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help please! is this real?

#67
If the current tuners are doing their job properly there is no real need to replace them unless you want it to look as stock as possible. Might need different knobs then as well.
You could make a template for the cavity cover from something like a cereal box and cut out a new one from black pickguard material or something of appropriate thickness.
As others have mentioned, using that tuner money towards a proper bass amp is a good course of action given how careful you’ll have to be with the volume through a guitar amp.
 
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Fender_Bender said:
If the current tuners are doing their job properly there is no real need to replace them unless you want it to look as stock as possible. Might need different knobs then as well.
You could make a template for the cavity cover from something like a cereal box and cut out a new one from black pickguard material or something of appropriate thickness.
As others have mentioned, using that tuner money towards a proper bass amp is a good course of action given how careful you’ll have to be with the volume through a guitar amp.
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i just want it too look a bit better tuner wise! Its full of dents and chips but i dont mind that, but the tuners some heads are loose and rattle!.. I dont play it through my guitar amp.. i play it through my line 6 audio interface too record! On too my computer! Thnx for the info
 
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macker71165 said:
i just want it too look a bit better tuner wise! Its full of dents and chips but i dont mind that, but the tuners some heads are loose and rattle!.. I dont play it through my guitar amp.. i play it through my line 6 audio interface too record! On too my computer! Thnx for the info
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This is a different topic... but playing through an amp, even if it’s at bedroom levels, is quite different to playing through an electronic device. The amp will mercilessly lay bare any technique issues and snaps, crackles,pops and string noise from your technique. Well, why would you possibly want that?. Well it would actually pay dividends by making you a better player, and you wouldn’t get the shock of your life if you wanted to play out with some friends.
If the tuners are an issue then by all means replace them. Check that all the screws are tight first though if you haven’t already.
 
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macker71165 said:
Hi everyone my name is tony, am from the uk!!.. only just joined this site and wondered if anyone can help me?
i been thinking of getting a bass for my little project home studio and was saving sum cash for a squire precision...anyways on sunday i went to a car boot sale and on a stall i saw what was a bass without strings on it, the lady said it needed repair has the wires were hanging out! i been playing guitar for a few yrs and recognize the name fender the lady wanted £60 for it but let me have it for 45 when she saw how eager i was! i got it home and ordered sum strings which i put on then plugged it in ands its working all pickups and tone control! and stays in tune now it sounds quite good too me but i dont have a bass amp so i put it through my line 6 interface and its working good! do you guys think this is a real fender when i look at jazz basses they have a different body shape so i cant be sure and can i get the proper machine heads that fit and a back cover for the electrics? thnx in advance tony
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Oh, that's nice. I am loving on those colors. 40 euro huh? I'd tell you go back and at least offer her another 100, but killer score bro. Yes, you can order any parts you could ever need for that beast. Have fun with it man.
 
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Nice score! That’s a $400+ used bass around here.

A Jazz bass has a different body - yours has a Precision body - BUT your bass looks 100% factory correct. Fender put a Jazz neck on a pickguard-less Precision body, and decided to call it a Jazz Special. Just something to be aware - because when you tell people you have a Fender Jazz bass, they will look and say its a Fender Precision. Or claim its a parts bass. Again, this is exactly how Fender made that particular bass in the 80’s in Japan.

You might just want to tell people you have a P bass (technically PJ) and skip the naming confusion.

Congrats on the major score!!
 
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Thnx for all your reply guys i decided am gonna get myself a little practice amp! For it soon! Still blown away by the comments and think if i had not gone too the boot sale! I also gonna get sum decent hardware for it i.e tuners knobs etc the body is full of chips and has had quite a few knock but suppose thats expected! Being how old it is!! Makes me wonder who used it before me! When i first saw it it had no strings on it or knobs and needed a clean but i dont suppose the lady knew what it actually was i didnt!!!! And i thought it might need sum work cos she kept saying the wires were hanging out!!! Am glad i got a bargain i was saving sum cash for a squire but now i got a real one! Bass amp it is next! Regards ..tony
 

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