French below !

Hello,

I’m offering for sale this beautiful fretless Precision Bass, assembled exclusively with high-end components.


It features an original 1977 Fender Precision fretless neck, made from birdseye maple and finished with the original polyurethane lacquer in the classic Jaco style. The body is made by Franchin Guitars, crafted and finished in Italy. It is very lightweight and resonant, with a particularly successful Black Over Sunburst finish. The relic’d black pickguard is also from Franchin. The bass weights 3,94 kg (8,68 lbs).


The pickup is a Delano Quarter Pound, delivering plenty of punch and dynamics—perfect for fretless playing, with a very Joe Dart-inspired tone. The electronics feature an all-CTS wiring harness, paired with a capacitor from Lux Caps.


As for the hardware, it is equipped with Hipshot tuners, including a D-Tuner (the tuner alone costs €157!), a relic’d Gotoh bridge, a Fender pickup cover, and a Fender bridge cover as well. The bridge cover was removed for the photos but is included in the sale.


The bass has been professionally set up and is currently strung with La Bella White Nylon Flatwounds in 50–115 gauge, which feel closer to a 45–100 set.


There is over €2,200 worth of parts in this instrument. A neck from the same year recently sold for €1,000. I’m fully aware that partscaster-style instruments can be more difficult to sell, but given how well this bass turned out, it would be a shame to part it out. It’s an absolute joy to play, everything works together perfectly, and it looks fantastic too!


Thanks,

Lucas


Bonjour,

je propose à la vente cette magnifique Precision Bass fretless assemblée uniquement avec des composants haut de gamme.


On retrouve ici un manche Fender Precision de 1977 fretless d’origine, en érable Birdeyes et vernis polyurethane à la Jaco, encore une fois d’origine. Le corps est un Franchin Guitars fabriqué et vernis en Italie, très léger et résonnant, finition black over sunburst plutôt très réussi. Le pickguard noir reliqué est également de chez eux. La basse pèse 3,94 kg.

Le micro est un Delano quarter pounds offrant du punch et de la dynamique, idéal en fretless, très Joe Dart tone ! Elle est câblée bien sûr tout CTS avec un condensateur de chez Lux Caps. 


Côté accastillage on retrouve des mécaniques Hipshot avec une D-Tuner (157€ la mécanique!), un chevalet relic Gotoh, un cache micro Fender et un cache chevalet Fender également enlevé pour la photo mais vendu avec.


Elle est réglée parfaitement et montée avec des La Bella flats White Nylon en 50-115, ressenti 45-100.


Il y en a pour un peu plus de 2200€ de matériel dessus, un manche de la même année est parti à 1000€ il n’y a pas longtemps, j’ai conscience qu’un assemblage est dur à vendre mais vu le résultat ce serait trop dommage de vendre les pièces tant la basse est chouette à jouer et que tout s’imbrique parfaitement. Et elle est belle !

Merci,

Lucas


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Listed4 months ago
ConditionExcellent (Used)
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Brand
Model
  • Precision Bass Fretless
Finish
  • Partcaster black over sunburst
Categories
Year
  • 1977
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Neck Material
  • Maple
Finish Style
  • Gloss
Body Material
  • Alder
Finish Features
  • Relic
Frets
  • Fretless
Number of Strings
  • 4-String
Body Shape
  • P-Style

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