Got an email from Sweetwater wanting me to preorder one of these. There's another, lesser priced model without all the gold, etc. But why do I need one?
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Why do I need a 75th Anniversary Fender Precision Bass
- Thread starter Gwyn ap Nudd
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to help prop up the economy. you are a hero! 
to help prop up the economy. you are a hero!
Exactly! We all have to do our part, can't expect our fearless leaders to. With that, the question becomes...how do you NOT need it?
to help prop up the economy. you are a hero!
you dont nee
you dont need one. you need the 75th anniversary Jazz bass...wait, didnt they have a 60th anniversary jazz bass last year? I wonder when they will release the 61st anniversary Jazz bass.
You need one because you do not have one.
I don’t see what’s so difficult.
simple solution involving a little piece of plastic and 16 digits.
I don’t see what’s so difficult.
simple solution involving a little piece of plastic and 16 digits.
You do need it! How often does fender issue a
p bass
With a maple neck, a 9.5 radius, burst finish, rolled edges, black dots, hi mass bridge, and tuners I normally identify with MIM, all for the low price of 2 thousand dollars?
p bass
With a maple neck, a 9.5 radius, burst finish, rolled edges, black dots, hi mass bridge, and tuners I normally identify with MIM, all for the low price of 2 thousand dollars?
Because the heartbreak of gold-plated hardware needs to be experienced first hand.
Why wait, shouldnt there be a 70th anniv. model out this year ? seems a bit premature to order something five years out
I hate, HATE gold hardware. There are like, 2 examples where it looks good. 2. And 847 where it should never be used.
The only thing worse than gold hardware is aged gold hardware.
Because GAS will expand to fill a void and your home is void of that P. If you don't get one that's like applying pressure to the GAS, eventually it will rupture your soul if you don't get one.
As the owner of a 1958 Fender Precision what I’ll tell you is that their great basses, but their are an awful lot other instruments that will fill you’re need of you don’t already own a Precision.
I own a Fender fretless Jazz bass, but have never owned a P bass. I like the finish on this one and the specs look good, but the gold hardware seems garish to me. Fender is offering another 75th Anniversary P bass for $850 (Invalid Link Removed but I always wonder what the actual body's wood is like when a company chooses to only sell ones they've painted. Not thrilled with the color either.
Anyway, I guess the closest thing I have is my Eastwood EUB-1. As a bonus, that bass is fretless and the Fenders aren't.
Anyway, I guess the closest thing I have is my Eastwood EUB-1. As a bonus, that bass is fretless and the Fenders aren't.
Looking at both those instruments and comparing them to the features of my 58 Precision here are the features that are very different and important to note. First and foremost would be the neck which is a different contour C vs V which feels very different in your hands. Second are Jumbo frets something you’re never gonna see on a vintage P Bass. Those two differences would be a deal breaker for me. Just my take however.
