bass. The treble and upper mids are more pronounced than a typical P. The nut was filed to suit heavy gauge strings for tuning down to C. It is currently strung with Pro Steels 45-105 (regular gauge) and I have shimmed under the nut to accommodate them. Though regular/light string players may wish to use a new nut. The bass did take some knocks during it's life (entirely not my fault) that resulted in chips to the paintwork at the bottom of the body. I did a basic repair to this area, the wood remains exposed as you can see. The section of the pickguard at the jack end broke off, but it's held in place by a pickguard screw, it's cosmetic only really. There's a crack to the paint at the neck joint. This bass is not in perfect condition but has a lot of character! Would suit a player seeking a brighter sounding P with lots of snap and upper mid zing, suitable for downtuning players / heavy gauge and a faster, thinner neck . [s]I have located the original Fender cardboard box - add £10 for courier delivery to UK.[/s] Cheers Mike [size=6]SOLD[/size] Edited March 26, 2017 by rhythmbug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhythmbug Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 Bump for a very unique bass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmedunc Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Lovely looking machine. Pity I'm skint. Can't even offer any trades as you're offloading! GLWTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merello Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Mexican? Mexican? Build that Wahl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally8 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 That is a cracker. Have you got any close up pics of the nut and where u shimmed? Also can you provide more details of your repairs. Was it literally just a sand down of the cracked paintwork? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harryburke14 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Have to remind myself I don't need another bass... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhythmbug Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 (edited) Cheers fellas. Here are some pics of the nut (it was also fitted by the Bass Gallery, I just remembered). I shimmed it using a couple of layers of 350gsm card. The repair area was superglued around the edges and sanded back smooth. Edited February 15, 2017 by rhythmbug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 With the number of folk asking for this configuration im surprised this hasn't been snapped up. Glwts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvo66 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 OMG if my p bass would sell I'd be all over this glwts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek1071 Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 PM'd.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek1071 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Hi - is this still available? PMd you but no response as yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhythmbug Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share Posted February 27, 2017 Yes still available - PM replied to Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhythmbug Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 £360 shipped - I've found the original box it came in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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