NBD: Fender American Vintage II 60's Precision.

[Stub Mandrel]

Ooooh! Talk about case candy. Even has a foam  mute strip for the bridge cover. And a hootenany button. Reverse tuners. Tug bar.

 

From the wonderful A Strings in Pontypridd who even made me tea and did a quick setup for me while I made a deal with old nick. And not only did they have it in stock, they jad the best shop price in the UK.

 

 

 

You cannot be serious...

 

World's coolest wash bag?

 

[Reggaebass]

Lovely stub, i very nearly bought one of those a few weeks back, congrats 

[squire5]

The ultimate P-bass,far as I'm concerned.Beautiful instrument.

[Stub Mandrel]

I really didn't appreciate what it is until I spoke to the guys in the shop. The manager said I would break his heart by taking it away.

 

I sort of looked at the spec and thought 'ah they do make a p bass better than the Squier CV'. Didn't occur to me that it's up with the American Ultras and the next step up is custom shop.

 

The extras are outstanding, case is brilliant. But I'm going to have to strip the scratchplate to get the protective film off.

[snorkie635]

Very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very ... ... ... nice.

[snorkie635]

Sorry, maybe 'niiiiiice', should only be used in context of a JAZZ bass.

🫣

[BassApprentice]

P basses are funny things - seem so simple and there is SO much chocie. I think the quip about the Squier CV range is fair, you can spend £300 on a P bass and get a good one, but you probably have to spend about this much to really see the difference (read Moollon/Olinto/Mike Lull)

 

Nice bass and I'm sure it'll do the job 😅

 

[IanA]

Lovely bass, congratulations. 
very jealous!

[Lw.]

Now that's a handsome bass - good score!

[Stub Mandrel]

Cripes, the case sells for £279 on its own!

https://richtonemusic.co.uk/Fender-GG-Deluxe-Hardshell-Case-Precision-Bass-Brown/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw27mhBhC9ARIsAIFsETE8kSkduBNPZ1GJxsWpKEXeJ_iwZikFXVZ5irfkP2zQeVHKrtf8jHsaAn_jEALw_wcB

 

That's more than all but three of my basses cost!

Edited April 6, 2023 by Stub Mandrel

[Stub Mandrel]

More pics 🙂

 

 

Relic capacitor?

 

 

Had to take the scratchplate off to remove all the film and sticky residue. Note the separate shielding plate!

 

[Basszilla]

Lovely and A strings is just around the corner from me. Cracking shop 

[MungoBass]

Congratulations, what a beauty. I bet you smile every time you open the case! 

 

I remember early 60s Precisions had the separate shielding plate, so Fender really has gone to some lengths to replicate the original design. 

[luckman67]

Stunning looking bass hope it brings, you many happy years of playing it 😎.

[wintoid]

I'd love to hear about the neck profile if you have time, as I'm considering one of these at some point in the future.  The only necks I have not been able to handle are the ones which are wide but shallow.  A bit of depth to the neck and I'm fine.

[Stub Mandrel]

3 hours ago, wintoid said:

I'd love to hear about the neck profile if you have time, as I'm considering one of these at some point in the future.  The only necks I have not been able to handle are the ones which are wide but shallow.  A bit of depth to the neck and I'm fine.

To me it feels shallower than I expected, considering it is described as 'deep C'.

 

I'd suggest a try out as I find these things hard to judge, especially as I adapt my playing style so I really only notice if something is really baseball-bat chunky.

 

I will probably take some scotchbrite to the back of the neck as it is very glossy.

Edited April 8, 2023 by Stub Mandrel

[Frank Blank]

That's a beaut Stubbs, enjoy!

[Stub Mandrel]

2 minutes ago, Frank Blank said:

That's a beaut Stubbs, enjoy!

 

Just hope I can do it justice.

[Waddo Soqable]

Very nice, I assume it's the one you were asking about nitro /poly finish about? 

Looks luvly anyway.. Go on, put the ashtrays on, you know you want to... 😁

[Stub Mandrel]

57 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said:

Very nice, I assume it's the one you were asking about nitro /poly finish about? 

Looks luvly anyway.. Go on, put the ashtrays on, you know you want to... 😁

 

It's tempting... if only to see how well the mute works

[Old Horse Murphy]

1 hour ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

It's tempting... if only to see how well the mute works

If you do, there's a good template for fitting the bridge cover someone on Talkbass posted. It saved me some trepidation when I fitted the cover on my P Bass!

 

 

[Jackroadkill]

Oh, that's very nice indeed.  I've not heard of A Strings before, but my step-daughter spends a lot of time in Ponty, so next time I happen to be there I'll go for a look.

[Stub Mandrel]

2 hours ago, Old Horse Murphy said:

If you do, there's a good template for fitting the bridge cover someone on Talkbass posted. It saved me some trepidation when I fitted the cover on my P Bass!

 

 

 

I did notice they don't supply one.

[CHRISDABASS]

Beautiful!! Really love that Fender have gone into more detail with this model! 

[Marc S]

Nice looking bass. It's funny how P basses can be so different from one another. A strings is just up the road from me.... wish I'd popped in to at least just try this one out.

Ah well, I'm still smitten by my 60's Classic series MIM Pbass.

 

Enjoy 😀