Fender Presicion Bass 1967 Sunburst

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This killer 1967 P Bass came to me at a recent guitar show from the wife of the original owner - a sweet woman who had lost the love of her life.  Her story literally brought me to tears in the middle of the recent San Rafael guitar show.  I assured her that I'd find a good home for this one.  

The bass didn't get a lot of play as the original owner was a home builder.  He and his wife built many homes and ran their small business as a team.  Their life together was spent mostly in that effort, though the bass was his prized possession.

Its a really good one - the weight is in the pocket at 8 pounds, 7 ounces.  It isn't the lightest P bass, but it is very comfortable to play, and when I first held it I assumed it was lighter.

The frets show little wear.  We gave them a nice polish as they had tarnished from sitting for years, unused.

One thing that I noticed right away was the three-layer, white pickguard.  Sunburst P Basses from this era are known to have tortoise guards.  Custom color basses from the era have white guards, as do Telecasters, etc.  Many white pickguards of the era have a pearloid layer on the underside, as this one does.  The patina, screw holes, thumb guard holes, etc all look original so I am assuming that the pickguard is original to the bass.  There is no aluminum shield under the pickguard, though the finish does look like it either had one or like the pickguard shrank a decent amount.  This is the case for sure - you can see that it has pulled the mounting screws in some.

Anyway, everything else on the bass is certainly original, and the bridge and pickup cover are included.  Pickups and pots date to 1966.  The neck date is October '67.

The case is a 70's Fender hardshell.

• Color: Sunburst
• Weight: 8lbs 7ozs
  
• Body: Alder
• Body Date/Code: B742 C743
• Neck: Maple
  
• Neck Profile: See picture
• Neck Date/Code: 5OCT67B
• Fretboard: Rosewood
• Inlays: Mother-of-pearl dots 
• Frets: Original with a fresh fret polish
• Fret count: 20
• Nut material: Bone
• Nut width: 1 3/4"
• Scale: 34"
• Radius: 7.25"
• Neck thickness at 1st fret: 0.89"
• Neck thickness at 12th fret: 0.98"
• Action 1st String at 12th Fret: 3/32"
• Action 4th String at 12th Fret: 3/32"
• Total length: 45 1/2"
• Lower bout: 13"
• Waist: 9 1/4"
• Upper Bout: 11 1/4"
  
• Body depth/thickness: 1 5/8"
  
• String gauge: .045-.103"
  
• Middle Pickup Brand: Fender
• Middle Pickup Output: 10.78k
• Middle Pickup Original?: Yes
  
• Pickguard: Original
• Bridge: Original
• Tuners: Original
  
• Pots/Codes: 032367
• Case: OHSC
• Notes: 

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