About This Listing

This is the ultimate all original 1-owner Pre-CBS Precision Bass w/a “Slab” Rosewood neck w/all early features in untouched original condition, it has its original faded 2 1/2-Tone Brown’burst finish over a very lightweight Alder body & weighing in at a scant 8 lbs. 9 oz; these 1st issue Fender Slab Necks are ridiculously rare w/its “Unbound” Rosewood Clay Dot inlaid fingerboard still retaining its original frets. She has a penciled on neck date from 10/60, it’s sporting a very low serial # (44XXX) stamped on its 4-bolt neck plate, its original Tortoiseshell Nitro pickgard has that luscious pepperoni color used only in 1959-1960, its original split Pickup is super smooth w/that quintessential “Jamerson” funk tone !, its pot date codes are from the 19th week of 1960, its so cool from its nickel tuners to its threaded saddle bridge, its all original in all respects & still retains its bridge & pickup covers along with every single screw from new, this is perhaps 1 of Leo’s earliest known “Slab Rosewood” P Basses & has a gorgeous patina for a 64 year old original, it plays & feels incredible, other than having a typical but stable crackle under the E tuner & a few dings, she’s still very good 8 lbs. 6 oz; 1 of the best & most desirable examples on Earth, complete w/an original early 60’s Black tolex/Orange lined Hard Case.

Listed2 months ago
Condition
Brand
Model
  • Precision Bass with Slab Rosewood Fretboard
Finish
  • Sunburst
Categories
Year
  • 1960
Made In
  • United States
Fretboard Material
  • Rosewood
Color Family
  • Brown
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Active / Passive Pickups
  • Passive
Neck Material
  • Maple
Offset Body
  • No
Finish Pattern
  • Sunburst
Active Preamp
  • No
Body Material
  • Alder
Pickup Configuration
  • Split-Coil
Number of Strings
  • 4-String
Model Family
  • Fender Precision Bass
Series
Body Shape
  • P-Style
Number of Frets
  • 20

About the Seller

The Guitar Broker

Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
(619)
Joined Reverb:2014
Items Sold:1,132
Product Overview
Around the middle of 1957, Fender made another very important change to the Precision Bass, replacing the single coil pickup with a split-coil design. This is actually a humbucking pickup, but Fender couldn't call that out in advertising or catalogs due to the fact that Seth Lover's patent hadn't yet run out. This era also sees the headstock shape change into something that more closely matched the Stratocaster model.

In late 1959, a slab rosewood fretboard with clay dot inlays was introduced, as was the case with the entire Fender line. In mid-'62, this changes to a thinner rosewood veneer, and then the clay dots were replaced with pearl dots in '64.

This was the last run of P-Basses made before the CBS buyout in 1965.
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Fender Precision Bass 1960 - the ultimate Original Owner Slab Neck P Bass & she's 1 of the best players ever !
Fender Precision Bass 1960 - the ultimate Original Owner Slab Neck P Bass & she's 1 of the best players ever !
Originally $24,995, now $22,495 ($2,500 price drop)
$2,500 price drop

About This Listing

This is the ultimate all original 1-owner Pre-CBS Precision Bass w/a “Slab” Rosewood neck w/all early features in untouched original condition, it has its original faded 2 1/2-Tone Brown’burst finish over a very lightweight Alder body & weighing in at a scant 8 lbs. 9 oz; these 1st issue Fender Slab Necks are ridiculously rare w/its “Unbound” Rosewood Clay Dot inlaid fingerboard still retaining its original frets. She has a penciled on neck date from 10/60, it’s sporting a very low serial # (44XXX) stamped on its 4-bolt neck plate, its original Tortoiseshell Nitro pickgard has that luscious pepperoni color used only in 1959-1960, its original split Pickup is super smooth w/that quintessential “Jamerson” funk tone !, its pot date codes are from the 19th week of 1960, its so cool from its nickel tuners to its threaded saddle bridge, its all original in all respects & still retains its bridge & pickup covers along with every single screw from new, this is perhaps 1 of Leo’s earliest known “Slab Rosewood” P Basses & has a gorgeous patina for a 64 year old original, it plays & feels incredible, other than having a typical but stable crackle under the E tuner & a few dings, she’s still very good 8 lbs. 6 oz; 1 of the best & most desirable examples on Earth, complete w/an original early 60’s Black tolex/Orange lined Hard Case.

Listed2 months ago
Condition
Brand
Model
  • Precision Bass with Slab Rosewood Fretboard
Finish
  • Sunburst
Categories
Year
  • 1960
Made In
  • United States
Fretboard Material
  • Rosewood
Color Family
  • Brown
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Active / Passive Pickups
  • Passive
Neck Material
  • Maple
Offset Body
  • No
Finish Pattern
  • Sunburst
Active Preamp
  • No
Body Material
  • Alder
Pickup Configuration
  • Split-Coil
Number of Strings
  • 4-String
Model Family
  • Fender Precision Bass
Series
Body Shape
  • P-Style
Number of Frets
  • 20

About the Seller

The Guitar Broker

Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
(619)
Joined Reverb:2014
Items Sold:1,132
Product Overview
Around the middle of 1957, Fender made another very important change to the Precision Bass, replacing the single coil pickup with a split-coil design. This is actually a humbucking pickup, but Fender couldn't call that out in advertising or catalogs due to the fact that Seth Lover's patent hadn't yet run out. This era also sees the headstock shape change into something that more closely matched the Stratocaster model.

In late 1959, a slab rosewood fretboard with clay dot inlays was introduced, as was the case with the entire Fender line. In mid-'62, this changes to a thinner rosewood veneer, and then the clay dots were replaced with pearl dots in '64.

This was the last run of P-Basses made before the CBS buyout in 1965.
Shop 27 options from $5,000
Product Reviews

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