Fender Precision Japan Bass

by Daphne
(Lancaster, England.)

Hi.

Please could you tell me how much my bass is worth? It is a metallic blue fender precision with a silver pickguard. On the base of the neck it says 'Made in Japan and has the serial number S000556. I bought the bass about twelve years ago from a pawn shop in Cambridge, England, so I have no idea of its history before I got it. It has a couple of scratches on the edges but it's in pretty good nick other than that. I don't know the year of manufacture, but if you can find that information from your magical blue book, I would really appreciate it.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Daphne

ANSWER

Hi, Daphne--

The serial number indicates that your guitar was made at the Fuji-gen Plant (for Fender Japan),Japan in 1994 - 1995.

Here is the Blue Book general info:

'50S PRECISION BASS (JAPAN MFG. NO. 027-1302)
- offset double cutaway basswood body, bolt-on maple neck, 20-fret maple fingerboard with black dot inlays, four-on-one-side tuners, fixed bridge, white pickguard, P-style exposed pickup, two knobs (v, tone), chrome hardware, available in Black, Candy Apple Red, Olympic White, Sonic Blue, or 3-Tone Sunburst finish, mfg. 1992-94.

The pricing info:

Mint $650
Exc.+ $550
Exc. $475
Avg.+ $400
Avg. $350
General $300

There is also this one:

'60S PRECISION BASS (JAPAN MFG. NO. 027-1300)
- offset double cutaway basswood body, bolt-on maple neck, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, four-on-one-side tuners, fixed bridge, white or tortoiseshell pickguard, single P-style exposed pickup, two knobs (v, tone), chrome hardware, available in Black, Candy Apple Red, Olympic White, Sonic Blue, or 3-Tone Sunburst finish, mfg. 1992-94.

The pricing info is exactly the same.

Lynne

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