NBD: Fender American Vintage II 60's Precision.

[vincbt]

May be opening a can of worms, but would anyone know how these compare to the previous AO 60s or to the AVRI 62 and 63?

 

I have a 71 P which I love, but questioning if I should really keep so much money in an instrument given the current gigging schedule. These could be a happy middle.

[Old Horse Murphy]

1 hour ago, vincbt said:

May be opening a can of worms, but would anyone know how these compare to the previous AO 60s or to the AVRI 62 and 63?

 

I have a 71 P which I love, but questioning if I should really keep so much money in an instrument given the current gigging schedule. These could be a happy middle.

I think these AV's are a newer iteration of the old AV basses. The ones I've seen I've been really impressed with and they seem to be pretty faithful reproductions in terms of fit and finish. 

 

The AO's were slightly different in that they weren't year-specific (I.e. not 62 or 64, but 60's) so they were a bit of a mash up of all years and any variations. Similarly they did away with period correct neck radius and a few other things. I liked them, but they weren't really vintage reissues as such. 
 

 

[Phill]

What a lovely bass & an amazing shop too! 

[BillyBass]

That is lovely, I am quite envious.

[snorkie635]

8 minutes ago, BillyBass said:

That is lovely, I am quite envious.

That'll be you in your avatar then? 😁

[BillyBass]

15 minutes ago, snorkie635 said:

That'll be you in your avatar then? 😁

No that's the wife when I've been spending too much on gear!  If I had a £2k American vintage II 60's precision she wouldn't be allowed near it.

[Stub Mandrel]

The bass has had a week and a half to settle down, hanging in a Hercules stand. I'd already set the bridge as low as I could go but there's been a bit more bow in the neck than I would like. Took the scratchplate off, and used a Stewmac tool to put about half a turn on the truss rod. Now about 1.75mm at the 12th fret and no buzzes. Very happy. 🙂

[BillyBass]

At least you didn't have to take the neck off, one so called 'feature' of vintage basses.  

[Stub Mandrel]

4 minutes ago, BillyBass said:

At least you didn't have to take the neck off, one so called 'feature' of vintage basses.  

 

That's what the Stewmac tool solves.

[ezbass]

I use a B&Q paint tin opener on my JMJ Mustang, £1.80.

 

[Stub Mandrel]

4 minutes ago, ezbass said:

I use a B&Q paint tin opener on my JMJ Mustang, £1.80.

 

 

I did occur to me that with my well-equipped metalworking workshop, I could have made something...

[ezbass]

9 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

I did occur to me that with my well-equipped metalworking workshop, I could have made something...

It did need some fettling, but it does the job.