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Pulled the trigger on vintage Fender Precision...

#22
Nice one! Here's my ash body '73. all original except the bridge.
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#29
@StuartV: that is a sharp looking bass you have there. was shoreline gold a stock color then, or is that just something you liked? either way, john did a nice job on it.

@johnk_10: thanks for the reassurance. the ones i have looked at from that era have been hit or miss. you would know, i think i emailed a few of them to you wth questions. ;) ill probably ship it out to you in the spring, once i get a little time with her and my schedule opens up. (not to mention my tax return comes too) but im super excited to see the end result, itll be exactly what i want.
 
#30
i was in the neighborhood and decided to swing by and see her. stopped into elderly's and had a mini jam session. i played through one of the new bassman series amps.

my impressions:
the first thing i noticed was how light it actually was, i felt like i was tossing it around. i like heavier basses generally speaking but this is something i can get over easily with this one. the body finish was definitely a do-it-yourselfer job, it was poorly done and is in need of a refin. hardware shows its age and the bass feels and plays nicely. the tone knob wasnt as responsive as i would have hoped but i noticed a slight difference. i think once i have john give it the once over it will play like it did new in 1973, if not better. still im happy with my purchase and i hope that the next time i go back its to bring her home.
 
#31
Gord_oh said:
i was in the neighborhood and decided to swing by and see her. stopped into elderly's and had a mini jam session. i played through one of the new bassman series amps.

my impressions:
the first thing i noticed was how light it actually was, i felt like i was tossing it around. i like heavier basses generally speaking but this is something i can get over easily with this one. the body finish was definitely a do-it-yourselfer job, it was poorly done and is in need of a refin. hardware shows its age and the bass feels and plays nicely. the tone knob wasnt as responsive as i would have hoped but i noticed a slight difference. i think once i have john give it the once over it will play like it did new in 1973, if not better. still im happy with my purchase and i hope that the next time i go back its to bring her home.
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Just curious what did you pay for this as the price is no longer visible on the Elderly site or pics of the bass for that matter ???? Congrats.
 
#32
$1250 + tax. ($1325 IIRC after mi sales tax) ill see about getting some more pics up.

which i thought was good considering it was 95% original, with original covers and original hard shell case. ive seen them go for much more than that in worse condition. in fact elderly has a '78 they want $1600 for in much worse condition. i played that while i was there too. im happy with mine. ill put a little into a refin, but it will increase the value and make it a solid player. its good as is, but i still think it has some more potential.
 
#33
Gord_oh said:
$1250 + tax. ($1325 IIRC after mi sales tax) ill see about getting some more pics up.

which i thought was good considering it was 95% original, with original covers and original hard shell case. ive seen them go for much more than that in worse condition. in fact elderly has a '78 they want $1600 for in much worse condition. i played that while i was there too. im happy with mine. ill put a little into a refin, but it will increase the value and make it a solid player. its good as is, but i still think it has some more potential.
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Give me a shout next time you're going up there, I get that way pretty often, myself...
 
#36
tekdiver500ft said:
Give me a shout next time you're going up there, I get that way pretty often, myself...
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will do. it was kind of an impromptu visit.

bassfart said:
I bought a 73 p bass 2 years ago and I love mine, good score bro.
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thanks! im excited to bring her home!

Dave Hill said:
I bought a 1970 about 5 mos. ago. I was a little nervous buying without playing, but, it is an absolutely awesome sounding and playing bass. I couldn't be happier. Alder/rosewood, btw:

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l213/bassace_70/70pbasscl.jpg
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nice looking bass. once i get mine, i will make the official call for the refin color. im going to check mine out and see what the original color may have been.
 
#38
-=DanAtkinson=- said:
Congrats on what appears to be a fine bass! I love my 74 P, although it isn't my main player because of the typical Fender neckdive. I'm very spoiled by lightweight tuners.
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i noticed a slight neck dive on this one, nothing i was uncomfortable with. i suppose i could go with some res-o-lite tuners to help solve that problem. as long as it plays well and sounds good, i can get over details like weight and neck dive. both of which can be fixed if need be.
 
#39
Mine weighs in at about 8lbs even. It does suffer from neck dive, and Ive filled the control cavity with bb's which helped. I don't really want to change the tuners, as I like the all-originality of it. It doesn't really bother me...I let someone else use it for a 4 hour gig, and they said nothing about it either. It bothers some, and others less.
 

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