Looking to buy a Fender 72 P bass neck "A"
Looking for what it's worth. This is the info on it.
"This is a fairly rare “A” width neck, meaning the narrower Jazz Bass width. The truss rod works great, but it appears someone tried to adjust it without removing it from the body, so there is an upper level crack, but only to the last (20th fret). A common issue and absolutely no affect on the functionality. Truss turns smoothly and does exactly what it should do. This was mounted to a body and played like a dream... great action, playability and tone.
I suspect the decal is a restoration decal, but very correct. If I had to guess, someone decided to sand off the cigarette burns they had caused (before they were cool) and just decided to rub the first few layers of lacquer off the face of the headstock. With that said, the entire finish does appear original, with no overspray and some wear to the back of the neck. The neck feels great.
There are a few dents at around the 18th fret, hard to spot and do not affect playability or the frets at all. I think the frets are original, but they are in surprisingly good condition for 45+ years old, so may have been refretted at some point?"
Looking for what it's worth. This is the info on it.
"This is a fairly rare “A” width neck, meaning the narrower Jazz Bass width. The truss rod works great, but it appears someone tried to adjust it without removing it from the body, so there is an upper level crack, but only to the last (20th fret). A common issue and absolutely no affect on the functionality. Truss turns smoothly and does exactly what it should do. This was mounted to a body and played like a dream... great action, playability and tone.
I suspect the decal is a restoration decal, but very correct. If I had to guess, someone decided to sand off the cigarette burns they had caused (before they were cool) and just decided to rub the first few layers of lacquer off the face of the headstock. With that said, the entire finish does appear original, with no overspray and some wear to the back of the neck. The neck feels great.
There are a few dents at around the 18th fret, hard to spot and do not affect playability or the frets at all. I think the frets are original, but they are in surprisingly good condition for 45+ years old, so may have been refretted at some point?"
