Fender P bass

[white_cloud]

I cant help but feel you missed a trick on this one Mike.
 
Having said that to only achieve $900 is a big ouch for the seller. As the western world slips further into financial meltdown I think we are going to see some bargains in times to come on used bass deals....especially from private sellers.
 
John.

[lbpesq]

Will:
 
Are you speaking of the L series bass or the guitar?  Assuming it's the bass, is it the standard or the pro?  The difference appears to be that the pro has the Steinberger DB bridge, whatever that is.
 
Bill, tgo

[georgie_boy]

ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJh3KaIKDAw
Isn't this just wonderful??
 
Play it loud...the P bass is just great.
Enjoy!!
 
George

[eligilam]

Again, my apologies to the other posters for slightly off-topic:  Bill, it's a standard L2 bass, not an XL... it's Newburgh,NY-made (apparently first-run original production, pre-Gibson) with a pretty low serial number (in the 1600's).

[lbpesq]

Will:
 
The Standard L2 is listed as follows:
 
 Grading   
98%  MINT   $1,250
95%  EXC+   $1,050   
90%  EXC   $850   
80%  VG+   $750
70%  VG           $675
60%   G      $625
 
Last MSRP       $2100
 
Bill, tgo

[eligilam]

Bill, you are awesome.  Once again, the club comes through!  Thanks.  Sorry again to everyone else for the thread detour.  Over and out!

[bassilisk]

Will,
 
Just FYI, Blue Book value notwithstanding, early L2's tend to go for substantially more than what's listed. Early ones in great condition can get $2K+ regularly. The appeal of the initial design is still very high in the right circles.
Check out this link for a ton of info. It's just like here, just for Steinbergers (and other headless/graphite instruments).
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/steinberger_world/

[benson_murrensun]

I built a Precision-style bass, AND I JUST LOVE IT! It features flatwound strings and a Seymour Duncan Antiquities p/u.  
 
For you gear heads: Warmoth left-handed Telecaster bass neck (strung right-handed, but with reverse headstock), ebony board, Fender P Special body (has route for additional (J) p/u, into which I put a hollow pickup cover just to make it look finished). I hadn't used it in a while, deferring to my Epic, until last night when I broke it out, and used an Adamas graphite pick on some songs. It's got the thunk sound!

[georgie_boy]

Hi Ben,
Which model of SD Antiquity pickup are you using??
I've heard that there is the ANtiquity 1, and the Antiquity 2
 
The 1 is meant to be a 57 P bass replicy, and the2 is a 62 replica.
I've never heard any of them, but would love to hear people's opinion on the both of them.
 
George

[bassilisk]

I love a good P bass and have several (ditto for Jazz basses). Each does it a bit differently and don't really overlap yet all do it well in their own right.   '88 MIA Vintage 62 RI P - this comes amazingly close to the early 60's P's I've played without the price tag. I am continuously impressed at how well it cops the vibe from the slab rosewood board to the tone. Put on some flats and it's the real deal. Well done Fender.  '76 P - all maple neck on the lightest bass I own next to my Hofner copy. I put in a DiMarzio pickup. I love these pickups, like a P on steroids with a great midrange hump. The bass is woody, powerful and agressive with rounds.  Franken-Tele Bass - a Warmoth swamp ash Tele body with my original '70 Tele neck, tuners and covers using an SD single coil Quarter Pounder. Another killer with flats in the look of old school tradion.  Warmoth P body, J neck with an EMG P/J setup and active pre. Huge tone, a bit more modern and looks great.  Another custom Warmoth - mahogany Dinky P body with a 5A quilt cap, all Macassar Ebony neck, P/MM pickups through an Aguilar OBP-3. Very focused - the ebony neck is like graphite. Playing this through the F-1X is a true joy.  Precisions (and variants thereof) hold their own place in my book. I'd bet the majority of the music that I listened to and was influenced by was created on them. Gotta have at least one!  For the record, I don't ever want any of my Alembics to "sound like a P bass" - I already have some that do it quite well. I expect my Alembics to sound like Alembics and not try to mimic the tones of other basses - I love 'em just the way are and that's the reason I have them.  The gamut - '62 RI and the the Dinky.  

[georgie_boy]

Thanks Will.
Love the basses....especially the Fender ofcourse!
The other looks amazing, and no doubt sounds as good as it looks.
 
George

[georgie_boy]

Oooops
What does MIA mean??

[keith_h]

I would guess MIA means Made in America not the more common Missing in Action.  
 
Keith

[benson_murrensun]

Hi George - that's a good question on which SD Antiquities I am using. I didn't know there were two. If it helps, it is the split-P design, not the one-piece that was found in the earlier Precisions. As far as the sound, it is everything I had hoped it would be. I found that if I touch any of the metal parts it yields a buzzing sound, so I put a piece of electrical tape over the mounting screw and the polepieces of the upper half of the p/u.

[bassilisk]

That's correct - MIA is the American model vs the MIJ Japanese model. FYI - MIM= Mexico. This is the new terminology identifying build origin now that they're made internationally. Not all models are made in every place although some are and that's the only way to distinguish.  
 
Here's what Seymour himself says about the Antiquity series:
http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/antiquity/
 
I've never tried them myself, but SD has certainly mastered what they do and are very consistent.