Good years in the 70's for fender?

[Orpheus55]

I owned two in the 70s, when I was gigging most every night--a '73 and a '78. They were not good instruments; back then, anything that wasn't "pre-CBS" was regarded as MIMs are today. They had wraped necks, rust-prone hardware, and terrible finishes. My current two MIMs are way better overall than my 70s. They were light, I'll give them that much.

 

[Jim Carr]

...back then, anything that wasn't "pre-CBS" was regarded as MIMs are today.

So true.

They had wraped necks...

Warped, no doubt.

BTW, the MIM P-bass owned by a friend in Cupertino, CA sounds really great. She paid ~$375.00 about 4 years ago.

 

[hands5]

More like there were good basses and bad basses. Thats the problem with Fender during the 70's. IMHO, stay away from 3 screw necks.[/QUOTE.]
I have a early 74 Jazz that has the 3 bolt neck and I've yet to have a problem with it and I've owned this bass since 1981