The folly of finding an old Fender.

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:21 am

Congrats John, it looks great, like a 70's P should look!

I love the white/black look on a P. Tort on Oly is more common now on 60's reissues, I'd keep the b/w/b pickguard, it's more period-correct. And a B neck (1 5/8" at the nut) is also correct for a 70's P bass. C necks (1 3/4" @ the nut) are on 60's P's.

The pickup cover is a nice touch, so is the tug bar. The headstock decal font is pre-76, so you could choose to install either a G side tug bar (pre-73) or an E side thumb rest (post-74).

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:30 am

Sean: The gig was an uphill battle, as I expected it to be. I'm just not used to playing it. But man, this thing sounds great. It was kind of nice having just 1 tone, 1 volume, no pickups to choose from. I just did tweaking on my amp if I had to.

Thanks Ilan - didn't know 70's Precisions had B necks. This one is very comfy. I may add on the E side thumb rest eventually. Did any Fenders actually have both the tug bar and the thumb rest?

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:47 am

John, First off congratulations on the gig.

I've seen a few P's with both tug bar and rest but would guess that the second was fitted after purchase.

That said why would anyone want a bar on both sides? I use the G side tugbar on my P when we really take things down or on a live fade out. Not sure I would ever use a bar on the E side.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:51 am

I just looked at a few pics, Bob - not sure that the E side thumb rest is even in an optimal position for my playing anyway. I'll just stick with the tug bar (Which I too use on some songs).

lars · Post by **lars** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 7:41 am

The finger rest /thumb rest changed from treble position to bass position BEFORE (ca. late in 1973) the pick guard changed from tortoise to black (ca. 1975).

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:35 am

Me '64 P (don' even point)...

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 9:06 am

"Did any Fenders actually have both the tug bar and the thumb rest?"

P's and J's had only one, but Coronado basses had both.

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:10 am

@ Dane:

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:21 am

AHHH! MY EYES! MY EYES!

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:48 pm

Some 60's P basses had A necks, I saw and played one, was a 65 and all original. The "classic" early 60's P bass had a C neck but other widths were also around. Later 70's P basses got very wide sometime after they eliminated the letter system. I actually don't know if you could get other than a B neck for an early 70's P bass but suspect you could. I think my 71 was a C.

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 2:30 am

There's a thread on this model/color over at the FDP:

http://65.23.158.135/forum.html?db=&topic_number=633803&lastpost=2007-06-2900:46:49

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 7:11 am

Hey Cheyenne: you should hear that thang, you'll be screamin' about your ears next...

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 7:49 am

Just kiddin Dane, I actually think it looks kinda funky.

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:23 am

I was just kiddin' too, Scott...

Well, not the part about causing ear pain...I'm afraid that part's true...

fatcat · Post by **fatcat** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:57 am

Hello Kitty