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Surprise NBD: 1969 Fender Precision
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I don't remember exactly but seems like I read either here on TalkBass or somewhere that in 1966 Fender overproduced the Precision Bass and not very many were made in 1967, 68, 69.
So, any P Bass from those years are kind of rare. Your 1969 is WONDERFUL! (I graduated from HS in '69.) Just fantastic how you found this beauty!
Someone chime in on over production year, please?
(I was surprised to see the "hootenanny" strap button on the back side of the headstock. I thought that those were gone after '66.)
So, any P Bass from those years are kind of rare. Your 1969 is WONDERFUL! (I graduated from HS in '69.) Just fantastic how you found this beauty!
Someone chime in on over production year, please?
(I was surprised to see the "hootenanny" strap button on the back side of the headstock. I thought that those were gone after '66.)
This one is neck stamped as March 1969. I too was also surprised, but pleased, to see the hootenanny button
OMG!I know I just had an NBD last week but I swear I'm not reverting to my old ways. I decided not to keep that bass. Nothing wrong with it. It was practically perfect in every way. It just wasn't me. Apparently I am not so perfect… lol.
I've been on the hunt for a very specific bass, and I found it this week, just a couple of hours away, tucked away in a vintage bluegrass guitar shop. It's a real gem: a 1969 Fender Precision bass. All original and it just oozes p-bass vibes. Weighing in just under 8 pounds, it ticks every box. It even came setup with Dunlop flats (edit: or maybe not), which are my favorite flatwound strings. Straight neck, low action, clean frets with plenty of life left in them and classic tone for days. Really great bass. I should have this one for life.
I don't know exactly when it happened, but I've fallen in love with Precision basses. My #1 is still my active jazz Lull M5, but I just can't beat the nice, warm, thick tone of an old Precision.
Enjoy!
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That's exactly what I have on my want list, birth year P. I'm watching them on Reverb, but the prices have gotten crazy.
Lovely bass. If I hadn't lost my mind in the late eighties with "modifying," my '69 P might look like that. As of now, that bass is still an uncompleted project. 
But where on earth in Maryland did you find a bluegrass shop?
And UNDER eight pounds? Wowsers.
But where on earth in Maryland did you find a bluegrass shop?And UNDER eight pounds? Wowsers.
Keeper.which prompts me to congratulate you on your new instrument!
Congrats and let's look at it like this I know you had a NBD last week but hey that was May and this is June, so the slate was already cleared ha ha ha
Yeah, the prices are dumb. I got a decent discount on this one but it's still a lot. I had just unloaded a very expensive bass so the leap felt more reasonable. I figure, a year from now I'll still be rocking this bass and the money will be a memory.
Actually in VA, south of DC. It's called Picker's Supply. Really great to deal with. They seem to get the occasional vintage bass and usually in really nice condition.
That would be sort of a bucket list bass for me, simply because I would love to have a classic bass made in my birth year.
I will add one more thing if when you look in the mirror that guy is smiling back at you, you know you did alright kid ha ha haI think that's more than fair.
