Hello all,
I recently landed an older Fender 1978 Precision Bass. After checking all the codes and neck stamp, it appears to be a 78/79. The neck is dated 3rd week of '79. The pots and Fender Decal/Pickguard Decal are dated '78. The P pickup ends with 79. The sticker in the pickup area stamped Feb 5, 1979. Bridge ashtray has proper mute tape on it in great shape. 10.5lbs on the dot with ashtrays... Not bad weight.
I know Fender recycled a lot of parts during this era. The bass is 100% original to my knowledge (excluding the strap pins, has shallers on it). 2 owners and owner I got it from was a collector. Its in EXCELLENT condition. The pickup sounds like my old '78 P pup but it s got the overwound tone of the '78.
A few questions:
Is there any tonal wind difference from a 78 to 79 P Bass Pickup?
The date stamp on the neck.... Normally its 01 (Precision) 03 (My case, Maple fingerboard) but mine says 0102 (02 normally is Jazz Bass code).
Could this be a strange stamp because the bass seems like its got a thinner neck? Its 1.60, not 1.625 (std P) or 1.50 (std J). Its on the thinner side.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
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