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£2200 is a bit too much imho. I wonder if the premium is cos it’s a lefty
I'm not great on the history stuff. When was pre-CBS?
Mind you, I’m a fingers player and I find when live that the wider board gives a wider spacing (right down to the saddles) and I find that more comfortable in the melee of gigging - just feels more comfortable. Which probably explains why I’ve never got on with Jazz’s - which are about 38mm at the nut and I find them just too cramped up.
I’ve seen a couple of early 60’s Precision lefty’s so they do exist - and probably a few more early 70’s lefty’s as well.
Got to admit tho, if I was looking for a lefty with a bit of a vintage vibe or history to it I’d probly look for an 80’s Jap Squier (with or without the fender logo) - they did more lefty’s and they are under half the price of a late 70’s early 80’s US one and for me are much better basses...
£2200 sounds very high for a 70s P-Bass, especially one as late as 1979 - up to '75 is generally thought to be better from a quality point of view, and many later-70s ones are very heavy. But as you say, you may be having to bend over a bit as a lefty . Left-handed P's are pretty rare as far as I know.
On the other hand a friend of mine recently paid £1800 for a right-handed '69 P, but it was knackered and needed £400-worth of work doing on the neck, and it still isn't exactly right. The problem is that to make it so would significantly compromise the originality and hence "devalue" it. It's a funny world...
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It's just fun to play something old for a bit I suppose!