Sibob Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Apart from the obvious changes of the bridge, scratchplate and abominable tuners, what's the rest looking like to people? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325410992171?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338365712&toolid=20006&customid=EB80781363& Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay bass Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Not convinced its genuine would like to see a date stamp on the neck and body does the serial number match up on the fender serial check site https://serialnumberlookup.fender.com/lookup/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 (edited) As all the hardware and electronics seem to have been changed, it looks like all that's 'original' is the neck and the body. The front of the headstock is an odd shade, which could mean it's been stripped to change the decal. Edited November 18, 2022 by lowregisterhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thodrik Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 It would be a pass for me. You could get a late 1970s one for about the same price in much better condition. It might sound great, it might be great to play or an absolute dog. Just on looks it would be a no from me though. The pristine whiteness of the pickguard looks out of place with the rest of the bass to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 You'd need to get the council out to fill the pot holes in the back of the neck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 not many original parts which would put me off but that’s just my preference 🙂, if they accepted a pretty cheeky offer it would be worth spending some money to get it how you want , I quite like the wear and the pickups might be original ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thodrik Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Looking at the 'People who also viewed this item' led me to this. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175482894477?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D243356%26meid%3Da307fdd531e443d08998d681112d359d%26pid%3D101224%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D325410992171%26itm%3D175482894477%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWebV9BertRefreshRanker%26brand%3DFender&_trksid=p2047675.c101224.m-1 Slightly newer, £100 more expensive but in much better condition. Has a jazz pickup fitted but this is a fairly common mod. Heavy lump though at 11lbs but I think I would pick that one instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted November 18, 2022 Author Share Posted November 18, 2022 25 minutes ago, thodrik said: Looking at the 'People who also viewed this item' led me to this. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175482894477?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D243356%26meid%3Da307fdd531e443d08998d681112d359d%26pid%3D101224%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D325410992171%26itm%3D175482894477%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWebV9BertRefreshRanker%26brand%3DFender&_trksid=p2047675.c101224.m-1 Slightly newer, £100 more expensive but in much better condition. Has a jazz pickup fitted but this is a fairly common mod. Heavy lump though at 11lbs but I think I would pick that one instead. Yeah, have spotted that one, weight and added pickup would be a no from me. I’m only lightly looking really, unlikely I’ll have the funds for a while haha. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteb Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Sibob said: Apart from the obvious changes of the bridge, scratchplate and abominable tuners, what's the rest looking like to people? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325410992171?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338365712&toolid=20006&customid=EB80781363& Si Apart from the tuners that look completely out of place, I think that it looks fine for a 73 P bass. I would probably change the scratchplate as well as the tuners, but the price isn't too bad. I would want to check the date stamp on the neck / body and the serial number, just to be sure. Edited November 18, 2022 by peteb 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Riva Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 … on a related (ish) theme - early 70s P Basses - Stacey’s have a music and entertainment auction scheduled for next Tuesday. According to the catalogue there’s a ‘74 Precision listed. Not sure how these things work but thought it worth a mention. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 At least you know the pickups are ok. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 On 18/11/2022 at 10:59, Doctor J said: You'd need to get the council out to fill the pot holes in the back of the neck. Good luck with that, did you watch the Budget?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 On 18/11/2022 at 17:52, Old Man Riva said: … on a related (ish) theme - early 70s P Basses - Stacey’s have a music and entertainment auction scheduled for next Tuesday. According to the catalogue there’s a ‘74 Precision listed. Not sure how these things work but thought it worth a mention. It sold about 20 minutes ago for £1300, you have to add approximately 30% commission to that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 The machine heads on the OP bass are a bold statement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Owen said: The machine heads on the OP bass are a bold statement! That’s one way of putting it. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Sibob said: That’s one way of putting it. Si Don't get me wrong, I can think of other ways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 On 22/11/2022 at 15:37, Reggaebass said: It sold about 20 minutes ago for £1300, you have to add approximately 30% commission to that I looked at it, but didn’t have the weight listed, and didn’t mention about the state of the truss rod etc. I’m not in a rush. Great price if it’s solid though! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 55 minutes ago, Sibob said: didn’t mention about the state of the truss rod etc Yeah, I didn’t have time to go and look ,so I enquired about what was original and if the truss rod was ok but they couldn’t give a definite answer , someone might have got a bargain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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