For sale 1979 Fender Precision Bass Fretless

Sold
$1,500.00
Strings
4
Status
This item has been sold and is no longer available!

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View attachment 3310279 This is a clean bass and I think everything is original. Weighs 9.3 pounds on my bathroom scale.
Action and playability is perfect.
The only things that give me pause on all original are the pickup bobbin covers are a matte finish, and the white pickguard doesn't have the serial number on the under side. The bobbins are the green/greyish color on the bottom, so I think either the covers are original, or possibly newer.

The headstock says S9, but I can't find any later dates on the bass to make me believe it's 80 or 81.
I currently have a black pickguard on the bass, which I think looks better. I'll included both with the bass.

Let me know if you have any questions.
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Oct 4, 2011
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Not sure about the pickguard, but the grey bottom pickups look original. If you scrape off that old foam, which you can replace with new, you should find the pickup codes on those bobbins.
 
Mar 2, 2015
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Albuquerque, NM
According the the sticker in the neck pocket its actually an 81. They used the S9 serial numbers several years in the 70s and through some of the 80s builds.
 

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