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collicsws6z28
 Post subject: 78 P - refin
PostPosted: October 16th, 2016, 10:51 am 
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78 P refinished

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 Post subject: Re: 78 P - refin
PostPosted: October 16th, 2016, 9:09 pm 
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Refin??! How flippin bad could the original finish have been?!?!

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 Post subject: Re: 78 P - refin
PostPosted: October 17th, 2016, 12:35 am 
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Refin??! How flippin bad could the original finish have been?!?!


:D

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PostPosted: October 17th, 2016, 5:08 am 
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Neck & hardware look great!

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Moses wrote:
Refin??! How flippin bad could the original finish have been?!?!



:lol:

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 Post subject: Re: 78 P - refin
PostPosted: October 17th, 2016, 11:37 am 
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Moses wrote:
Refin??! How flippin bad could the original finish have been?!?!


Original finish was sunburst which was stripped before I bought it. Someone along the line stripped to Natural. This refin/aging was done by a shop in St. Louis. All other parts are original.
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 Post subject: Re: 78 P - refin
PostPosted: October 17th, 2016, 4:27 pm 
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On my 78, the finger rest is in the thumb position, and on this, it's in the finger position. Is this correct for that year? Which one is period correct, this bass, or mine?

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On my 78, the finger rest is in the thumb position, and on this, it's in the finger position. Is this correct for that year? Which one is period correct, this bass, or mine?



On a '78, the correct position of the thumbrest is on the bass side.

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collicsws6z28 wrote:
Moses wrote:
Refin??! How flippin bad could the original finish have been?!?!


Original finish was sunburst which was stripped before I bought it. Someone along the line stripped to Natural. This refin/aging was done by a shop in St. Louis. All other parts are original.


Aaaah, very nice. I do like a bass with plenty of history!

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 Post subject: Re: 78 P - refin
PostPosted: October 17th, 2016, 6:34 pm 
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fivebass52 wrote:
On my 78, the finger rest is in the thumb position, and on this, it's in the finger position. Is this correct for that year? Which one is period correct, this bass, or mine?


I was going for a '58 look.
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 Post subject: Re: 78 P - refin
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collicsws6z28 wrote:
fivebass52 wrote:
On my 78, the finger rest is in the thumb position, and on this, it's in the finger position. Is this correct for that year? Which one is period correct, this bass, or mine?


I was going for a '58 look.


I was thinking it was installed in older Fender position, although I wasn't thinking quite that far back! ;)

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 Post subject: Re: 78 P - refin
PostPosted: October 18th, 2016, 12:02 am 
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fivebass52 wrote:
collicsws6z28 wrote:
fivebass52 wrote:
On my 78, the finger rest is in the thumb position, and on this, it's in the finger position. Is this correct for that year? Which one is period correct, this bass, or mine?


I was going for a '58 look.


I was thinking it was installed in older Fender position, although I wasn't thinking quite that far back! ;)


The stock Fender gold anodized pick guards come with the thumb rest holes drilled for that position which is the correct position for 57 thru 59 anodized pick guards. They didn't start moving them to the bass side until 73, I believe.
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