Gold Fender Precision 1981 - 1982

[Moggy]

Hi all
Fender produced a Gold jazz bass from about 1981 - 1982 is anyone aware if they also created a gold colour precision around the same time??
Cheers
Rob

[OutToPlayJazz]

The only one I can find is the 1981 "International Series" in Sahara Taupe - Close enough?







Apart from that, there was an official Fender colour called "Firemist Gold" in the mid sixties, like this one...

Edited April 24, 2010 by OutToPlayJazz

[Beedster]

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FENDER-PRECISION-BASS-RARE-GOLD-FINISH-1982-PRISTINE_W0QQitemZ140402217550QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item20b09fd24e#ht_12798wt_939"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FENDER-PRECISION-BAS...#ht_12798wt_939[/url]

[Beedster]

[quote name='Beedster' post='817698' date='Apr 24 2010, 11:26 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FENDER-PRECISION-BASS-RARE-GOLD-FINISH-1982-PRISTINE_W0QQitemZ140402217550QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item20b09fd24e#ht_12798wt_939"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FENDER-PRECISION-BAS...#ht_12798wt_939[/url][/quote]

That's a 'yes' by the way

[OutToPlayJazz]

Nice find, Chris - Are you buying it?

[Beedster]

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='817702' date='Apr 24 2010, 11:31 PM']Nice find, Chris - Are you buying it? [/quote]

Cheeky

[Moggy]

Cheers
that answers that then, the price seems a bit steep!!
Rob

[Beedster]

[quote name='Moggy' post='817847' date='Apr 25 2010, 09:49 AM']Cheers
that answers that then, the price seems a bit steep!!
Rob[/quote]

Well what do you expect? I'm afraid that when you go looking for rare Fenders you need a decent bank account. There was a gold '62 reissue in Vintage and Rare for a while (might still be there) and IIRC that was around £1000 for a used and recent reissue.

IMO if you want a gold Precision, buy an MIJ and get Martin Simms to do the finish

Chris

[Beedster]

[quote name='Moggy' post='817847' date='Apr 25 2010, 09:49 AM']Cheers
that answers that then, the price seems a bit steep!!
Rob[/quote]

And BTW, having just checked the listing again, that's not especially expensive for a vintage Fender

[LawrenceH]

Those gold basses should look like awful tat, but for some reason they're among my favourite styled basses of all time, especially the jazzes with their bound necks. That P price has got to be worth it if it plays/sounds as good as it looks.