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The missus would spot another P or a J, but she seems happy that these two are suitably different as to require both of them staying put...
However, (here we go!), I do fancy a short scale, maybe semi hollow... and not designed by Leo...
I like a truss-rod cut-out too, but seeing the white body in it does make it look a bit wrong . I usually try to make them with a bevel that goes right to the bottom of the guard at the edge, but not quite through it.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
There's a chance that as a custom colour they put a white guard on and thought "No, that looks wrong!" and popped one of the new black ones on. Then again, this was Fender in the 70's, so there's a chance it was mostly assembled in '74 and didn't leave the factory till very late 74/early 75.
Or more likely we will never know and actually Fender were a law unto themselves back then and it could be anything from '72 to '78 and has had period correct aftermarkets put on at some point in it's (clearly) 'interesting' history
I'm reasonably convinced that at least some of it was made in '74. I'm mostly convinced it was probably screwed together sometime around '74. I'm sort-of but not totally convinced it was on a shop wall ready to be bought in 74.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Turns out Fred the Wood Picker from Fender lifted up a plank off the rack sometime around 74 and must have thought 'Crikey that's lighter than usual, oh well, it'll do for a few Precisions"
When we opened it up, it had been "routed" for three humbuckers and an MXR pedal circuit, by what looked like a trained beaver…
Luckily he hadn't paid too much for it.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Truss rod has settled now after shipping so another tweak to stabilise was required. Action seems settled at 4/64, with just a smidge more on the E and A at just under 5/64.
Pup needed height adjustment to balance volume but I think that is due to putting TI flatwounds on.
Really easy neck to play - frets are actually in great condition (and look original). Tone pot taper is a teensy bit on and off but it's fine and does that turned-down precision thump really well. Bridge saddles are more stable than I thought they would be with no squirm at all, but again that could be the low tension of the TIs
Popped a teensy bit of graphite lube on the tuning keys as they were a bit stiff in places and it's smoothed them out nicely.
All in all its a good natured proper old p bass with bags of character. Perfect.
There's a bit of me that fancies putting a hipshot xtender on the E for low D stuff - but I'm in two minds. What do you think?