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Plastic plate on back of ‘77 P-bass?

Discussion in 'Basses [BG]' started by bostonrecording, Mar 21, 2018.

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  1. Mar 21, 2018 #1
    bostonrecording

    bostonrecording

    Mar 17, 2012
    Can’t figure this one out - American ‘77 Fender P-bass I bought about 20 years ago in a pawn shop. It has a 4” x 6” rectangle plastic plate on the back of the body that has been cut/routed in. Painted underneath the plate. Nothing underneath it, only as deep into the body as the thin maybe 1/32” plate. While I know I could be a replacement body, if it is it’s been on there a long time. The bass has been well used but not abused in its 40+ years on Earth. The pick guard was trashed and the original Fender pups were shot, so I replaced both. But they seemed to both be correct factory parts. I’ve attached a few pics. Any thoughts?
     

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  2. Mar 21, 2018 #2
    FenderOli

    FenderOli

    Jun 6, 2014
    Hessen Germany
    Bucklerash Protection :thumbsup:.
     
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  3. Mar 21, 2018 #3
    bostonrecording

    bostonrecording

    Mar 17, 2012
    Yeah, I realize that but I haven’t seen it before?
     
  4. Mar 21, 2018 #4
    oldspice

    oldspice

    Mar 4, 2018
    Iowa City, IA
    Hey man, that's just a place to stash your weeeeeed!

    Sorry, I got nothin'.
     
  5. Mar 21, 2018 #5
    GIBrat51

    GIBrat51 Innocent as the day is long Supporting Member

    Mar 5, 2013
    St Joseph County., Indiana
    That was my first thought, also. Might be Leo Fender's long lost Buckle Rash Resistant prototype P-Bass. In any case, it seems to have worked pretty well...:whistle:
     
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  6. Mar 21, 2018 #6
    JIO

    JIO Be seeing you. Gold Supporting Member Commercial User

    Jun 30, 2010
    The Mission SF/CA
    musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
    Buckle-rash protector theory: "I've got an idea - I'll rout the back of my bass and install a piece of black plastic... to protect the back (which I just routed) from being damaged (as in, having a large section of paint and wood removed)..." :cautious:
     
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  7. Mar 21, 2018 #7
    Wood and Wire

    Wood and Wire

    Jul 15, 2017
    It's actually a Stratocaster body - that's the cover for the whammy springs.
     
  8. Mar 21, 2018 #8
    roller

    roller Supporting Member

    Mar 30, 2014
    That's where his giant red wings unfold from...

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  9. Mar 21, 2018 #9
    mikeswals

    mikeswals Supporting Member

    Nov 18, 2002
    Seattle / Tacoma
    Take a pic of the front with the pickguard removed and we can probably tell if its an aftermarket body.
    That mod is bizarre, but a buckle rash plate is what it seems to be.