4th Jul, 2023 10:00

Omega Showcase Sale - Guitars, Music Memorabilia and Rare Vinyl Records

 
  Lot 289
 

1973 FENDER PRECISION BASS (LEFT-HANDED) - SUNBURST

1973 Fender Jazz Bass - Sunburst (Left handed) Made in USA.
Including the original hard case.


• Original pickups
• Original bridge
• Original "Fender" stamped tuners
• Original pots, cap and wiring
• Original Chrome dome top knobs
• No pickguard
• Volume for the bridge pickup, volume for the middle pickup, master tone
• Brass shielding plate in the control cavity
• Bound Maple Neck, Rosewood fretboard with block inlays


Serial number: 403916
A six-digit serial number between 370000 - 520000 dates an instrument to 1973


Stamped neck plate, logo, parts and provenance date this bass to 1973.


Potentiometers stamped with "1377329" date this instrument to the 29th week of the year in 1973.


All moving parts are moving and free from rust. Truss rod works, saddle screws work, tuners work. The frets have plenty of wear but still play well, fretboard is in great condition with no dings or scratches. The body has dings and scratches to the front and outside edges.


Specifications:
Neck
• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose
Scale Length: 34"
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25"
• Number of Frets: 20
• String Nut: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.625" (41.3 mm)
Electronics
• Original Fender Jazz Bass Pickups - Bridge and Middle
• Controls: Middle pickup volume, bridge pickup volume, Master Tone

Hardware
• Bridge: 4-Saddle Fender bridge
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Tuning Machines: Fender
• Control Knobs: Knurled chrome dome top knobs

Sold for £1,300

Hammer Price


 

1973 Fender Jazz Bass - Sunburst (Left handed) Made in USA.
Including the original hard case.


• Original pickups
• Original bridge
• Original "Fender" stamped tuners
• Original pots, cap and wiring
• Original Chrome dome top knobs
• No pickguard
• Volume for the bridge pickup, volume for the middle pickup, master tone
• Brass shielding plate in the control cavity
• Bound Maple Neck, Rosewood fretboard with block inlays


Serial number: 403916
A six-digit serial number between 370000 - 520000 dates an instrument to 1973


Stamped neck plate, logo, parts and provenance date this bass to 1973.


Potentiometers stamped with "1377329" date this instrument to the 29th week of the year in 1973.


All moving parts are moving and free from rust. Truss rod works, saddle screws work, tuners work. The frets have plenty of wear but still play well, fretboard is in great condition with no dings or scratches. The body has dings and scratches to the front and outside edges.


Specifications:
Neck
• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose
Scale Length: 34"
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25"
• Number of Frets: 20
• String Nut: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.625" (41.3 mm)
Electronics
• Original Fender Jazz Bass Pickups - Bridge and Middle
• Controls: Middle pickup volume, bridge pickup volume, Master Tone

Hardware
• Bridge: 4-Saddle Fender bridge
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Tuning Machines: Fender
• Control Knobs: Knurled chrome dome top knobs

Auction: Omega Showcase Sale - Guitars, Music Memorabilia and Rare Vinyl Records, 4th Jul, 2023

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