For sale Heavy Mod ‘77 Fender PJ

Ketbass

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• Feb 7, 2022

Chop11777 said:

Nice bass !!!!

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It really is! Thanks.

 

El Tookay

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• Feb 7, 2022

The 384XXX serial number, finish, and pickguard suggest the body is late ‘72-early 73…any numbers on the original pickup that you could post a pic of? Or an “under the hood” pic of the numbers on the volume and tone pots?

 

Ketbass

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• Feb 8, 2022

Here’s a pic of the pickups if this helps.

 

El Tookay

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• Feb 8, 2022

The stock P pickup is 6382 = winder 6, week 38, 1972. Not sure about the J pickup. Yep, could be a ‘72 body! Tempted…

 

Ketbass

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The neck pocket has ‘77 stamped in it so I’m assuming that’s the body.

 

jzucker

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• Feb 10, 2022

alder or ash? And what's the weight?

 

Ketbass

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Looks like Alder. I don’t really have scale to weigh it on though. I want to guess 9-10lbs.

 

bassfiddlesteve

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• Feb 10, 2022

Fender didn't stamp dates into neck pockets and the pickup is dated 1972, so I think this is a 1972 body. The location of the bridge (closer to the edge of the body) also dates it to 1970-1973. Further confirmation is the tort pickguard with finger rest below the G string, assuming that the pickguard is original.

1972 was a good year for P-Basses in my opinion. I'll bet that original pickup sounds great.

- Steve

 

Ketbass

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I always like the sound of the P. pick up but never the J. That’s why I changed them out to a set of the Lindy Fraillan pickups.

So it looks like I have an early 70s body heavily modded.

 

Ketbass

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And yes, it’s the original pick guard that I bought the bass with. So I’ll just assume it’s original too, but no promises.

 

bassfiddlesteve

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Ketbass said:

And yes, it’s the original pick guard that I bought the bass with. So I’ll just assume it’s original too, but no promises.

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I have an all-original '72 P-Bass and your pickguard looks correct.

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- Steve

 

Ketbass

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• Feb 10, 2022

Nice.

 

Ketbass

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• Feb 14, 2022

Bumped. This needs a home where it will be played.

 

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Landry

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• Mar 12, 2022

Any interest in parting it out? I am sure you'd have plenty of luck moving the body; I am particularly interested in that neck you never bonded with. Totally understand if you'd prefer to keep it together, but certainly let me know if you'd consider splitting it up...

 

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coalbass

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• Mar 13, 2022

Landry said:

Any interest in parting it out? I am sure you'd have plenty of luck moving the body; I am particularly interested in that neck you never bonded with. Totally understand if you'd prefer to keep it together, but certainly let me know if you'd consider splitting it up...

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coalbass

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• Mar 13, 2022

And I would be interested in the loaded body/original pickups.

 

Ketbass

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• Mar 13, 2022

PM’d you both