I'm not Fender expert, but I think there's still possibility that Sting's bass was produced at 1957, as the last model produced that year before the 'new' model production start perhaps?Sorry, I saw the video with Danny and everything but he is apparently sadly mistaken. From the FENDER website, documenting the reality of the PBass models is the info below. As many of you know, the 1957 PBass is the model pictured, meaning Sting's bass was more than likely manufactured somewhere between 1954-1956 Just saying:
The first of these revisions appeared with the 1954/1955 model year, in which the Precision borrowed body and forearm contours from the Stratocaster that made it much more comfortable to play. Also new were a smaller single-ply white pickguard, steel bridge saddles in place of pressed fiber saddles, serial numbers on the bridge instead of the neck plate, and a handsome two-color sunburst finish (like the Stratocaster).
The substantial design revisions of the 1957 Precision Bass are mirrored in this modern-era reissue model.
The second and most substantial revision was implemented in 1957 and resulted in the Precision Bass design that endures today basically unchanged. That year, the instrument was given its now-familiar split-coil pickup, headstock shape based on the Stratocaster® guitar, and one-piece pickguard assembly to which the electronics were fixed (the pickguard itself was gold anodized aluminum with a cutout for the new pickup). This revision also featured bridge-mounted rather than through-body strings, individual threaded bridge saddles for better intonation and height adjustment, a two-screw plastic thumb rest replacing the single-screw wooden one, knurled metal knobs with flat rather than rounded tops, and redesigned pickup and bridge covers
Does the above bass look like Sting's supposed 1957 as pictured in the previous posts? I think not, no offense to Sting fans (I am definitely one) and no offense to Danny, but I think he got this one wrong.
I know that there were some 'confusing overlapped' year of production of some Fender guitars and basses.
But like I said I'm not expert, so I and Danny Quattrochi might be wrong.
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That's what I mean (and I think I've read about it before somewhere, but I forget the source).
