FENDER JAPAN 1995 PB57/LH TOBACCO BURST 57 RI PRECISION BASS

Carmine · **Joined:** October 5th, 2008, 9:45 am **Posts:** 788

Posted this to eBay last night, I know there have been folks here interested in it before so thought I'd give a heads up:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281587779736?ss ... 1555.l2649

jersey bluesdude · **Posted:** February 4th, 2015, 10:19 am

Nice. That would look great with a gold anodized guard. Does this bass need a new nut to restring lefty?

Carmine · **Joined:** October 5th, 2008, 9:45 am **Posts:** 788

jersey bluesdude wrote:

Nice. That would look great with a gold anodized guard. Does this bass need a new nut to restring lefty?

True- I had been thinking the same thing - I know it takes a bit of tweaking to convert a right handed gold anodized guard for lefty use, but if I don't sell it, I will probably go for one. No new nut needed, I just flipped it so it can be easily flipped back.

The thing I really love about this particular bass, I don't know what Fender Japan was doing in 1995, because the look of it is perfect for a '57- finish isn't overly thick or glossy, hardware lightly aged, but everything about it is natural, not relic job- so compared to the newer RIs it looks/ feels more like an old bass that someone kept in pristine condition.

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

Is the body basswood ?

gravesbass · **Posted:** February 4th, 2015, 2:28 pm

Ahhh Carmine... Your mrc4u on eBay. Might have bought something from you in the past.

LeftyClover · **Posted:** February 4th, 2015, 3:42 pm

According to the Japanese brochures, lefty 57RI's are basswood bodies whereas righty ones are alder...

Carmine · **Joined:** October 5th, 2008, 9:45 am **Posts:** 788

gravesbass wrote:

Ahhh Carmine... Your mrc4u on eBay. Might have bought something from you in the past.

Yeah I think just about everybody on the board has at one time or another :lol:

- and I've probably got something from them too... somehow the bass mountain kept growing! :roll:

Carmine · **Joined:** October 5th, 2008, 9:45 am **Posts:** 788

cangaroo wrote:

Is the body basswood ?

I haven't researched what they were using in 1995, but it does have a much more pronounced grain pattern than my 2005 62 RI does, and I've also heard that they may have used different woods depending on whether it was a solid color or transparent finish- but I don't know whether any of that info is totally reliable or not.

I know a lot of folks debate, have opinions, preferences, etc. about it, but in my personal experience having owned over a dozen different MIJ RI Fenders of various years and woods, to be honest I haven't found that the alder ones all sounded measurably different than the basswood ones or vice-versa. Of course some sounded better than others, but it didn't have anything specifically to do with the wood type.

Matt R. · **Posted:** February 4th, 2015, 4:58 pm

If I were a betting man, I'd say that looks like alder. Also, that is a damn nice bass.

Carmine · **Joined:** October 5th, 2008, 9:45 am **Posts:** 788

A few folks have asked about the weight- it's 8.2 lbs on the digital bathroom scale.

Carmine · **Joined:** October 5th, 2008, 9:45 am **Posts:** 788

Oh, one more thing- the Bass is listed at $769 + shipping on eBay- but for any interested board member here, I will drop the price to $739 + shipping!

6stringcknwing · **Posted:** February 7th, 2015, 11:27 pm

Wow Looks great

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FENDER JAPAN 1995 PB57/LH TOBACCO BURST 57 RI PRECISION BASS

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