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NBD: 1966 Olympic White Precision Bass

#21
andare said:
Nothing beats a dark rosewood fretboard. Beautiful color scheme too. Enjoy!
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Thank you! It's actually very hard to get photos of. It's really dark and glassy. But here's a decent shot.
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JakeSanderson said:
Been an eventful week! This is following a new amp day. The B25B cab and this bass are actually from the same seller and forum member. I was just looking for a cab and had reached out to him. On a totally separate note, I had just placed an order for a CS sherwood green P bass. (If anyone wants that btw for the very good deal I got, let me know. I included a pic at the bottom. I'm cancelling that order and can put you in touch with the store.)

Just for curiosity's sake, I was checking out on Reverb what vintage P's were available. I see this one, message the seller, and it's the same person who was selling me the cab! I mean... what?? I can't even wrap my head around the odds of something like that happening. Sometimes the universe gives you a heavy nudge to go for something. So I did!

The neck plate (which doesn't have an F) is dated to 1965, so are the pots. But the neck stamp is dated to 1966. It has a Brazilian RW board. All electronics are original.

It originally came with a tort pickguard that wasn't original. I've always wanted an olympic white and mint green combo so it was fun to try since I wasn't replacing something original. The mint is maybe a little too pistachio though haha. It's a little trippy looking being that green and the finish being so yellow. So I may try a lighter guard at some point. The custom tort guard he ordered is really nice so there's always that.

The pickup cover was missing. But I found a 1960's cover that came off of a Kay bass. It seems identical to what came on the Fender's. It's squared off the same way and the hole spacing is the same. And luckily, had the same wear as the original bridge cover. Nice to get something from the same era for a fraction of the price.

But most importantly, it is a mean playing and sounding instrument. I cannot believe the sound of this thing through the V-4B. He originally had tapewounds on there. Never played those before but I kind of loved it. They're really easy to play on and had this gurgly punch to them. I put flatwounds on there because I just had to try that out. But I really like both.

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I didn’t think I would like that mint on Olympic white, but I really do, at least in this instance :thumbsup: Enjoy!
 
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#32
Oren Hudson said:
I have an Oly white April 1966 manufacture with the tort guard that I bought brand new "off the showroom floor." It's been played a ton and even survived a house fire a few years back. I love it like I did when I first brought it home in 1966. :)
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How cool is that! (Besides the house fire - that is awful). If you have any pictures you can post, would love to see it! The neck stamp on mine is May 1966. Which is a little odd because the pots and neckplate (with no F stamp) are dated 1965. It must have just sat around until they threw a neck on it.
 
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#34
FranF said:
Those tuners and nut are reissue, and it's been refretted. All '65's had an F on the plate, so I'm guessing it's a mix of parts. Sweet, though!
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The tuners are reissue. But the nut and frets look original to me. They started the F plate in mid '65. Mine has an L plate with a '65 serial #, which matches the pots. All the original soldering is intact.

It's definitely a player that's been through some stuff. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to afford it!
 
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JakeSanderson said:
Been an eventful week! This is following a new amp day. The B25B cab and this bass are actually from the same seller and forum member. I was just looking for a cab and had reached out to him. On a totally separate note, I had just placed an order for a CS sherwood green P bass. (If anyone wants that btw for the very good deal I got, let me know. I included a pic at the bottom. I'm cancelling that order and can put you in touch with the store.)

Just for curiosity's sake, I was checking out on Reverb what vintage P's were available. I see this one, message the seller, and it's the same person who was selling me the cab! I mean... what?? I can't even wrap my head around the odds of something like that happening. Sometimes the universe gives you a heavy nudge to go for something. So I did!

The neck plate (which doesn't have an F) is dated to 1965, so are the pots. But the neck stamp is dated to 1966. It has a Brazilian RW board. All electronics are original.

It originally came with a tort pickguard that wasn't original. I've always wanted an olympic white and mint green combo so it was fun to try since I wasn't replacing something original. The mint is maybe a little too pistachio though haha. It's a little trippy looking being that green and the finish being so yellow. So I may try a lighter guard at some point. The custom tort guard he ordered is really nice so there's always that.

The pickup cover was missing. But I found a 1960's cover that came off of a Kay bass. It seems identical to what came on the Fender's. It's squared off the same way and the hole spacing is the same. And luckily, had the same wear as the original bridge cover. Nice to get something from the same era for a fraction of the price.

But most importantly, it is a mean playing and sounding instrument. I cannot believe the sound of this thing through the V-4B. He originally had tapewounds on there. Never played those before but I kind of loved it. They're really easy to play on and had this gurgly punch to them. I put flatwounds on there because I just had to try that out. But I really like both.

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That ‘64 is perfect.
 
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JakeSanderson said:
Been an eventful week! This is following a new amp day. The B25B cab and this bass are actually from the same seller and forum member. I was just looking for a cab and had reached out to him. On a totally separate note, I had just placed an order for a CS sherwood green P bass. (If anyone wants that btw for the very good deal I got, let me know. I included a pic at the bottom. I'm cancelling that order and can put you in touch with the store.)

Just for curiosity's sake, I was checking out on Reverb what vintage P's were available. I see this one, message the seller, and it's the same person who was selling me the cab! I mean... what?? I can't even wrap my head around the odds of something like that happening. Sometimes the universe gives you a heavy nudge to go for something. So I did!

The neck plate (which doesn't have an F) is dated to 1965, so are the pots. But the neck stamp is dated to 1966. It has a Brazilian RW board. All electronics are original.

It originally came with a tort pickguard that wasn't original. I've always wanted an olympic white and mint green combo so it was fun to try since I wasn't replacing something original. The mint is maybe a little too pistachio though haha. It's a little trippy looking being that green and the finish being so yellow. So I may try a lighter guard at some point. The custom tort guard he ordered is really nice so there's always that.

The pickup cover was missing. But I found a 1960's cover that came off of a Kay bass. It seems identical to what came on the Fender's. It's squared off the same way and the hole spacing is the same. And luckily, had the same wear as the original bridge cover. Nice to get something from the same era for a fraction of the price.

But most importantly, it is a mean playing and sounding instrument. I cannot believe the sound of this thing through the V-4B. He originally had tapewounds on there. Never played those before but I kind of loved it. They're really easy to play on and had this gurgly punch to them. I put flatwounds on there because I just had to try that out. But I really like both.

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Beautiful. Congrats.
Has anyone taken up the Sherwood P?
If you've got any info on it, please pm me @JakeSanderson
 
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