176 :: Fender Precision Bass guitar, made in USA, circa 1957, ser. no. -1xxx7
Fender Precision Bass guitar, made in USA, circa 1957, ser. no. -1xxx7; Body: stripped to natural and lacquered, originally blonde with paint visible in cavities, '2063' Fender Factory refinish stamp to pickup cavity, 1-57 pencil date also visible in the pickup cavity, old scratchplate screw holes filled; Neck: refinished with new decal, feint pencil stamp to the neck end (indecipherable), '2063' Fender Factory refinish stamp to the end; Electrics: working, one potentiometer stamped '304412'; Hardware: replaced scratchplate, later tuners, later bridge and pickup covers, back string ferrules missing, later string tree (knobs, bridge and saddles appear original); Case: 70s Fender hard case; Weight: 3.90kg; Overall condition: good/restored *Purchased by the vendor on 9th November 1977 from Top Gear Musical Instruments, Denmark Street, London and sold with a scan of the original sales receipt
Estimate: £3000-4000
Sold For: £3000.00
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Sale Date: 7th September 2022
Sale Name: The Guitar Auction - Day One - Vintage, Classic & Modern Guitars