Recent content by Mark Brooks

There is a facebook page run by Detlef - fender precision bass 1951-1954 owners group. A good group to belong to if you have one of these.

Detlef who wrote the book on early production P Basses, has a page on Facebook: Fender Precision Bass 1951-1954 owners group - worth sharing your story and your photos there.

I bought a Seventies Tele Bass back in the 90s and somebody had modded it with a Leo Quon bridge. Couldn't wait to put it back to OG 2 saddle Fender bridge. Sure, it doesn't have the adjustment of the Quan but its a thru body and it just looks so much better. I cant understand people wanting to...

My thoughts exactly, I have a few basses I've bought over the years and have to say there a many great bass guitars on the second-hand market that completely fly under the radar. The early Kramers sound incredible and can be picked up for a song. I've taken mine along to recording sessions a few...

These things have a soul of their own.

About 10 years ago I paid a small fortune for an unmodified completely original one owner early fifties P bass - I had a little money at the time and had always loved the look of the early Precision basses. To hold and play one of these things is like a direct link to the pioneering days of the...

They had 4 or 5 reproductions built which were to be swapped out for the original in the scene Russel grabs the guitar off Jenifer Jason Lee who has just dissed him in song. Furious, he smashes the guitar against a support reducing it to matchwood. Seems props forgot to tell him the guitar was...

I disagree, There are so few of these things in an intact original state that we should do our best to protect them. According to early P bass historian Detlef Schmidt, less than 140 1952 - 54 examples floating around.