My birthyear Precision!!!

[neilb]

Im probably going to end up doing a Beedster and getting a birthyear P.

This looks pristine, but the transition stuff bothers me.


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[ahpook]

looks beautiful

mind you....it's a sore temptation for me too...

i'm 40 on thursday !

[richrips]

[quote name='neilb' post='796014' date='Apr 4 2010, 09:08 PM']Im probably going to end up doing a Beedster and getting a birthyear P.

This looks pristine, but the transition stuff bothers me.


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Indeed. The transition era mentality of "bolt anything together that's lying around" is a bit disconcerting. On one hand this bass looks to be mint and a lovely instrument.

on the other:
it looks almost too good- the chrome is perfect, the neck looks like it was sawn from a tree yesterday. decal over the lacquer is convenient if you want to make a fake too.....

You could literally not play it- The value on this has got to be immense (if genuine) and the fear of scratching it would all but kill my enjoyment in actually using it....

Call me a heathen but i reckon you could sound the same for less than £100. Now if every vintage P-Bass owner would like to send hate mail to me my address is.......

Cheers,
Rich

p.s. incidentally, does being born in 1985 mean i should be holding out for a pink metallic BC Rich in the shape of two tarantulas fighting?

[discreet]

[quote name='richrips' post='796029' date='Apr 4 2010, 09:26 PM']It looks almost too good - the chrome is perfect, the neck looks like it was sawn from a tree yesterday.[/quote]

This. It surely cannot be mint unless it's been mothballed for 42 years.

[quote name='richrips' post='796029' date='Apr 4 2010, 09:26 PM']Does being born in 1985 mean I should be holding out for a pink metallic BC Rich in the shape of two tarantulas fighting?[/quote]

Yes, it does. ^_^

Edited April 4, 2010 by discreet

[bigthumb]

I would have faith with the seller. I got my old '73 Precision off this guy and he's no rip off merchant, he really knows his stuff.

[lonestar]

Nice idea but I was born in 1962 so it'd probably have to be a Jap reissue for me.
That looks very nice but the metal work looks very new

[bigthumb]

Also I really don't like them tuning keys. I've seen them on Jazz basses but as far as I can remember not on a PBass. Still, I'd give it a good home if I had the cash!