Re: NGD: 1978 Fender P bass
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 3:15 pm
There was a similar era fretless on TM a couple of times
Looked the (original) goods
Looked the (original) goods
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Re: NGD: 1978 Fender P bass
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 4:17 pm
looks good!!
Re: NGD: 1978 Fender P bass
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 6:00 pm
Wow, that is very cool. Me likey! 
Re: NGD: 1978 Fender P bass
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 6:09 pm
It certainly looks better than it smells. But that's not saying much
Re: NGD: 1978 Fender P bass
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 9:00 pm
Awesome!
Re: NGD: 1978 Fender P bass
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 9:13 pm
Thanks. Wasn't exactly in the market for one but hey, you can never have too many 70s P basses right ?Bg wrote:Awesome!
Re: NGD: 1978 Fender P bass
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 9:56 pm
That is the truest thing I have heard all day
Re: NGD: 1978 Fender P bass
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 9:14 am
super cool bass strummers!
Re: NGD: 1978 Fender P bass
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 9:16 am
Yah yah eets super cool yahbbrunskill wrote:super cool bass strummers!
Re: NGD: 1978 Fender P bass
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 7:25 pm
Very nice. Smelliness aside, it looks to be in pretty good condition overall.
Re: NGD: 1978 Fender P bass
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 8:23 pm
Well, I wouldn't go that far. Structurally it's great but it does look like it's been through the digestive tract of a large carnivoreMini Forklift Ⓥ wrote:Very nice. Smelliness aside, it looks to be in pretty good condition overall.
Re: NGD: 1978 Fender P bass
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 9:49 pm
It's part of the charm
I bought my '76 from a shop and decided I would clean , set up and restring once and once only
That was 2004
I bought my '76 from a shop and decided I would clean , set up and restring once and once only
That was 2004
Re: NGD: 1978 Fender P bass
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 11:04 pm
Yikes, that’s when I got my very first electric 
... 2003 squier bullet. Red.
... 2003 squier bullet. Red.Re: NGD: 1978 Fender P bass
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2018 12:06 pm
Weighed this bass today. 8.8lb / 4kg . Puts it on the lighter end of the range as far as I can tell which is good news.
Re: NGD: 1978 Fender P bass
Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 8:19 am
Well I think I have successfully de-stinkafied the case. Wiping the outside with detergent and water lifted a thick black coating..... Ewwww
Took a light wash with a damp cloth, three days of airing out in the open air. 24 hrs with baking soda and left in a hot room then vacummed thoroughly followed by a spray with foaming pet smell remover carpet cleaner. A light wash to remove any surface chemicals left behind them another 24 hrs open to air to dry it all out. I gave the bass a wash too with a damp cloth and a tiny bit of detergent and deodorizer in it. Worked a treat.
Took a light wash with a damp cloth, three days of airing out in the open air. 24 hrs with baking soda and left in a hot room then vacummed thoroughly followed by a spray with foaming pet smell remover carpet cleaner. A light wash to remove any surface chemicals left behind them another 24 hrs open to air to dry it all out. I gave the bass a wash too with a damp cloth and a tiny bit of detergent and deodorizer in it. Worked a treat.