cgg199 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 (edited) Price drop to £1800 I bought this bass off here last year, and although it's a fantastic instrument, I bought it because of my love of The Police, not my need for yet another P Bass. I'll try to give as much info as possible, but I don't know all that much unfortunately. The serial number dates to 1978, however the previous owner believed it could date be as late as 1980 given Fenders of the era. The finish on the back of the body isn't original, and is a strange matte finish. The front of the body could be original as it retains a nice smooth gloss, but I don't know for definite. The same goes for the neck, it appears the fingerboard has been planed down and refinished, but the headstock and back of the neck could be original. The bridge has been replaced with in the basses lifetime as well. The metal grounding plate from under the pickup is also missing and only the bridge ashtray cover is original, the pickup one is a newer reproduction. Everything else appears to be original. It also comes with a non original late 70's fender case. The bass was setup by Jon Shuker just after I got it and is strung with Thomastik flats. It plays really nicely, and sounds exactly how a fretless P bass should. I don't want to look into couriering the bass for now, so collection only from Leeds. If you have any questions please feel free to ask! Edit Could be interested in a trade for a Stingray Edited October 18 by cgg199 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3below Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Stunning, what a great looking bass. ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Sting vibes! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbacco Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 On 22/03/2024 at 22:22, 3below said: Stunning, what a great looking bass. ! agreed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhysyjob Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 I remember seeing a pic of Sting playing one of these and thinking it looked sooooo cool! 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 Damn, not only does this tick every bass box I have, I'm due to be in Leeds next week as well 🤔 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgg199 Posted July 30 Author Share Posted July 30 Updated with trade options Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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