Kevsy71 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) For sale only: Fender Precision bass, 1964 original with refinish, £3500 Location: Tonbridge, Kent Original neck, has been resprayed Recently refretted Original pickups Original pots Original pickguard, with additional (lovely!) Spitfire tort guard Original nut Original pickup cover, new non-original bridge cover Body refinished in Fiesta Red Non-original Hickox case with some scuffing but works fine. See below for full description Full hi-res Flickr album of 29 photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/133089969@N07/albums/72157691387686154/with/27739975739/ Only recently acquired this from Chris of this parish, but try as I may I just can't get on with a 7.25 radius, possibly due to my inherent finger inflexibility! A real shame because it sounds superb and looks terrific: dark Brazilian rosewood board, clay dots, and either the original pickguard or the beautiful tort one Chris sourced (which is included in the sale). An excellent "players' pre-CBS", but I'm very happy with my 9.5 radius custom shop '64' so will move this on at the price I bought it for - it deserves to be played! Nut is 1.75" The original sales thread, and a photo with the included tort guard which I hope Chris doesn't mind me linking to, is here: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/313595-fender-precision-1964/ . Since acquiring it I have not gigged it, and have changed the strings to a slightly higher gauge of D'Addario Chrome flats (50-105) to better match the 60s nut, and added a new bridge cover (the original holes were visible beneath the refin, and I measured carefully). I've done a basic setup using a 7.25 radius gauge, and set the Fender-recommended relief and pickup height settings for the period with a StewMac ruler. Truss rod moves freely in both directions. I'm based in Tonbridge, Kent, 20 mins from J5 M25, and you're very welcome to come try it out. My feedback is here: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/235157-kevsy71/ Cheers! Kevin Edited February 26, 2018 by Kevsy71 Now sold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby K Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 ♥ Beautiful. Oh, for a spare three and a half grand!! GLWTS 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisK1975 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Good grief! That’s something else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Oh. My. God. *scurries off to look down back of sofa* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Where's the flipping gas emoticon when you need it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PawelG Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Oh my... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Apart from the classic look and aesthetic, I'm not a fan of vintage Fenders, or Fenders at all (especially the tone - it really does nothing for me). However, if I was going to buy a vintage Fender, it would be this - in my view, this is a really beautiful artefact - perfectly proportioned, lovely dark board, choice of two fantastic guards and subtle ageing to a classic colour. Gorgeous - surprised it hasn't gone yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevsy71 Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 Pre-CBS loveliness bump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Still absolutely love this and surprised it's unsold - any chance of an image of the top of the body showing the tummy cut and elbow contour (usually extremely elegant on Ps of this vintage). I'm not a big Fender player but this looks like a gorgeous example Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Oh my God, something's happened in my trousers - at the front, this time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero71 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Lovely bass! So the body is original Fender '64 with a refinish. Are there marks or stamps visible somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevsy71 Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Aero71 said: Lovely bass! So the body is original Fender '64 with a refinish. Are there marks or stamps visible somewhere? Not that I can see - possibly covered in the refinish and/or the copper shielding of the pickup cavity. Routing should be visible in the Flickr album, but let me know if you need any more pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevsy71 Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share Posted January 28, 2018 Contour pics as requested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 oh no...just beautiful - something about the contouring back then that was just exquisite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 22 hours ago, Kevsy71 said: Contour pics as requested All done there @discreet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevsy71 Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 Now strung with LaBella 1954 deep talkin' flats bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevsy71 Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 Bargain pre-CBS bump... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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