| Reviewer
| Paul Hodges
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| Experience
| 9
|
| Review date
| April 26 2002
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| Manufacturer
| Fender
|
| Model
| 1976 Precision (with extra pickup added)
|
| Price
| GBP £300 (very used)
|
| Item owned for
| 6 months to 1 year
|
| |
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| Bass type
| 4 string fretted
|
| Neck join
| Bolt-On
|
| Neck construction
| Maple
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| Fingerboard
| Maple - 20 frets
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| Body
| Ash
|
| Finish
| Sunburst
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| Pickups
| Original plus a P-bass pickup at the bridge
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| Hardware
| Original chrome + covers
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| Electronics
| Passive vol, vol, tone
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I saw this in a free-ads paper last year - it was just what I was looking
for and a fraction of the price they normally go for (normally £600+). The
next day I was in the guy's living room giving it a try.
It was complete, with bridge and pickup covers, original parts, and even the
instructions, warranty registration and string tag!! A bit tatty, but that
seems to suit some of these old workhorses - honest wear and tear- not a
ridiculous "relic" job like that on some brand new guitars
(sacrilege!).
Somewhere in the distant past, someone had an extra Precision pickup,
complete with grounding plate, near the bridge for more sound variety. A
Jazz pickup is more usual for this mod, but it did the job just fine. Its
a shame the fitter wasn't much of a carpenter - he had to add an extension
to the scratchplate to hide his crime!
It's worked hard all its life so far, and I can hardly bring myself to put
it down - much better than some of the old dogs out there with banana necks
and dead-as-a-doornail sound. An excellent investment that's paid for
itself many times over - and will be worth at least twice what I paid for
it if I can bring myself to part with it (if only I didn't have that
extra pickup!).
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