1974 Fender Precision Bass in Sunburst, Rosewood Board. - *SOLD* £2250 Skipton, North Yorkshire.

[pembroke151]

1974 Fender Precision Bass - Sunburst.

 

Another reluctant sale due to some building work I have to get done at home.

This is a great player, lovely tone with some typical looks from the era.  The finish is so thin on top of a finished natural body.  I played this as my main bass for a very long time, lovely feel and a very typical tone for the 70’s Fenders.

 

4KG. On the nose. (According to my Amazon Basics luggage scale)

Pickups - Rewound by Iain’s Guitar Repairs in Glasgow, about 5 years ago.  The old windings completely gave up on one side so this had to be done.

Paint - Tired?  It’s a very thin finish.

Frets - Good.  Original.

Neck - Lacquered and in good straight condition, truss rod works fine.

Pots - I replaced the tone pot when I first bought the bass, it was far too noisy, I kept the old one in case.

Scratchplate - I don’t think this is the original, unless Fender sourced them from somewhere else in the 70’s??  It’s correct as black but not badged as a Fender product.  Looks the part though.  There’s also a Fender original replacement included, in 60’s tortoise shell.

Tuners - Original.

Pickup and Bridge covers, original and all present and correct, including the thumb rest.  I don’t have screws for the pickup cover, but these can be sourced easily enough.

Case - Pretty poor quality item, not original but will suffice.

 

Shipping - Arrange it yourself, I can get good guitar boxes through my job so the bass will be well packed but I’d rather collect, drop off, meet up etc, just for safety.

 

No trades please, I need the money.

 

These basses are becoming so much more collectable and expensive these days, this one is very playable and LIGHT, some of them, (I’ve had a few) are very heavy and numb, this one not so.  It’s a good one.  Nearly 50 years old.  Like Me. (I’m a 74 too)

Edited November 21, 2022 by pembroke151
The bass has sold.

[Reggaebass]

Very cool 👌 

[ossyrocks]

Tempted by this one, it’s a very good price. Good luck with it.

[MungoBass]

Wonderful!

[ricksterphil]

Mucho mojo