'70s Fender Precision love

[Bass4ThePublic]

70's P basses beat the snot out of any American Ultra out there IMO.

 

[Humbled]

Here's my 1978 Precision that I bought new at a local music store. It was my third electric bass I still have it.

...and a photo of me playing it in 1983. I guess that building couldn't take the vibration.

 

[Yango]

How can anyone NOT like these!

It’s functional art that sounds AMAZING!!

Carry on.

 

[9mmMike]

How can anyone NOT like these!

It’s functional art that sounds AMAZING!!

Carry on.

Yup.

 

[stefanb]

Is there any way to tell it's an A neck just by looking at pictures? Or does the nut width have to be measured every time?

 

[Mildew Jones]

Love natural finish P's! My 72 is yellowed Oly White, I've assembled a couple natural finish basses (P and J). I love the TV logo, "The Bold and The Beautful"...

Coupla pics, the 72 is first (not a detailed pic, sorry)

 

[9mmMike]

Is there any way to tell it's an A neck just by looking at pictures? Or does the nut width have to be measured every time?

I have to measure or play the instrument. In the early 70's there are also some B necks that are between A & B. The Nate Mendel signature was modeled after such a bass.

 

[ukulelelab]

Love my 70's pbasses.
Stock '74. Very light. B Neck:

That one is a '74 A neck (Herb. G) with a non original but well matched body:

 

[ukulelelab]

btw the original body to that '74 rosewood A-neck had a beautiful custom-ordered semi-transparent blond finish with a phototort pickguard. Few years ago someone stripped the whole bass and parted it out on ebay (facepalm..). At the time I could only afford to buy the neck and tuners. Such a shame.

 

[9mmMike]

I rescued one like that. All I could grab was the neck, body, bridge, pins. The machines & pups & pickguard were gone. So sad. That one was also a blonde.