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NBD 1978 Fender Precision Bass
- Thread starter SirMjac28
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Beautiful congrats and you have the perfect amp and cab to run her through.
I totally agree with you there. I used to play DR Sunbeams because I love how they sound, but my local shop was out of them when i needed strings, so I gave the Boomers a shot, and now both of my basses use them. Try them on your Thumb during yiur next string change. They sound monstrous on my Corvette, and I bet you'll have similar luck.
Thanks... I've been running the Buster 200 and 2 Diesel 115s for years now and have yet to feel compelled to change. I can't say the same about my pedal board though...
If I wanted to worry about anything on that bass being fake, it would be the body, since it is past child-bearing age and apparently pristine. And the bodies at that time were notoriously heavy (my first decent guitar was a 78 Telecaster that weighed north of 10 pounds). Back when I started playing, the received wisdom was heavier was better, more sustain. Gibson had a model called "The Log" that was shaped like a les paul but 5" thick, probably weighed 40 lbs. So a replacement body would make some kind of sense, to turn a boat anchor into something playable. Not casting any aspersions on your sweet bass, just saying.
SirMjac28 said:
Thank you. That bass traveled many, many miles with me. I bought it new when I was 20 on "Layaway" plan at a local music store that was within bicycle-riding distance of my house. I paid $450 for it, the original sales-receipt is now still in the case. It replaced a Gibson SB450, and man it was a major step-up. The store owner (a great guy and awesome musician that opened a small-town mom-n-pop music store, after "retiring" from Chet Atkins' band) actually let me take it home when it was about half-paid-for. ...um, and his wife was way more gorgeous than that bass. Hubba hubba.
...why do we play music... ?I really regret that small-town kids these days don't have local stores like that anymore. I dearly remember the smell of the place, with Fender amps lining one wall, Fenders, Gibsons and Martins hanging on every wall, keyboards, pianos, organs, and drums in the center, a big sheet-music rack, and well-stocked record-bins too. I bought the first record I ever bought with my own money there, a 45 of "Lady Madonna", for a whopping one-dollar when I was twelve years old. I figured that would make you smile, SirMjac28.
I was concerned also but it has some wear marks on the back and sides my photos are terrible. I stripped and waxed it three times since I first got it and the finish was very dull and vintage looking
you're looking at three coats of wax and a whole lot of elbow grease in person you can see the wear.
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Thank you. That bass traveled many, many miles with me. I bought it new when I was 20 on "Layaway" plan at a local music store that was within bicycle-riding distance of my house. I paid $450 for it, the original sales-receipt is now still in the case. It replaced a Gibson SB450, and man it was a major step-up. The store owner (a great guy and awesome musician that opened a small-town mom-n-pop music store, after "retiring" from Chet Atkins' band) actually let me take it home when it was about half-paid-for. ...um, and his wife was way more gorgeous than that bass. Hubba hubba.
I really regret that small-town kids these days don't have local stores like that anymore. I dearly remember the smell of the place, with Fender amps lining one wall, Fenders, Gibsons and Martins hanging on every wall, keyboards, pianos, organs, and drums in the center, a big sheet-music rack, and well-stocked record-bins too. I bought the first record I ever bought with my own money there, a 45 of "Lady Madonna", for a whopping one-dollar when I was twelve years old. I figured that would make you smile, SirMjac28.
Yes indeed it did
I had a Burst 1960 Precision for a while that looked brand-new. Dead mint. I sold it and shouldn't have.
Don't worry about how pristine it looks.
I love it.
If I would have bought her as shiny as she is now I would have had some reservations also looking back I should have done some before and after pictures she wasn't this pretty
I'll have to get someone to take some better pictures so you can see the wear. I was very adamant about verifying the bass two techs went over it with a fine tooth comb the tech at the store I bought it from wasn't a kid he sounded very knowledgeable and the tech at my local GC went over it again with me and thanks to TB I was able to read enough threads to have somewhat of an idea about what to look for I wasn't so much concerned about me I wanted to make sure it was the real deal so if I ever sold it I knew exactly what I had.
That red you speak of, combined with how yours has just the right amount of black around the edges, along with the b/w/b guard and rosewood board, all adds up to a prime example of my favorite classic Fender look.
Bursts with too much black are an instant turn off for me, regardless of manufacturer.
That red you speak of, combined with how yours has just the right amount of black around the edges, along with the b/w/b guard and rosewood board, all adds up to a prime example of my favorite classic Fender look.
Bursts with too much black are an instant turn off for me, regardless of manufacturer.
I agree I'm not overly fond of black pickguards but with this color of burst it works.
