Mid 60s Slab P Bass Replica

hoffmanj · Jul 11, 2013

Up for sale is a nice (if I do say so myself) replica of the very rare mid-60s Slab P Bass as described in the book Fender Bass for Britain, which you can see here:

http://www.amazon.com/Fender-Bass-Britain-Slab-Bodied-Precision/dp/1438946627

The bass is essentially new.

The components:

Musikraft P Bass Neck quartersawn neck with rock maple cap, nitro finish by Musikraft.

Neck specs:

Head Stock Orientation: Right
Head Stock Shape: Standard J/P Style
Heel Style: J/P Style Rounded Heel
Scale: 34" Standard Fender
Number of Frets: 20 (Standard Fender)
Nut Width: 1-3/4" (Custom P Style)
Heel Width: Standard Fender 2-1/2"
Neck Wood: Quarter Sawn Maple ($95 upcharge)
Finger Board Wood: Rock Maple
Finger Board Style: Slab .26 Thick
Tuner Hole Size: 11/16 (Standard Fender Trussrod Option: Single Acting Adjust at Heel Finger Board Radius: 9.5"
Finger Board Inlay Top: Black
Finger Board Inlay Side Markers: Black
Fret Size and Type: Medium 6105 .095 X .047 Nut Style: Vintage Fender Curved Bottom Back Profile: Med C .88 to .98 Custom Up-Charges: None Nut Installation Option: NONE No Nut Installed
Finish: Light Tint Satin Lacquer + $100
Additional Options: Semi Rolled Finger Board Edges

The body is a USA Custom Guitars custom made swamp ash body. Its very light only 4 ½ pounds after finishing. Tommy's guys did an awesome job on this body, with a hand-sanded edge radius to match the originals.

The Olympic White nitro finish was done by Marty Knapp, who USACG uses for nitro finishes.

The pickup is a 5% overwound Fralin.

Tortoise pickguard from Pickguardian.

All other hardware is Fender USA vintage reissue.

The assembly and setup was done by Rob DiStefano here in NJ, who does great work. He installed a bone nut and set it up for nice low action.

Its currently sporting a like-new set of Sadowsky black label flatwounds.

The weight of the bass is 8 lbs 13 oz. Its an absolute joy to play and I wouldnt think of selling it if I didnt need the money for something else right now.

As an added bonus, it will ship in a brand new Mono M80 case in Jet Black.

The buyer can have my slightly used copy of the book mentioned above if theyd like.

The price is $1050 plus actual shipping cost to your location from zip code 07094.

Not interested in trades thanks for looking.