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NBD - Fender AV ‘63 Precision!

#43
My sister and my brother...

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Old Fart said:
Respectfully, I find the p'ups on this bass to be the finest I have ever heard by a wide margin. Just goes to show that tone is a subjective, rather than objective, thing. The '62 AVRI p'ups are good too, but could NOT be more different. I have one of those in my '04 Am Std. Different tools for different jobs, but I think this '63 P will get to see at least 80% of all my future gigs.

The dots are small and tan-colored. For extremely highly skilled bass players like me, this is not a problem. I am kidding.

I have two of these '63 AVRI Precisions, so I will be selling one. Here. 3TSB/Tort. I just need to stop being lazy and list it.
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Agree on the pickups - sound excellent and very authentic (and I haven't bought those so not confirmation bias ;) )
 
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Lowbrow said:
I like the ‘63 PV pickups ... but not as much as the EMG GZRs (which are also much much quieter) ... sorely tempted to swap em, but ‘value’ side of the equation nags me!
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Dynacord said:
Agree on the pickups - sound excellent and very authentic (and I haven't bought those so not confirmation bias ;) )
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The PV ‘63 are nice vintage-voiced P-bass pickups, a little on the hot side but excellent overall.
EMG GZR’s are slightly hotter; got them on another P and they were great but I preferred putting on a quieter SD SPB-1, although retaining the GZR’s solder-less harness ..
In my opinion, in a contest where the typical ‘60s-voiced P-bass pickup has to be selected, the PV ‘63 should get a slightly higher score than the GZR in this regard.
 
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bassliner50 said:
Truss adjust at the heel. Nice bass though!
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Yeah ... but I just go at it using a StewMac Tele trussrod crank and let the pickguard be damned!
IME a gouged pickguard on heel-adjust PBasses is as authentic a vintage detail as any. Never saw a pre-CBS without!
(Honestly, tho, I do try to avoid it but have never had the good luck or self control)

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chanson said:
Never understood why they stopped making this bass. I've heard it's maybe the best reissue bass Fender ever did.
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Simply to cut costs. The American Originals are very similar (same pickups), but use the same necks as on the modern production Fender basses. Or maybe younger players don't care too much about accuracy. My consipracy-theory: these basses were a loose-loose situation for Fender. They were too expensive to sell enough for a production instrument AND too cheap in comparison to Custom Shop instruments with comparable quality.
 
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thepapercut said:
A lot of people in this thread on the same page as me. Currently debating between AVRI63, Nash PB63, or American Original 60s.
All three at varying prices and availabilities...
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I don’t know if you’ve had a chance to pick up and play all of these, but since I own a couple....

The AVRI 63 will give you a new bass feel with an old look (no relic, but it does have a flash coat nitro finish that will show some wear over time with normal handling).

The Nash (depending on the level of relic) will definitely give you that old look, but with a well played in vintage feel also. The Nash is finished with pure nitro throughout the body and is a great instrument as well. I love my Nash P58.

Can’t go wrong with either IMO. Get ‘em both!
 
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DirkP said:
Simply to cut costs. The American Originals are very similar (same pickups), but use the same necks as on the modern production Fender basses. Or maybe younger players don't care too much about accuracy. My consipracy-theory: these basses were a loose-loose situation for Fender. They were too expensive to sell enough for a production instrument AND too cheap in comparison to Custom Shop instruments with comparable quality.
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Necks are different, the fretboard radius is the same and it’s the only substantial difference between the AO ‘60s and the AVs (9.5” vs. 7.25”).
Don’t see any significant manufacturing cost reduction in this regard.
If any, Fender would have increased their margin as the selling price range of the two lines of instruments is very similar if not the same.
I wouldn’t speculate too much on this then.
 

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