three Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 (edited) I was in a local music shop this morning – a really nice place, with a friendly and knowledgeable owner. His wife runs a lovely cafe at the back of the premises. It’s not a bass heavy shop, though occasionally there’s some really nice stuff in there. There are two black ‘70s Precisions and a late ‘70s or early 80s Jazz available at the moment. There’s a ‘77-‘78 P that’s had an ebony fretless slab board fitted (very impressive job), and a ‘75 fretted with a rosewood board (in extremely good condition). Both need a set-up tweak but play very nicely. The fretless is around £1700, and fretted is around £2100. I think the jazz is up for £2250. Just a heads-up but worth a visit if you’re in the area: Gibson Music Ashton under Lyne - I’m not affiliated in any way. Edited March 12, 2022 by three 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 I like the way the fretless P has partial lines on the edge of the board. Best of both worlds? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 7 hours ago, Grahambythesea said: I like the way the fretless P has partial lines on the edge of the board. Best of both worlds? Is the benefit of that, that the little markers pretty much point you to the right spot, but oblige your ears to take over for the actual placement? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velarian Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 That fretless Precision is almost identical to mine except it’s in better condition. The side markers allow for pretty accurate placement without spoiling the look of fingerboard but as with any fretless your ears still have the final say. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three Posted March 13, 2022 Author Share Posted March 13, 2022 The fretless is very nicely done and I like the markers over the edge of the board - they're not intrusive but sufficient as a guide. I'm not sure as I didn't have that long to play the bass, however, it appears that the board is in two parts (not visible in these images). The the edge with the markers looks like a separate strip, though this abuts the main part of the board perfectly and it's very hard to see if there's a joint or not. The replacement board looks like a very nice piece of ebony and it's a really thick slab. The finishing work is really impressive and it's clearly a high-end job. There was a superb luthier in the area (really, world-class), though he very sadly passed away a couple of months ago. It wasn't his work apparently, so a bit of a mystery. The nut is brass too and I'm pretty sure it would have been fitted at the same time as the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 For a shop you describe as not “bass heavy” can I count 15 in you photos? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 5 hours ago, Grahambythesea said: For a shop you describe as not “bass heavy” can I count 15 in you photos? Hahaha, You’re right and I thought the same when I looked at the images again! There’s a very nice bass amp too. I’ll have a look later in the week. Rare, valve and classy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 5 hours ago, Grahambythesea said: For a shop you describe as not “bass heavy” can I count 15 in you photos? Bass heavy......you know what they say about 70's Fenders? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 14 hours ago, Grahambythesea said: For a shop you describe as not “bass heavy” can I count 15 in you photos? @three is comparing to his own collection... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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