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Description

The following specs were carefully collected and recorded by a skilled technician. For a more detailed description and questions regarding sound, feel, or cosmetic condition, please call to speak to one of our experts.

 

Summary
 

Finish: The body has been professionally refinished and aged by vintage expert, and the neck has been oversprayed. There are a couple areas in the body where the original finish has been masked off to preserve pencil dates. The headstock decal has also been replaced.

Body Material: Ash

Body Details: Solid two piece ash body, which has been fully refinished. The preserved pencil marks date to 1953. There is a filled route for a modern P-bass pickup visible on the front of the body, just under the pickup cover. It was filled prior to the refinish.

Neck Material: Maple

Fingerboard Material: Maple

Neck Profile: "C" profile

Neck Thickness (IN): .92" (1st fret), 1.00" (12th fret)

Fingerboard Radius: 7.25"

Nut Width: 1-5/8"

Scale Length: 34"

Neck Details: Bolt-on maple neck with unbound maple fingerboard, dot inlays, skunk stripe, and heel-adjust truss rod. There is a repaired crack on the bass side of the headstock, extending from the nut to the A string tuner ferrule. The neck has been oversprayed, and the pencil mark dates to 1953.

Electronics: The pickup is an original single coil pickup with black bobbin, but has been rewound. The wiring harness is original, with master volume and tone controls; the pot codes have worn away, but the components are appropriate to this era.

Pickup Measurements: 5.6k

Hardware: The string tree and neck plate are not original.

Weight: 8lbs 13oz

Modifications / Repairs: -The body has been professionally refinished and aged by an authority of Fender instruments of this era, and the neck has been oversprayed -The string tree and neck plate are not original -The pickup has been removed, rewound, and reinstalled -The body was at one point routed for a modern P-bass pickup, which was filled prior to the refinish. -The headstock decal has been replaced.

Case Details: Hardshell case

Cosmetic Condition: The aging on this bass is stunning; the refinish was worn and checked, with numerous areas of wear, small dings, and scratches/grooves and looks very authentic. The hardware has moderate tarnish, and the back has mild buckle rash. The neck shows noticeable finish wear along the back and on the fingerboard, and is smooth and comfortable to play.

Serial Number: 0666

Tech Notes: The bass plays well with low action and light neck relief; the frets are fairly low with mild wear. The pencil dates on the body and neck, and the serial number, date to 1953.

Chicago Music Exchange

Chicago Music Exchange

1953
Fender
Very Good
White Blonde
18 Years
$13,000 down from $14,995
Chicago Music Exchange
Chicago Music Exchange
773-525-7773
Chicago, IL
8:28 AM
Monday-Saturday 11 A.M. to 7 P.M. Sunday 11 A.M to 5 P.M.

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