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For sale FS: 1972 Fender Precision Bass

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Up for sale is a 1972 Fender Precision Bass. The neck is dated 1972 and has had a pro refret (was done prior to me owning the bass). The neck is straight as an arrow with working truss rod. Replaced pots, replaced the original output jack with a brand new genuine Fender/Switchcraft jack. Capasitor replaced with an orange drop. Long G screw bridge. Original pickguard (chipped at the input jack). The pickguard is a bit warped but there are methods to straighten it out (look here on TB). Neck pocket does not have any markings...if anyone can help explain this please let me know. Serial number is 362173 which dates to 1972. Pickups are original with strong output. The original pots date to 1972 are included and in the case, however I don't believe they are in working order. All original parts included. Weight of the bass is about 9 lbs.

Original case "not" included. Since I don't have a box large enough for
shipping I've decided to sell this bass "without" the case.

I can take the neck off and ship without the case for $1,600.
$1,500 local cash sale.
CONUS lower 48 shipping only. No international shipping. Paypal or cash only. No Trades.
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rocker68

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Back Side...
 

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rocker68

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Neck pocket and body..
 

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rocker68

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Neck date and headstock..
 

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rocker68

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Pickguard and some wear on the horn...
 

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rocker68

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Pickups and neck plate...
 

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rocker68

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Tuners and bridge...
 

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rocker68

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Bottom of the pickups and back of the neck plate/body...
 

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The Bass Clef

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The neck pocket looks fine to me. It still has the paint stick mark, and it's not uncommon to see some bare wood in there like yours has. Sometimes excess finish would build up in the neck pocket and body cavities during the finishing process, so they would have to do a little "clean up" routing in order for the neck (and/or electronics) to fit right.

However, I can't tell from the pic of the body with the pickguard removed, if the body has the holes drilled for the tugbar? It definitely should.
 

rocker68

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More...
 

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rocker68

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I can pull the pickguard off again and check for tugbar holes.
I don't remember seeing any. Could it possibly be a Univox
body in that case? Strange because the body is def old
and it looks like the real deal but I want to be sure.
 

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It could be a Univox or similar, it's hard to say without seeing it in person. You don't need to pull the pickguard off.. the pickguard definitely has the holes in it, so if there is clean wood under them, it's not drilled and therefore not a vintage Fender body. If you can see that the holes go through in to the body, then at least we know that is correct, and more likely that it is a genuine '72 Fender body.
 

rocker68

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Thanks! I'll def check when I get home. If it's not a genuine Fender
body what would you think would be the value of this bass? Fender
body or not it does sound great.
 

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Honestly, I can't really say what the value of it is if the body isn't genuine. You still have to factor in the changed-out pots and the re-fret too. It's one of those things where it's worth what someone is willing to pay for it. I can say that an original early '70s P bass body alone (with original finish/no mods) is worth about $600-750 (that's what they tend to go for on ebay).

Does the body have anything else about it that was arousing your suspicions? The neck pocket looks fine, many don't have any visible stamps in there (on this body, any stamps could have been routed away with the clean up routing). If it has the tugbar holes, that is good (if not, it's definitely a repro body). The contours and the cavities look normal to me. The neck plate "footprint" (or residue mark) matches the body. The finish looks old and looks to be wearing how a genuine finish tends to wear (I mean the wear looks authentic, not a relic job from the pics).

What does it weight?
 

rocker68

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I don't see any tugbar holes in the body from looking at the picture again.
I don't think there are any holes but I will double check later tonight.
The entire bass with the neck attached is under 9 lbs. Not sure of
the weight of the body alone. Someone else mentioned to look under
the bridge for a cavity hole for the ground wire. My tech did say there
is just a hole, not a cavity hole so that worries me as well.
 

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If it does have the tugbar holes, and you want to see if the under-the-bridge ground wire route is correct, it should look like this body..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1969-1970-1...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
Or this one..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1970-1971-1...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

There was some different style routing under the bridge in this era (the older late '60s style or the '70s style could have been used in '72). The 2 different bodies I linked to show this difference, and either way would be correct.
 

rocker68

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Thanks to "The Brain"!

Update....the body does have the tugbar holes and the route
under the bridge! Looks to be the original fender body.
 

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rocker68

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New pots and jack installed. My tech added a 500K
tone pot..said it adds more tone variation to the
sound of the bass. Also, the original pots,
capacitor and switchcraft jack.
 

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rocker68

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Pots date to '72....again, I don't think they're in working order but
perhaps they can be brought back to life?
 

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gambito4e

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hey rocker, i really like this bass, do you ship via USPS Express Mail to Argentina? And can i pay it via paypal? tyvm
 

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