wateroftyne Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Those B necks are beautiful. I don’t know why they’re not more widely available on new P’s. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted May 13, 2023 Author Share Posted May 13, 2023 4 hours ago, ossyrocks said: but non original guard, which is a shame. He’s found the original pickguard now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briansbrew Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 3 hours ago, wateroftyne said: Those B necks are beautiful. I don’t know why they’re not more widely available on new P’s. My 71 P, 40mm nut and just perfect 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshy Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 3 minutes ago, briansbrew said: My 71 P, 40mm nut and just perfect Looking well that dude 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted May 13, 2023 Author Share Posted May 13, 2023 8 minutes ago, briansbrew said: My 71 P, 40mm nut and just perfect Love it 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossyrocks Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 9 hours ago, briansbrew said: My 71 P, 40mm nut and just perfect Now that is a bass. I would love an Olympic white early 70’s P bass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossyrocks Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 9 hours ago, Reggaebass said: He’s found the original pickguard now I would just put it back on, extra holes and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 22 hours ago, wateroftyne said: Those B necks are beautiful. I don’t know why they’re not more widely available on new P’s. Weirdly my MIM P bass has a B width neck. Didn’t know it at the time but it plays really nice. It’s a 60th anniversary special so don’t know if they were one off specs for that model or if all 2006 MIM Ps had B width. *Won’t post a pic because it isn’t a vintage fender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tut Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 23 hours ago, ossyrocks said: I can’t answer your question, but I would love a P with a Jazz width neck. My 73 & 78 are both B necks at 41mm. The 78 is a proper handful though. Would you mind measuring your nuts (ooo err) and let us know what they measure? I will do. I won’t be able to do it for a week though. Having said they’re Jazz width necks, I’ve always assumed they are but never actually measured them! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony_m Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 How about these two, previously owned by DeLisle Harper. That 1957... 🤩 1957 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185858047291?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=I6kQUce0SWq&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY 1968 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185858042671?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=I6kQUce0SWq&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossyrocks Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 5 minutes ago, tony_m said: How about these two, previously owned by DeLisle Harper. That 1957... 🤩 1957 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185858047291?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=I6kQUce0SWq&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY 1968 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185858042671?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=I6kQUce0SWq&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Nice basses, very high prices. Before considering doing any business with “Essex Recording Studios”, I would suggest a bit of internet searching beforehand. He gets discussed a lot on The Fretboard Forum. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 It says: “(The bass has a) Fender factory natural stripped finish with matching factory stamps… The body cavity still has some of the original Blond paint, which was the only color on Precision basses made during this era” Is that true, the factory painted them all then stripped some back to be sold as natural? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocketdog Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 This is my 1972 Fender Bass Factory natural finish...IMO the other one has been stripped by someone other than Fender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocketdog Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 (edited) Sorry been unable to upload picture...😬 Edited May 14, 2023 by Pocketdog change of text Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskwave Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 On 13/05/2023 at 10:25, wateroftyne said: Those B necks are beautiful. I don’t know why they’re not more widely available on new P’s. My CV70 P has the nearest I've ever found outside of the original. Almost baseball bat thickness...near B width. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted May 14, 2023 Author Share Posted May 14, 2023 On 23/04/2023 at 18:49, briansbrew said: Anyone know what the ES stamp on the body means... A bit late but I came across this while reading up on a few custom colours, think it’s pretty much what was mentioned 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted May 14, 2023 Author Share Posted May 14, 2023 1 hour ago, ped said: It says: “(The bass has a) Fender factory natural stripped finish with matching factory stamps… The body cavity still has some of the original Blond paint, which was the only color on Precision basses made during this era” Is that true, the factory painted them all then stripped some back to be sold as natural? Sounds feasible as I don’t think natural finishes were available in their catalogs until the early 70s , I’ve read that blonde was the standard transparent finish they used , I think it was a furniture lacquer, perhaps someone has more info here 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briansbrew Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Can you take a look at this tuner, I have been doing a clear out and totally forgot that I had these in a box. I took them off and old Fender some years ago, there is no ® above the Fender logo and if you look closely the paddle is a bit on the rough side. Could this be a fake ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted May 15, 2023 Author Share Posted May 15, 2023 Recent 73 listed by Andy Baxter, looks like someone has oversprayed it https://www.andybaxterbass.com/products/1973-fender-precision-bass-sunburst-4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 On 14/05/2023 at 14:29, briansbrew said: Can you take a look at this tuner, I have been doing a clear out and totally forgot that I had these in a box. I took them off and old Fender some years ago, there is no ® above the Fender logo and if you look closely the paddle is a bit on the rough side. Could this be a fake ? I’d be surprised if it was fake, there are some out there without the (r) E.g early 70s … maybe CBS were too tight to pay for the extra mark 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted May 15, 2023 Author Share Posted May 15, 2023 On 14/05/2023 at 14:29, briansbrew said: Can you take a look at this tuner, I have been doing a clear out and totally forgot that I had these in a box. I took them off and old Fender some years ago, there is no ® above the Fender logo and if you look closely the paddle is a bit on the rough side. Could this be a fake ? Hi Brian, according to my book the small registered trademark R was used until 77, then they started using Schaller but I’ve seen some 1980 ones with the R, maybe it’s early, here’s a 1969 with no R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: Hi Brian, according to my book the small registered trademark R was used until 77, then they started using Schaller but I’ve seen some 1980 ones with the R, maybe it’s early, here’s a 1969 with no R This is from a ‘72 from Mr Baxter… Not sure the books always get it right 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted May 15, 2023 Author Share Posted May 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, Chiliwailer said: Not sure the books always get it right Very true mr chilli 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 1 minute ago, Reggaebass said: Very true mr chilli 👍 To be fair, Fender never made it easy given their methods 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briansbrew Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 15 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: Hi Brian, according to my book the small registered trademark R was used until 77, then they started using Schaller but I’ve seen some 1980 ones with the R, maybe it’s early, here’s a 1969 with no R Yes , spot on and I have found some on a 70 P without the R, maybe somebody rubbed up the paddles to get some pitting off hence the scratches 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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