All,
I bought this from John just under a year ago and even though it is likely the best sounding and easiest to play fretless I have ever played, I can't play unlined fretless to save my life!
Pics are posted below, but a bunch can be found in the original sale thread. The bass is in truly amazing shape for its age.
Fender Precision Fretless, vintage, 1978! The good...- A SUPERLIGHT 8.4lbs by my digital bathroom scale! Beat that for a late 70's P!
- Amazingly clean for 33 years old bass. There are only a few cosmetic issues on the body (see below). From a few feet away, it looks new.
- The neck is like new. Very little wear and basically ding/wear free. Truss rod is rock solid in perfect working order. Always strung with flats so the FB is in great shape.
- Plays effortlessly and sounds amazing.
The bad....- Replacement PG, Tuners, PU and nut. All top quality parts though.... PG is period correct 3 ply BWB, tuners are Fender branded, the PU is a Basslines and the nut is brass and likely replaced when brass was all the rage in the late 70's/early 80's.
- No case. I will ship in a Ritter gig bag but packaged to withstand nuclear warefare.
- 3 or 4 dings on the sides and back. Only a couple of very light scratches on the top. Scratches can likely can be buffed out, but not really even noticable. I am all about full disclosure in any case.
- No covers
All in all, this is a killer playing, sounding and looking collectable, but absolutely giggable bass. I have had more compliments on this bass at gigs than any of my coffee table Roscoes or Sadowskys.
I am interested in trades but will offer it for sale for $1450 shipped/insured/PayPal in CONUSA or Canada.
Potential trades (even trade or +/- $$$ are ok).... As per the below, I am willing to take almost anything in for trade except for children and pets:
- Any 4/5/6 string LINED fretless. Fender, Pedulla, Alembic are examples, but throw anything at me. I can only say yes, no or laugh in your face. Just kidding about the last one.
- 70's Fender P with fretted maple neck
- Fretted or Fretless RIC
- Modulus, Alembic, Pedulla, Sadowsky, Gibson, pre-EB Stingray, Bongo 5/6 HH
- High end guitars (Strat, Les Paul, Martin or Gibson acoustic, PRS, etc.)
-Tube amps (Hiwatt, Ampeg, /13, etc.)
I will post pics tonight if this bass is still available.
Thanks for looking!
A trade would be cool as I would just give my wife the cash anyways if I sold it!
