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Questions about a '65 P

Beat Bass

Beat Bass

Aug 30, 2008
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El Catllar (Spain)
#1
Hello, it's my first post, I like so much reading this forum and I decided to ask for your comments about this Precision bass.
I have bought it ten years ago for about 190 euros, and it was in a very bad condition. The previous owner painted it grey and varnished the neck very bad, the frets fall down from the fingerboard...:crying:, and routed the body as if it was done by his teeth, to install two extra jazz bass pickups (like a Fender Urge).It is supposed to be made in 1965, and it has all the hardware gold. I begin to sand the body and the original color is white. I show you some photos and I would like to know your comments.

Here's the date on the neck:
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Serial number in the neckplate:
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The logo seems to be removed to varnish the head:
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And the body:
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Thanks
 
#3
Beat Bass said:
Hello, it's my first post, I like so much reading this forum and I decided to ask for your comments about this Precision bass.
I have bought it ten years ago for about 190 euros, and it was in a very bad condition. The previous owner painted it grey and varnished the neck very bad, the frets fall down from the fingerboard...:crying:, and routed the body as if it was done by his teeth, to install two extra jazz bass pickups (like a Fender Urge).It is supposed to be made in 1965, and it has all the hardware gold. I begin to sand the body and the original color is white. I show you some photos and I would like to know your comments.

Here's the date on the neck:
2812580998


Serial number in the neckplate:
2812580990


The logo seems to be removed to varnish the head:
2812580976


And the body:
2812580982


Thanks
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Invisble Ink again?
 
#8
Well, you could spend a lot of money to restore it partially or in whole, or you can get it to 'playable' and write any of the oddities, such as the bad routing and mods as 'player's mojo'.

You could also take the middle road and get a nice refin on it and get the neck sorted out and go from there.
 
#10
It was originally 3-tone sunburst, not white. The neck is the big question. From what I see, the neck heel and tuners look like a '65, but the fingerboard has been planed down a lot, and the truss rod may have little adjustment left. The neck may be basically toast, unless you invest a lot in getting it restored.

I am uncertain what you are saying about the frets, and since you have hidden the fingerboard, I take it you want it to be a mystery. Why? Oh, right...:p :p :p
 
#13
same here but different.mine has a burnt orange looking rosewood which I was told only appeared on about 100 of them.
I need to take a better picture of this so it is more visible
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svtb15 said:
my 65 has reverse tuners but mine has something that i found out is rare.. My 65 P has a slab board instead of a capped finger board. I was told the neck may be a left over form around 63 then...
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#15
Thanks for the answers
I am uncertain what you are saying about the frets, and since you have hidden the fingerboard, I take it you want it to be a mystery. Why? Oh, right...
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Sorry, my english it's not very good (I'm from Spain). When I bought the bass the frets were almost totally unglued. Later I'll make a picture of the fingerboard.

Now the bass is fixed, the pickups are fender ('62 P & '60 jb), a 2band EMG pre, and it's refretted.
I want to quit the EMG and let it passive, and maybe change the pickups

Anyone knows about the gold hardware? It's original?

Thank you so much, you're a great help.
 

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