Telemonco Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 (edited) For sale / trade is my Fender PB70-70US. Made in Japan in 1989/90. Very dark rosewood fretboard. Ash body - made of one piece as far as I can see. US pickups. Frets in excellent condition. A few minor dings, scratches and touch-ups here and there. Has CTS pots so these are not original. Pickguard is also likely a replacement as catalog shows PB70s with black pickguards only. Really nice looking and playing ‘70s RI Precision bass. 40mm nut width and 4.2kg. Possibly trade for Mustang bass. Edited September 18 by Telemonco Withdrawn 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamd Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 That’s a very handsome bass. GLWTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 These are wondeful instruments. I had an ash bodied one, too. I think the scratchplate may also be a change, as these came with a black scratchplate originally. Doesn't detract from a terrific bass though. GLWTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telemonco Posted August 11 Author Share Posted August 11 2 hours ago, grahamd said: That’s a very handsome bass. GLWTS Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telemonco Posted August 11 Author Share Posted August 11 1 hour ago, Steve Browning said: These are wondeful instruments. I had an ash bodied one, too. I think the scratchplate may also be a change, as these came with a black scratchplate originally. Doesn't detract from a terrific bass though. GLWTS. You could be right. I just looked at the 1990 Twang catalog and the PB70s are only shown with a black pickguard. It’s a precise fit though - all holes and neck pocket perfectly aligned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tut Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 Lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulstar89 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Beautiful bass. I’ve been looking for the same model but with maple neck for a long time. So long I purchased a Yamaha pulser 400. if this was a maple neck I would have sold my pulser and grabbed it. GLWTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevL Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 A very classy-looking instrument with all the features that I like: lovely, dark fretboard, big tuners (are these reverse-wind?) and a nice clean 'rear view' i.e. no skunk stripe and no string-through body. The pickguard was possibly changed to accommodate the CTS pots as these have larger shafts than the Japanese-spec pots; I think it looks better than an all-black one. Good luck with the sale. Kevin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulstar89 Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 I wonder what radius is the neck? None of the catalogs state this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 4 hours ago, soulstar89 said: I wonder what radius is the neck? None of the catalogs state this. 7.25”. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 On 12/08/2024 at 16:42, KevL said: A very classy-looking instrument with all the features that I like: lovely, dark fretboard, big tuners (are these reverse-wind?) and a nice clean 'rear view' i.e. no skunk stripe and no string-through body. The pickguard was possibly changed to accommodate the CTS pots as these have larger shafts than the Japanese-spec pots; I think it looks better than an all-black one. Good luck with the sale. Kevin. The tuners are not reverse wind, Kev, they're the standard later type. Period correct. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevL Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Obvious now that you've mentioned they weren't on 70s basses, Steve. Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 The bomb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pow_22 Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Tempted to see if i can shift my MIJ Jazz to fund this 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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