Stunning P bass

[sblueplanet]

Body has had a refin but looks superb.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/112323966650

[warwickhunt]

Errrrm... It may be a small matter but when is original 'original'?[color=#000000]
[u]Original[/u] Fretless Fender P Bass from 1974 [/color][color=#000000]
Maple Neck - Original Finish and Machine heads[/color][color=#000000]
Lake Placid Blue [b]body Refin[/b] by JKG London[/color][color=#000000]
Original P Bass pickup and coil winding - [/color][color=#000000]
1974 Volume and Tone Pots - [b]New 0,05 Tone Cap[/b] - [/color][color=#000000]
Old after market Bridge & Pick guard[/color]

[TheGreek]

That LPB finish does this no favours - a cream/off white/sailcloth finish would make what is an already stunning bass a class above. Hope the new owner repaints it.

[JapanAxe]

[quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1489436437' post='3256947']
Errrrm... It may be a small matter but when is original 'original'?
[color=#000000][u]Original[/u] Fretless Fender P Bass from 1974 [/color]
[color=#000000]Maple Neck - Original Finish and Machine heads[/color]
[color=#000000]Lake Placid Blue [b]body Refin[/b] by JKG London[/color]
[color=#000000]Original P Bass pickup and coil winding - [/color]
[color=#000000]1974 Volume and Tone Pots - [b]New 0,05 Tone Cap[/b] - [/color]
[color=#000000]Old after market Bridge & Pick guard[/color]
[/quote]

At least they have pointed out what is original and what is not.

I'm more interested in another item they have for sale, namely my dream YOB guitar:

[TheGreek]

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1489442034' post='3257056']
At least they have pointed out what is original and what is not.

I'm more interested in another item they have for sale, namely my dream YOB guitar:


[/quote]



The P bass body in the colour of the top bass - spot on.

Edited March 13, 2017 by TheGreek

[Happy Jack]

[quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1489436437' post='3256947']
Errrrm... It may be a small matter but when is original 'original'?
[color=#000000][u]Original[/u] Fretless Fender P Bass from 1974 [/color]
[color=#000000]Maple Neck - Original Finish and Machine heads[/color]
[color=#000000]Lake Placid Blue [b]body Refin[/b] by JKG London[/color]
[color=#000000]Original P Bass pickup and coil winding - [/color]
[color=#000000]1974 Volume and Tone Pots - [b]New 0,05 Tone Cap[/b] - [/color]
[color=#800000][b]Old after market Bridge & Pick guard[/b][/color]
[/quote]

Don't forget that bit!

[Happy Jack]

They didn't actually do these in LPB did they?

Every factory fretless I've ever seen from the 70s is either 3TS or a hippy re-fin.

[Grangur]

That looks to me like Ford Fiesta Blue. I should know, I've painted a couple that colour.

The neck is SO original id doesn't have a serial number. Is that correct for the era?
Didn't Fenders of the period also have chamfered edges on the pickguard? This one may be "old" but not authentic.

I think the word that's missing here in the listing is "bitsa"

To respond to the OP. I think it looks quite good. I like the colour etc. My only gripe is the claim to authenticity and the price for a bitsa

Edited March 14, 2017 by Grangur

[anzoid]

If I had the money I'd be all over this - it would also be a YOB+1

[Happy Jack]

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1489481857' post='3257224']

Didn't Fenders of the period also have chamfered edges on the pickguard?
[/quote]

Ah, but this is an "old after market pickguard".

[Grangur]

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1489485032' post='3257266']
Ah, but this is an "old after market pickguard".
[/quote]
You mean this should read, "something I found in my old -bits box" .

[Chiliwailer]

Grangur - the serial on a '74 would have been on the neck plate, and those anodised pickguards were phased out around '59. So...what he means by original is that it's an original one of a kind

[anzoid]

So, how much would it really be worth if one were to, hypothetically, make an offer (which would probably be rejected...)?

[sblueplanet]

It is an after-market anodised pickguard and having bought one from Fender for my formerly owned jap '57 reissue, I can confirm that these are flat-edged and not bevelled, being single ply.