Identifying 5 string (poss) Fender single pup bass from 79

[warwickhunt]

Cheap Trick performed at Reading in 79 and Tom played this bass but I wondered if anyone knew what model it was?  

 

It is vaguely J shaped, has a single pup and a J style bell plate but it is a puzzle.  

 

Sorry for that bad pic but it was the best capture from some live youtube footage.

 

[warwickhunt]

Watching the video again, I actually think the pup is a split jobbie rather than a J.  

 

 

[ezbass]

Looks like a Bass V.

 

[warwickhunt]

Dear me, as easy as that!    I thought it was some strange bitsa.  

[Reggaebass]

Looks like the one in my book, only 15 frets 

[Reggaebass]

Quite a cool bass really 

[PaulThePlug]

Reverse P...

[Cato]

In some ways it was ahead of it's time.

 

They were designed to be tuned E-C the idea being that users could play across the neck rather than move their hands up and down the neck.

 

But because Fender didn't think anyone would need to play up the neck anymore, they only gave it 15 frets.

 

You have to wonder if they'd gone with 20 frets or more it might actally have caught on.

Edited December 19, 2022 by Cato

[Cato]

Double post, dammit.

Edited December 19, 2022 by Cato

[Kickass]

I was there! Don't remember the bass but do remember being horrified at Rick bouncing a guitar down his steps. It didn't do what he wanted so he did it a second time!

[Machines]

Buy one here if you fancy it and are flush.

 

https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Fender_V_1970.html

[Pea Turgh]

There was one in the classifieds here…