1983 Fender P-Bass

PunkRockBassist · **Posted:** December 15th, 2011, 1:36 pm

i dont know what it is but there is just something about this one i like but not enough to pay $1350 for sigh i really liked it too

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1983-Fender-Pre ... 3999403084

bigevilrobot · **Joined:** March 29th, 2011, 11:00 am **Posts:** 447

That's a pretty wide lookin' neck.

danomite64 · **Posted:** December 16th, 2011, 7:49 pm

I had two of those, and the necks are wide, 1.75" at the nut. I hated the way they sounded, and hated the way the neck felt. At the time, they were the only quality lefty basses available locally, so I put up with them until the moment Fender Japan started making lefty jazzes. :mrgreen:

pjmuck · **Posted:** December 16th, 2011, 9:04 pm

I've got an '83 Elite version of that P (active with 2 P PUPs). The neck is the same as these - a huge wide C profile, but I happen to love it. Took some getting used to coming from a J, but I'm finding definite benefits to wider necks these days. I can't speak for the passive model here, but the Elite series are some of the best under-appreciated basses Fender ever made, IMO.

cangaroo · **Joined:** October 8th, 2009, 5:57 am **Posts:** 254

Anyway i don't see that often lefty 80s Fender Basses (from the 83-88 era) for sale on ebay.

Maybe they don't exist at all or they sound better than their 70s counterparts ?

Marc40a · **Joined:** October 6th, 2010, 8:48 am **Posts:** 66

Not only are the necks wide, but fingerboard radius is flat. I believe 12" for that era.

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