1984 P-Bass

Frenchy-Lefty · **Posted:** January 6th, 2011, 3:30 pm

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/msg/2145937653.html

Not the best era of fender instruments and kinda pricey but it is nice to see a maple neck.

PunkRockBassist · **Posted:** January 6th, 2011, 5:54 pm

i like it then again i like any old fender p-bass :lol:

pjmuck · **Posted:** January 6th, 2011, 6:17 pm

The one thing I do like about the 80's era Ps are the return to the huge chunky C profile.

blankrider · **Joined:** July 5th, 2010, 3:00 pm **Posts:** 269

I'll just never get it. Don't understand the hype with 1980's basses. I can understand some like 70's jazz basses, but this bass looks like hell, not even in the cool attractive way.

danomite64 · **Posted:** January 6th, 2011, 9:52 pm

It looks just like my first 'real' bass (mine was an '83). Very classy looking, but that neck was very uncomfortable to me. Also, I had 2 of them, and they weren't good sounding basses. I also had a '76 Precision that I got used, and it kicked butt, so I know it wasn't my amp (or me) that was the problem. Still, I'd love to have one if only for nostalgia's sake.

fivebass52 · **Posted:** January 7th, 2011, 3:26 am

It's a toss up, but I think I'd rather have the dresser...... that's some good looking wood on those drawers! :shock:

AzWhoFan · **Joined:** March 14th, 2008, 10:57 am **Posts:** 2866

fivebass52 wrote:

It's a toss up, but I think I'd rather have the dresser...... that's some good looking wood on those drawers! :shock:

pjmuck · **Posted:** January 7th, 2011, 8:12 am

blankrider wrote:

I'll just never get it. Don't understand the hype with 1980's basses. I can understand some like 70's jazz basses, but this bass looks like hell, not even in the cool attractive way.

Hype? I wasn't aware there was any hype with the 80's output.

I will say that the early 80's instruments that Fender offered at the time when they were still under CBS ownership were (and still are, IMO) some of the best basses Fender ever produced. I'm specifically referring the to Elite Series as well as the earlier Precision Special.

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AustinLeftyBass · **Posted:** January 7th, 2011, 10:33 am

Did they ever make those Walnut Specials lefty? I always loved those.

pjmuck · **Posted:** January 7th, 2011, 1:17 pm

AustinLeftyBass wrote:

Did they ever make those Walnut Specials lefty? I always loved those.

I don't think so. I've never seen one. Only the black finished ones. (Carmine and I have one).

Agent00Soul · **Posted:** January 7th, 2011, 2:13 pm

blankrider wrote:

I'll just never get it. Don't understand the hype with 1980's basses. I can understand some like 70's jazz basses, but this bass looks like hell, not even in the cool attractive way.

I think this is one of those things that you just shake your head at as you get older. When I was first learning how to play in the early 80s, nobody would ever have believed that 70s Fender anything would be desirable, let alone command the prices they do today. Probably it's the same for 80s Fenders for people from the next generation. And so on. And so on...

Agent00Soul · **Posted:** January 7th, 2011, 2:56 pm

pjmuck wrote:

I will say that the early 80's instruments that Fender offered at the time when they were still under CBS ownership were (and still are, IMO) some of the best basses Fender ever produced. I'm specifically referring the to Elite Series as well as the earlier Precision Special.

Agreed! I LOVE the Elite Precision - it's one of the most underrated Fenders ever. They made quite a few lefties, but I've only seen black finish with maple neck. Now that I think about it, I haven't encountered one for sale in ages. People must be hanging on to them!

Basshappi · **Joined:** March 14th, 2008, 2:28 pm **Posts:** 965

I love that walnut Elite!
Awesome!

PunkRockBassist · **Posted:** January 15th, 2011, 9:23 am

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