SOLD Precision Bass, Sunburst and Maple, £250 £300

[paddybass]

Now reduced to £250. Willing to courier at cost. 

 

I’m moving on this very nice Precision Bass of unknown origin as I have another one on the way. I’ve had this 3 or 4 years myself and has been used both live and in the studio. Currently fitted with flats. It has a lovely sunburst finish and a very nice Maple neck but with no branding. Frets are good with very little wear. I have no idea of it’s origin  but I bought it from an old guy who said it’d been under his bed for many years (yes, that old chestnut). It’s decent enough hardware, the chunky bridge and tuners have nicely rounded edges. The pick up pole pieces are proud of the covers. There is a serial number sticker 81 6305 (see pic: 81 in slightly less bold character than the 6305). Neck plate stamped Made In Japan. Who knows, maybe an old Jap copy or someone’s tried to pass it off as one? But anyway, it plays great, sounds great and looks the part. Another slightly odd thing is the black of the sunburst covers the whole chamfered area of the body on that corner which I haven’t seen on other sunburst Precision’s. Scratch plate has an older looking tort design to it.  Not asking a fortune for this so It’s all subjective. It does have the odd little ding or blemish, a slight craze to varnish above tug bar holes which Ive only just noticed after 4 yrs but generally very tidy 8/10. Can pack well, box and courier included in price of £300. 

Edited June 1, 2018 by paddybass
sold

[Hobbayne]

Pics?

[Yogi]

Played one just like this in a music shop last week, had nothing on the headstock and MIJ on the neck plate too. Owner of the shop said he suspected it was an old factory own brand bass which hadn't been sold to another company explaining the lack of headstock branding. If it plays like that one did someone is in for a treat! 

[therealting]

Black paint over contours can often indicate a plywood body. Not that that necessarily means lower quality at all.

 

(you can probably check this by looking at the sides of a cavity)

Edited May 14, 2018 by therealting

[paddybass]

Thanks for that info guys. 

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[paddybass]

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[Bassassin]

Nice bass - it's a Japanese-made Moridaira, and is probably mid/late 70s.

Moridaira is the same factory which made Morris, MIJ Hohner, HS Anderson & MIJ Lotus instruments. A lot of their copies turn up unbranded in the UK, but the serial number sticker is a 100% ID - no other manufacturer used this type of sticker.

Unfortunately it's not possible to date Mori builds from the serials, at least not in any obvious way, but Japanese manufacturers broadly stopped making accurate copies for export from around 1977, & by 1980 (apart from high-end replicas like Tokai & Fernandes) MIJ copies had largely disappeared.

On this bass, the black oversprays on the contours will hide the fact it's made from butcher-block (probably mahogany) with front & back veneers, which is the most common construction method for midrange MIJ instruments like this. You can clearly see it's not ply from the routing.

Looks to be in excellent condition for a 40+ year-old bass, GLWTS.

[paddybass]

Thanks very much for that info. Very interesting. Cheers. 

Edited May 19, 2018 by paddybass

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