Yeah, no refin planned. I wanna wear this one down even more myself
I thought the thumb rest was kinda funny...seems to me like it was actually installed there BEFORE the added J PUP.
Funky
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DIRTY 75 P...would ya???
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Yeah, no refin planned. I wanna wear this one down even more myself
I thought the thumb rest was kinda funny...seems to me like it was actually installed there BEFORE the added J PUP.
Funky
only thing left to do is play the hell out of it. looks awesome just the way it is. my 74 has the same knob spacing for the added volume knob (no extra cavity route).
No kidding? Must've been common I guess.
It's actually growing on me, I like how it looks now
I think that if it was mine i would put two matching P bass knobs for the original controls and a jazz bass knob for the Jazz pickup!
There is something not right about the 3 knobs not matching for the moment and i think it would look kinda cool with a jazz knob!
There is something not right about the 3 knobs not matching for the moment and i think it would look kinda cool with a jazz knob!
Too bad, I was hoping you'd never get to stand it and decided to give it away to me instead!
Yeah, the problem with the knobs is kinda weird and was bugging me. The post for one of the pots is snapped in half vertically, so it was hard to find a knob that fit on there right. The chrome ones off my Jazz bass didn't slide on straight and looked worse. I had a hard enough time trying to match them all up, but I think I got pretty close
Thanks! Yeah, first thing I did was take it off. No difference either in action or tone or anything...not sure whose bright idea that was to drill that in there...
So, how many are there? i mean, old beat up Precision bassses? what are the chances of running into one like this? I'm sure lots of bass players have them, but how many of these basses are just sitting in someone's attic unplayed?
They're out there, man. Just gotta know what you're lookin for and be patient. I don't know how it is in Argentina, but if you sit around on Ebay or Craigslist long enough, you'll find what you're looking for. Then it's just luck that the sale actually goes through.
I don't think many of these basses actually came to Argentina, though there are a few... but of course a lot more expensive because they are imports.
Honestly, your best bet would be Ebay then. Shipping might be a bundle, and you never know buying used - especially a 70's era Fender, but there ARE good basses out there...
Thanks! I still can't get over the smokin' deal. Tonight is the true test - band rehearsal
That wear and tear looks great! Especially on the back. Wow! What did you have to do to it to get it put together? Or was it all like that when you got it?
That bass actually reminds me of my 1962 - creepy
The tone is hard-wired to 100%
That's the way I bought her, and I think it gives that bass a lot of character.
I used to roll off the tone a lot on my P basses, but I've learned to use my technique/finger position to change up the tone while I play. Now I play them all like that
