You guys seen this?

[tom1946]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Precision-Bass-Special-The-Precision-1979/333752224720?hash=item4db52ecbd0:g:MJsAAOSww5ZdxsjS

Sorry if it's been posted but I didn't see it.

Fantasy land innit?

[Happy Jack]

Typo? At £900 rather than £9000 it wouldn't be such a bad deal.

[EliasMooseblaster]

Reading that, I think I learnt more about the seller's life history than I did about the bass itself!

Still, you've got to love the little details in the "Item Specifics" section: "Features: With Pickup." How generous of him!

Edited October 20, 2020 by EliasMooseblaster

[Hellzero]

1 hour ago, Happy Jack said:

Typo? At £900 rather than £9000 it wouldn't be such a bad deal.

Not a typo, he already listed it at the same delirious price before...

Lunatic ?

[Reggaebass]

It’s been listed quite a few times, the first time I thought it was a typo and offered £900, I got no reply 🙂

[Jakester]

Why, if it's a P-only, does it have three knobs?

[Reggaebass]

AFAIK, it was fenders first active P , with volume, bass and treble 

[bassbloke]

I reckon he's been told to sell it as 'it' s just sitting roumd gathering dust'.  He doesn't want to, so he has priced it not to sell. 

 

[Baxlin]

12 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

AFAIK, it was fenders first active P , with volume, bass and treble 

Would that explain the access panel on the back?

[Reggaebass]

I’ve found a bit of info here 🙂http://www.riverband.demon.nl/special.html

[wateroftyne]

Andy Baxter has a CAR one in for a (vaguely) more reasonable price:

https://www.andybaxterbass.com/products/1981-fender-precision-special-candy-apple-red?_pos=1&_sid=11677bf84&_ss=r

I had one of the lovely all-walnut ones back in the day.

One thing which seems to be common to all of these - when they're not being gigged, they can also used as anchor points for commercial airships.

[itsmedunc]

A mate of mine bought the blue model when they first come out. Heavy as but a really nice bass indeed. He got into raving in the 90's and swapped it for a couple of record decks. We all do very silly things.

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

He'd have to knock a few quid off for the missing thumbrest

[ash]

I sold one recently for nowhere near that amount around a grand in fact. It was a beauty but at 5kgs not for my back! The controls were volume active bass and treble, if you switched it to passive they reverted to volume and tone. Very effective circuit. 

[Dan Dare]

Oh look. Auction ended with no bids. Fancy that.

[WHUFC BASS]

9 large? F@ck off ... there must be something in the water in Wales.

 

At best 1500 he should be asking and certainly no more.

[Reggaebass]

I’ve got a feeling he’ll be relisting it for 9 large again 

[Reggaebass]

It’s back up again 😁https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333914403827

[TheGreek]

Still unrealistic....

He says it's part of his family - priced like it's one of his children.

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

For that price I'd still expect something to rest my thumb on

[Dan Dare]

On 09/03/2021 at 18:42, TheGreek said:

He says it's part of his family - priced like it's one of his children.

I take it his family are the Woodentops.

[WHUFC BASS]

I'm sure he's trying to list it for £900 but is having problems with noughts on his keyboard