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Sweet Fullerton Precision on eBay

Btone

Btone

May 5, 2001
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#1
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#2
Looks like a nice bass. Very clean. The BIN price is probably a good bit cheaper than you could get it for in Europe, right?
My very early AV '57 Precision is a three piece body, just like that one. The seller seems OK. I say go for it.
Oops - just read the neck hump issue. Might hold off unless I got an in-hand description of the problem.
Jim B
 
#3
Btone said:
Isn't this one just sweet...a lovely Fullerton P.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140125610504&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:us

Haven't I seen this one listed on eBay before?

I think it's ok that the body is 2-piece or even 3-piece, as long as the wood grain of the individual parts aren't contrasting too much. Here they are.

Any other reason why I should not bid on this?

(except that I have not played it...)
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A little pricey IMHO for fret buzz that won't go away.
 
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#4
The BIN price is probably a good bit cheaper than you could get it for in Europe, right?
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Absolutely.

A little pricey IMHO for fret buzz that won't go away.
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A good point. On the other hand, what's a little fret buzz..

So the Fullerton reissues didn't always have the production date written on the neck? And this Garcia guy - is he one of the Fender guys from the old days?
 
#6
Btone said:
Absolutely.



A good point. On the other hand, what's a little fret buzz..

So the Fullerton reissues didn't always have the production date written on the neck? And this Garcia guy - is he one of the Fender guys from the old days?
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I've had several Fullertons and they all had the date hand written on the neck. I would be leary of this bass. The fact that is has a hump in it causing fret buzz makes it probable it is a Fullerton however, they were notorious for having this problem.
 
#8
Reefer said:
I've had several Fullertons and they all had the date hand written on the neck. I would be leary of this bass. The fact that is has a hump in it causing fret buzz makes it probable it is a Fullerton however, they were notorious for having this problem.
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Really? I've spent a good bit of time at the Fender forum and never heard that before.:hmm: My '83 P bass ('57 RI) had minor buzz when I bought it a few months ago, but a bit of fret filing cured that.
 
#12
why are fullertons so great?
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I might be full of ****, but here you go, please correct:

1) They were built by pre-CBS Fender craftsmen (and women). People who knew what they were doing.
2) They were built at the Fender Fullerton plant with pre-CBS production tools, materials and production methods.
3) They are likely to be good investments - I don't mind my bass raising in value each year.
4) Don't know how many were made, but the output of Fullerton Fenders were modest (82 - 84?), they're somewhat "exclusive".
5) They have a certain aura sticked to them - for the above reasons.

Another Fender myth/hype, maybe, but I want one. :smug:
 
#14
Btone said:
Isn't this one just sweet...a lovely Fullerton P.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140125610504&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:us

Haven't I seen this one listed on eBay before?

I think it's ok that the body is 2-piece or even 3-piece, as long as the wood grain of the individual parts aren't contrasting too much. Here they are.

Any other reason why I should not bid on this?

(except that I have not played it...)
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FWIW, if I wanted it and I was sitting on a bid $95 down from BIN with 4 days left, I'd just bite the bullet and buy it and save myself the heartburn of waiting to see if someone is going to come in with 5 bucks more and take it away.
 
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Reefer said:
I've had preCBS Fender's with the string tree in the wrong spot and the decal looks okay from what I can tell.
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My point was that the combination of all of those things combined with the "hump" would lead me to steer far, far away from that bass. And no one has mentioned the crack in the neck at one of the screw holes.

The body looks authentic, though (note how the finish has sunk into the body joints).
 
#17
Btone said:
I might be full of ****, but here you go, please correct:

1) They were built by pre-CBS Fender craftsmen (and women). People who knew what the were doing.
2) They were built at the Fender Fullerton plant with pre-CBS production tools, materials and production methods.
3) They are likely to be good investments - I don't mind my bass raising in value each year.
4) Don't know how many were made, but the output of Fullerton Fenders were modest (82 - 84?), they're somewhat "exclusive".
5) They have a certain aura sticked to them - for the above reasons.

Another Fender myth/hype, maybe, but I want one. :smug:
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Pretty much correct except some of the materials available in the early days were not available during this era and although the men and women may know what they are doing, they are not Leo Fender. No Fender, MusicMan, or G&L built during non-Leo years has the feel or sound of a Leo era instrument. Hence the reason all my basses are Leo era.
 

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