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i have had it about 6 months, i put a new set of fodera strings on it. i use e to high c strings, then sometimes a tune the high c to a b and it makes it easy to me to play chords on. and with yamaha's massive hum buckers on it the thing still gets awesome lows
It won't be doing any traveling, but if you're ever in Ohio, Manti...
... then we can raid @Jeff Scott's beer fridge, while we sit around the campfire, listening to Ric tales of yore...
That would be awesome. We could bring all our basses and jam out.
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I happen to be quite fond of this bass.
Was once white, even more ivory / cream now (old pic).
my other White Bass a Fender Precision Lyte, this is my goto bass along with my Black Precision Lyte
I'm a little biased - I am impatiently awaiting one of your white bass's cousins...Haha thanks! I feel that way too
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Looks like an early '66 dot & bound but the long G saddle post sez '69 - must be a carry-over (factory parts)
The body is a little younger - must be 70-72 - it is untouched finish-wise, and appears to be all nitro. But definitely bridge pickup is closer to the bridge than yours.
Yeah man I think you're the closest - it has the newer pickup spacing - and the entry rout for the bridge ground wire is different to the 69's, so body is most likely late 69 or early 70's?...I do know the original body that was mated to the neck from the factory was destroyed by a previous owner with a belt sander. And the guy I bought the bass from firewooded the original body as it was beyond saving and was given this sunburst body by the guys at his local guitar store, who were vague as to how old it was. I am unsure of when the spacing changed...but I'm assuming from many pics of 72's it was around that time.
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That must mean the body is indeed probably from '72 or '73. Bridge on my '71 P is identical to this one
'69 to '73 for the long G saddle screw. This info is from "The Fender Bass - An Illustrated History" 2001 - it has a very extensive rundown of when things were produced at Fender w/pictures. The neck is certainly an early '66 dot/bound (w/pops) - no question there.
