Date my body

[RichardH]

Now there's an offer you don't get every day...

As far as I know, this is a USA Fender P bass body from either late 70s or early 80s. I don't have any original pots, pickguard or hardware to help identify - just the neck pocket photos.

Any ideas? Unfortunately the stamps are a little hard to read, but perhaps someone who knows the scheme might make more sense of it than I can...

 

 

[Chiliwailer]

if its late 70's / early 80's have you checked for a serial number sticker under the pickguard, or for the date of the pots, if original?

Edit, just re-read the middle line!!

I'd be scouring Google images / Gbase / Andy Baxter website if i were you. 

Edited October 6, 2018 by Chiliwailer

[TheGreek]

Badass donated "The Illustrated Fender Bass Guitar" book to the SE Bash raffle...I don't think it was taken as a prize.

Check with Hamster or Silverfoxnik to see if the info is in the book...

[Delberthot]

The stamp in the middle looks to me to read "X 6 26 79" so 26th June 1979?

[RichardH]

Wow - your eyesight's better than mine - that would tie in with what I was told by the person I got the body from (who bought the bass new). It was that 7 that was foxing me - plus also not knowing what format the stamp was supposed to be in to allow me to fill in the gaps.

 

[Unknown_User]

A/S/L?

[RichardH]

Huh? Are you speculating on the name stamp? I reckon it reads P. A??RFA

[Unknown_User]

13 minutes ago, RichardH said:

Huh? Are you speculating on the name stamp? I reckon it reads P. A??RFA

Me?  No sorry I was responding to "Date my body" with "A/S/L?" (age, sex, location).

I need to do something to keep myself amused in the office!  Good luck with your thing.  I'll stop messing about and get back to work.

*looks busy*

[RichardH]

HAHA!  I'm obviously well out of touch with such terminology

What's on the end of your stick today?

[Unknown_User]

7 minutes ago, RichardH said:

What's on the end of your stick today?

Sadly it took me a few minutes to work out what you were referring to there.  I won't get started recalling lines from Big Night Out though or I definitely won't get any work done!

[Delberthot]

On 08/10/2018 at 09:09, RichardH said:

Huh? Are you speculating on the name stamp? I reckon it reads P. A??RFA

It looks like an "O" right before the RFA and only "I" or nothing would fit in that space so "P AORFA maybe?

[bartelby]

well this thread isn't what I expected... Discreet is going to be disappointed..