Interesting Fender P on CL

[funkyebk]

http://denver.craigslist.org/msg/3582908471.html

I've seen the bass in person... it's... heavy.

Anyone ever heard of these or remember them from the late 70's?

-ek

[DeliriumTremens]

I've seen that bridge before, it's a real deal piece but without provenance I don't know how the seller can claim it's an original part

[M.R. Ogle]

I remember.
Only seen those bridges pop up a couple of times in my ten-plus years with an eBay account. I do NOT recall ever seeing a factory-installed one, though.

[the art guy]

Yeah, I've seen these too - but have never heard of them as a factory Fender part. I wonder if there's any way to prove that.

[mjac28]

Very interesting I have never seen that bridge before.

[Jim Carr]

Not a factory part, imho. Also, bass looks to be refinished. Check bridge screw holes.

[lowphatbass]

I've seen the claw before. It's impossible to say if it's factory installed, or even dealer installed. The funny thing is you can clearly see the impression of a standard bridge being installed at some point....or am I crazy?

I guess it's possible that somebody walked into a Fender dealer in the late 70's and purchased that bass "new" with the claw on it.

[vince a]

Hm-m-m-m-m, I could swear that Fender did install the Fender Kahler Claw Bridge on a model or two . . . been a longtime . . .

[Habilis]

$3000?? Hogwash. Plus, how can you trust a guy who misspells "iceberg" and says "one a kind?"

[thedudebrah]

Originally Posted by lowphatbass

The funny thing is you can clearly see the impression of a standard bridge being installed at some point....or am I crazy?

You're not crazy, I can see it too!