Those are finger bars under the strings. They are radically different than thumb bars. Just look closely at them and you'll realize they were designed by Leo to be very different than a thumb bar. Yeah...just kidding...never understood that myself. But virtually every player in the world has one or more basses in their collection that is a bass designed by or copied from Leo's electronic designs along with George Fullerton's body and neck designs. If longevity is one of the signs of genius, then Leo and George rate high on the list.
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NBD: 1975 Fender Precision
- Thread starter Gyver
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But they’re not. It’s the 21st century and science shows us how hands work. You can actually show with models the direction fingers bend and you can show anecdotally that bones and joints break when bending the opposite way. Leo was a manufacturing and design genius but he was not good with anatomy.
Gorgeous Precision, play it with a passion! A few years ago I stopped at a nearby music store to kill some time before a staff restaurant gathering and played a new American Vintage P-bass off the wall. It was absolutely amazing, feeling like it was custom made to fit me. Sound was stunning (and I was a Jazz Bass guy!). I didn't need another bass, and wasn't looking so I left for the party. To this day I regret not buying it - I have never since played one that spoke to me that way. I believe you made the right choice in grabbing yours!
This is a smart way to buy vintage basses. I've gone that route many times myself.
Lovely. I have a ‘75 myself.
The pick guard and bridge may not be original…but if it’s an awesome player that’s the priority for me.
The pick guard and bridge may not be original…but if it’s an awesome player that’s the priority for me.
I don't. The bass is still in transit from Omaha, I hope to have it early next week.
I do seem to remember that he failed biology in high school.
I made that same mistake about a year ago and I still regret today.
A Squier Contemporary passive jazz bass. Everything was perfect on it, comfortable, easy to play, no quality control problems whatsoever and this little cheap bass was singing and roaring like nothing else. Funky with both pickups and meaty and authoritative with neck pickup only.
The only defect I could see was a tarnished bridge but besides that, it was just perfect.
I tried 2 others exact same basses in other stores after the fact telling myself "this time I will grab it" but unfortunately, they were all very disappointing sound wise. Gosh !
Yep, I did the same years ago. I believe that one was a late 70's Precision, and it was beyond abused, but it sounded and played great. Its condition was such that it was relatively inexpensive too, but I let it go. This one looks and sounds better than that one did though, so I wasn't going to make the same mistake again.
Yep - awesome band. Driftwood fiddler Claire Byrne occasionally sits in with a local Grateful Dead band that I also occasionally play with, but I have not had the honor of playing with her.
"Fortunately for me the assorted aftermarket parts and "player's grade" condition dropped the price to the point where I could afford it."
Ha ha ha !! Love this !
Well done and have that good fun.
I've had a mid-70's Jazz Bass that looks stikingly similar. I wonder about those 'chrome' caps tops also. Nobody can tell whether they're originals, certainly, but mine are exactly the same (JB, naturally.) I've always wondered if this could track these basses to a precise vintage, after all. In my book, they're rare. And lovely.
Ha ha ha !! Love this !
Well done and have that good fun.
I've had a mid-70's Jazz Bass that looks stikingly similar. I wonder about those 'chrome' caps tops also. Nobody can tell whether they're originals, certainly, but mine are exactly the same (JB, naturally.) I've always wondered if this could track these basses to a precise vintage, after all. In my book, they're rare. And lovely.
Why? Why would you try to do that to an innocent whose never even attempted to offend me? Why? You are a good looking man, Rib, but I never considered you to be evil before.Play him one of your MP3s !
good seeing ya, lug...wishing you a great new year!
