0353203 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) Hi All, If you've lusted after an early slab board Precision Bass but can't quite bring yourself to spend those big bucks, this might be for you.... Up for sale is my light relic nitro refin late '60 / early '61 Precision with its beaten, but OHSC. A terrific player and light at 8.7lbs. Body dates to 08/60, Pots 60/47, neck 01/61. All original apart from the body only refinish - only slight issue being that the tips of the pickguard at both horns have broken off - not uncommon on this vintage of bass. The refinish was professionally carried out at Gruhn Guitars in Nashville, who also refretted the bass. The neck is worn smooth and there is the ubiquitous fag burn on the headstock. Any questions please do PM me - feel free to arrange to come and view / play with no obligation - I live near Woking in Surrey. Cheers, Si Edited April 2, 2018 by 0353203 Sold 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1946 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Oh . my . goodness! Made the year before I left school, I was 14 Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblueplanet Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Thats a lovely refin. Bass looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootleg Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 YOB for me (I'm more of a heavy relic), don't often see a 1960. Looks nice. Great guy to deal with. GLWTS Si. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creeper Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Damn you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Mark Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Strictly speaking Fenders are dated by when they are assembled, which in this case must have been after the neck was produced in 1961. Beautiful refinish, good luck with your sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normski Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Good heavens Si you certainly get your hands on some exceptional Fenders. GLWTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tut Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 8 hours ago, Sparky Mark said: Strictly speaking Fenders are dated by when they are assembled, which in this case must have been after the neck was produced in 1961. Beautiful refinish, good luck with your sale. That makes it year of birth for me then. Thank goodness I'm a Jazz Bass kinda guy! Lovely bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc S Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 That really is a lovely refinish! Awesome bass. GLWTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaulbass Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Amazing bass. A pleasure to watch.. surely an amazing player too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevsy71 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 My word! Brazilian rosewood, clay dots, slab board, the back of that neck....nurse! The screens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will4bass Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 My original ‘60 P. Love it. Sorry. Just showing off a bit... the buyer of your bass will be very very happy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH161 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 This looks very nice indeed. Great refinish and by Gruhn Guitars too - that's a bonus for the buyer here! All those 1960 dates and a neck date of January 1961 suggests it's pretty much a mid to late 1960 bass to me. Probably finished off after the Christmas break! These are getting harder to find too...Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0353203 Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 19 hours ago, will4bass said: My original ‘60 P. Love it. Sorry. Just showing off a bit... the buyer of your bass will be very very happy! Gorgeous !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Mark Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 On 23/02/2018 at 19:43, CH161 said: All those 1960 dates and a neck date of January 1961 suggests it's pretty much a mid to late 1960 bass to me. The neck makes it a '61. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boroman Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 It's a BEAUTY. Should be advertised as 1961, because it was joined together in 1961. This is 3rd month production of "pat. pend" numbers on the headstock logo. Those early black rosewood necks are just awesome. I have '60 P with slab board and just it KILLS everything else. Beautiful refin on this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisK1975 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Just Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0353203 Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 7 hours ago, boroman said: It's a BEAUTY. Should be advertised as 1961, because it was joined together in 1961. This is 3rd month production of "pat. pend" numbers on the headstock logo. Those early black rosewood necks are just awesome. I have '60 P with slab board and just it KILLS everything else. Beautiful refin on this one! In my defence I do say its a late 60 / early 61. The two numbers started to be added under the logo in October 1960. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 My YOB too, but manfully resisting as I'm really digging the '66P you sorted for me Si. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Mark Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 24 minutes ago, ead said: My YOB too, but manfully resisting as I'm really digging the '66P you sorted for me Si. So you were born twice as well? 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 10 minutes ago, Sparky Mark said: So you were born twice as well? 😊 No, I just lie about my age occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0353203 Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 On 28/02/2018 at 13:19, ead said: No, I just lie about my age occasionally. Occasionally? I lie about it to my wife on a daily basis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0353203 Posted March 30, 2018 Author Share Posted March 30, 2018 Price reduced to £4250 or close offer. Cheers, Si Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0353203 Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 Now sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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