walshy Posted October 8, 2018 Posted October 8, 2018 (edited) Now £2500 Up for sale my super cool 1971 Precision Bass. In beautiful well played genuine condition. Neck Stamped 5th Jan 1971 B Brass Nut fitted a long time ago. Original Frets Original Tuners Original Bridge ( some replacement screws) Original 0.05 yellow capacitor Modern CTS volume pot Original tone pot stamped 7107 Original strap buttons will be refitted Scratchplate repro by Pickguardian and has been reinforced around volume pot Body cavity opened up to house previous oversized volume pot More recent fender knobs fitted Jack is switchcraft. May take kickass Stingray in trade/PX Edited December 11, 2018 by walshy 4
walshy Posted October 8, 2018 Author Posted October 8, 2018 1 minute ago, alyctes said: That's great wallpaper Ha ha it’s a HUGE map from Ikea 😉
alyctes Posted October 8, 2018 Posted October 8, 2018 2 hours ago, walshy said: Ha ha it’s a HUGE map from Ikea 😉 Good to know, thank you.
itsmedunc Posted October 8, 2018 Posted October 8, 2018 All this 70's Precision stuff on here isn't doing my health any good at all. Either the desire will kill me or the Mrs will. Beautiful bass. GLWTS. 1
SurroundedByManatees Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 Pretty much what I'm looking for (though this one exceeds my budget) . I would put the covers and thumb rest on it, lovely. Glwts 1
walshy Posted October 9, 2018 Author Posted October 9, 2018 38 minutes ago, SurroundedByManatees said: Pretty much what I'm looking for (though this one exceeds my budget) . I would put the covers and thumb rest on it, lovely. Glwts Cheers man, it’s an absolute cracker. Sounds epic too and plays beautifully. Nut more Jazz width than P too
SurroundedByManatees Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 Does it play similar to a nate Mendel signature? These are supposed to be based on a 71
walshy Posted October 9, 2018 Author Posted October 9, 2018 1 hour ago, SurroundedByManatees said: Does it play similar to a nate Mendel signature? These are supposed to be based on a 71 Yeah it’s outstanding mate. Sounds incredible. If I didn’t have a 64,68 and 70 P basses I’d keep it 1
bassbiscuits Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 (edited) I've got an almost identical 70 precision in exactly this colour and similar condition too. It also has the B width neck ( i don't know the exact width, but it's narrow ), and is very light (about 3.8kg). I believe Nate Mendel's original bass (on which his signature model is based) is also the same, tho he's obviously banged SD Quarter Pounders and a Badass bridge on his. Edited December 7, 2018 by bassbiscuits
walshy Posted October 9, 2018 Author Posted October 9, 2018 24 minutes ago, bassbiscuits said: I've got an almost identical 70 precision in exactly this colour and similar condition too. It also has the B width neck ( i don't know the exact width, but it's narrow ), and is very light (about 3.kg). I believe Nate Mendel's original bass (on which his signature model is based) is also the same, tho he's obviously banged SD Quarter Pounders and a Badass bridge on his. Yeah it’s lovely and light too.
skankdelvar Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, walshy said: Yeah it’s lovely and light too. I know this for a fact - it was mine for nearly 30 years until early 2014 - GLWTS Edited October 9, 2018 by skankdelvar 1
walshy Posted October 9, 2018 Author Posted October 9, 2018 Ah blimey! Small world. It’s a cracker like.
skankdelvar Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 (edited) 40 minutes ago, walshy said: Ah blimey! Small world. It’s a cracker like. Glad you've enjoyed the P - I last saw it in Chiswick, West London in 2014 going off with a young chap who played in a Motown band, IIRC. How it got to Hexham must be a story in itself. Anyway, some background: The brass nut was already on the bass when I bought it in the mid '80's off a guy named Jonathan Durden. Someone had cut the original BWB pickguard down so it just covered the control cavity. The bass wore a white scratchplate for years until I bought an old tort plate off Howard The Bass Doc about 2012. One of the pots went scratchy in the 90's so I had it replaced, probably at Andy's in Denmark St. Other than that the bass is exactly as I bought it around the time Back To The Future #1 came out. It's a great bass, lovely tone and so easy to play. Whoever gets it next will treasure it. Edited October 9, 2018 by skankdelvar 2
walshy Posted October 9, 2018 Author Posted October 9, 2018 3 minutes ago, skankdelvar said: Glad you've enjoyed the P - I last saw it in Chiswick, West London in 2014 going off with a young chap who played in a Motown band, IIRC. How it got to Hexham must be a story in itself. Anyway, some background: The brass nut was already on the bass when I bought it in the mid '80's off a guy named Jonathan Durden. Someone had cut the original BWB pickguard down so it just covered the control cavity. The bass wore a white scratchplate for years until I bought an old tort plate off Howard The Bass Doc about 2012. One of the pots went scratchy in the 90's so I had it replaced, probably at Andy's in Denmark St. Other than that the bass is exactly as I bought it around the time Back To The Future #1 came out. It's a great bass, lovely tone and so easy to play. Whoever gets it next will treasure it. Well believe it or not it’s just been to Bassdocs place for a health check. He’s my go to guy! Thanks for the background info mate much appreciated 1
skankdelvar Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 3 minutes ago, walshy said: Well believe it or not it’s just been to Bassdocs place for a health check. He’s my go to guy! Thanks for the background info mate much appreciated Next time you see him, give him my regards. He's a top bloke, though we've never met in person 1
1970 Posted October 11, 2018 Posted October 11, 2018 "Body cavity opened up to house previous oversized volume pot" Wouldn't you just get a smaller pot?!
skankdelvar Posted October 11, 2018 Posted October 11, 2018 (edited) 46 minutes ago, 1970 said: "Body cavity opened up to house previous oversized volume pot" Wouldn't you just get a smaller pot?! Thing is, back in the 70's - early 80's there wasn't really a parts aftermarket in the UK. I assume a previous owner decided not to give the bass to a luthier but instead grabbed whatever pot he could find and shoehorned it in. I doubt it was the guy from whom I bought the bass so that pushes the installation back to the 70's which makes it a 'historical feature' and adds to the mojo Edited October 11, 2018 by skankdelvar
walshy Posted October 11, 2018 Author Posted October 11, 2018 33 minutes ago, skankdelvar said: Thing is, back in the 70's - early 80's there wasn't really a parts aftermarket in the UK. I assume a previous owner decided not to give the bass to a luthier but instead grabbed whatever pot he could find and shoehorned it in. I doubt it was the guy from whom I bought the bass so that pushes the installation back to the 70's which makes it a 'historical feature' and adds to the mojo Yeah this wasn't a recent job and you obviously can't see it under the scratch plate but always worth telling everyone the full story. Obviously now has correct sized ones in! Sounds epic too. 1
walshy Posted October 11, 2018 Author Posted October 11, 2018 On 09/10/2018 at 21:04, skankdelvar said: Next time you see him, give him my regards. He's a top bloke, though we've never met in person Oh and just seen Howard today and did just that 1
walshy Posted October 11, 2018 Author Posted October 11, 2018 1 minute ago, Geek99 said: He made my p bass He is excellent! I have a one made/put together by Bassdoc too and he is my go to for all things bass! Such a dude and knows just about everything there is to know too.
Geek99 Posted October 11, 2018 Posted October 11, 2018 If you imagine a maple neck, it’s a dead ringer for that one 1
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