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'70s Fender Precision love
- Thread starter Btone
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I hadn't played with a pick in years, but when I played Just What I Needed by the Cars, I HAD to. And my P just rocked. I need to do that more.
Had one just like it back in the 80's, should have kept it of course but you know how that goes
Great stuff!
I love my '70 P. It's my main player. Here's a gig pic from last weekend...
I love my '70 P. It's my main player. Here's a gig pic from last weekend...
That's exactly what I did as a kid, only it was Jermaine Jackson whenever the Jackson Five made a tv appearance; Flip Wilson, Carroll Burnett show, Soul Train etc., Ha!!
Thanks. It is hard to fathom why Fender would have put a thick (look in that pickup cavity) poly blonde finish over that beautiful ash grain. Pat sent me a new picture today and it is coming together nicely. I have not seen the neck yet but I know he's working on it. That guy is not only good but quick. He seems to work as fast as the paint dries!
That's much hipper, because Jermaine could really play. You mostly saw him with with a Gibson EB-3 in the early days until he was big enough to handle a Jazz Bass.
- Steve
I've posted this on another thread, but here is my first "real" Fender, a '77 Precision. Yes, I was a slob as a kid, as evidenced by this pic. Note the uber-cool 8-track player in the background.
@Salicete Looks like my bass-room now and I am far from being a kid! Ha!
I hope you still have that one.
I hope you still have that one.
I don't, much to my dismay. I sold it to buy some stupid geegaw for my first X-wife.
I recently "replaced" it with a Precision Elite in the same color/neck material configuration, nice, but not the same.
This '75 fretless P was my first good bass. I got it new when I was fourteen and about a year later it was stolen. It turned up for sale at L&M in Vancouver about four months ago and even though $1500 was more than I would have ever considered spending on a mid 70's Fender I jumped on it. Not something I'll play a lot but it's still in great shape and I'm pretty happy to have it back.
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Looks like a technics receiver back there too. I had one in the mid 70's that pushed 100 watts per channel through a couple of Bose 901'sI've posted this on another thread, but here is my first "real" Fender, a '77 Precision. Yes, I was a slob as a kid, as evidenced by this pic. Note the uber-cool 8-track player in the background.
Cell phone pic of the completed Mary Kaye (called Stella actually!)
Here's a close up of my all time #1, a heavily used/modded '77 P. Huge fat warm sound, with punch and clarity. Super broken in and buttery action. 10lbs
