Fender ‘62 Reissue Precision Bass - high quality japanese made, 2002 - SOLD £850 London E17 7BS

[zatoichi]

Fender ‘62 reissue Vintage White Precision Bass. It's a CIJ Q-Serial which puts the build date from 2002-2004. I probably don't need to tell anyone here but just in case, these Crafted In Japan basses are generally considered as good as their USA counterparts but without the hefty price tag.

 

 

It has a wonderful neck, fast and true. The truss rod is good and plenty of life left in the frets. I usually play a Jazz '62 reissue and had no problem flying around this thing. The tone is warm and thick with a nice solid open E, classic rosewood precision sound. I bought this in for a recording project that specifically wanted that sound and it didn't disappoint! Only selling now as I'm switching up to a Precision Ultra.

 

There are general dings and wear around the body as you might expect from a well-used 19 year old bass. Particularly there are some scuffs on the top of the body that I've done my best to show in the photos. Personally I like my basses with a bit of character but please double check the pics if you're looking for an immaculate finish!

 

Weight is a pleasant 3.9 kg, comes with a fender gig bag. I'm based in Walthamstow E17, 2 mins from the tube, or can meet any where around central London. Feel free to drop by and put it through its paces!

 

I bought it used for £850 a month back, so that's the price I'm aiming to sell it for.

 

Thanks for looking,

Tony

Edited November 27, 2021 by zatoichi
Price Drop

[zatoichi]

I've made a short video showing the range of tones this bass can produce.

 

The playing's probably a bit loose by the standards of this forum (it was the end of a long day!😄) but it shows the raw tone of the bass very well - recorded through an Overstayer Modular Channel with a smidge of saturation but nothing else. Pure precision thwack and punch! Sounds fab in the mix, I'll make a vid of that too if it's not sold in the new few weeks.

 

I've dropped the price to £100 less than I paid for it a couple of months ago. Thanks for watching 

 

 

 

[TRBboy]

Sounds great man, wish I had the cash available! What strings do you have on there out of interest?

[mot]

I had one of these. It  did just enough to make my band mates sound good and little enough that I didn't have to think. Then one day I swapped it for a shiny thing in a moment of weakness. Now I spend my time trying to make a shiny thing sound like a CIJ pbass.

Highly recommended basses! 

[zatoichi]

On 12/11/2021 at 12:23, TRBboy said:

Sounds great man, wish I had the cash available! What strings do you have on there out of interest?

Thanks man! Honestly I'm not sure what the current strings are. I've been swapping back and forth between DR Sunbeams and Labella Flats, both sounded great. When I got my Ultra I put the sunbeams on that so this bass now has the strings the Ultra came with. They feel pretty similar to the sunbeams to be honest and have light blue windings at the top, maybe someone who's more of a string aficionado can tell from that!