NBD! Fender Japan 1970 Precision Bass Reissue

I bought this bass on Reverb and had it sent directly to my tech who is my brother. I finally received it today.
This was a briefly made model in Japan, it came stock with some minor issues all of which we have remedied, including an impressive repair by my brother of a dent by the input jack.
We added a brass nut, Hipshot Kicka$$ bridge, Hipshot Bass X-Tender, EMG GZR pickup, and a tiny string tree just for the A string.
It sounds HUGE even unplugged, quite light, and plays like a dream.

 

My brother fabricated it himself from aluminum... he set out to make the least intrusive permanent string guide that wouldn't kill the aesthetic of the 1970's headstock.

 

WTFFFF WHY DID I TYPE JAZZ?
It's 100% a P-Bass.

 

Ask and you shall receive. The hole in the top is purely for access to the screw it is attached with.

 

I understand it to be as such because it was not a regular model every year in the Fender Japan catalog. This was how it was advertised but I don't know any more details. As an owner of 10 or so Japan-made Fenders through the years I can confirm this was not seen as a typical offering in their JDM catalog, but they did have LOTS of "limited" runs so it doesn't really mean much.

The tree on the A stabilized the famous A-String rattle that can come from a variety of issues with the break angle at the nut on P-Basses with low frets. Sometimes simply winding the string low or cutting a slot in the nut can completely remedy the issue, but it did not remedy it to our liking, so we fashioned the string tree.