ash Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) This Precision Special has one of the nicest necks I’ve played equal to my ‘79 Precision which is my go to bass. It has lots of dings as it’s been a well loved and gigged bass. There’s nothing structural, the truss rod and frets are fine, the finish still looks fantastic but there are dings. Pickups and circuitry are original, the passive active mini toggle is a bit ‘thumpy’ when you switch it but it works fine. Both active and passive sound great. The output jack is scratchy but it’s easily replaced and I’ll include an old spare I got but never got round to fitting. Some of the gold plate has worn with age and use. Crucially it’s heavy but not as heavy as most of these as they average between 10 and 13lbs. My white one was 12! This one is 10.5 or 4.8kgs in new money. On a decent strap it really is a comfy bass to play. It’s not a boat anchor but it’s no lightweight either. What you get is an incredibly punchy sound with bags of sustain and a very nice rare finish with matching headstock. The bass comes with Fender case that has a bit of a smoker’s smell to it. NB there’s a little plastic plugged area near the toggle switch where I assume a LED had been fitted at some stage although this would not be stock. I’m not looking for swaps or daft offers I don’t need to sell for financial reasons but do need to adhere to my one in one out policy. I also will not send it outside the UK please don’t be offended by this it’s just not something that I do. Back up for sale. I’d consider a swap for a passive Precision from this era. Now sold Edited May 30, 2020 by ash Now sold 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) Utterly brilliant basses - everything about these is premium. IMO a real and positive departure from some of the shoddy practices that had dogged some (not all) production in the previous period. My favourite Fenders. This is a reasonable weight for an early one - some are nuts. They seemed to get a lot lighter in ‘82. Both the ‘82s I’ve played were just under 9lbs including the brass bridge. This one looks to be in really good condition for its age too - the metallic LPB often turns green (mine was on its way). Again, IMO an excellent price for a fantastic vintage Fender Edited April 5, 2020 by three 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealting Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 About as close to a YOB bass that I’d buy as I have seen...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figiss Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Hi can you post some pictures of the wiring , pots and pickups under the scratch plate please .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted April 22, 2020 Author Share Posted April 22, 2020 (edited) Yes I’ll do that tomorrow in daylight. Meanwhile here is a picture of the circuit I took whilst cleaning the bass and also the jack socket compared to my 79 P bass. Edited April 22, 2020 by ash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 very nice and a great price. I have a red one, 3.9Kg. Absolutely stunning it is, GLWTS (I'd buy this to go with my red one but I'm downsizing my collection) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share Posted April 25, 2020 On 24/04/2020 at 07:28, police squad said: very nice and a great price. I have a red one, 3.9Kg. Absolutely stunning it is, GLWTS (I'd buy this to go with my red one but I'm downsizing my collection) I’d buy your red one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 (edited) The original bridge is back on so it’s all back to stock. Edited May 25, 2020 by ash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blyn Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Very beautiful old P bass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 1 hour ago, blyn said: Very beautiful old P bass! Can I not tempt you Brian? 😆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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