Fender / Precision / 1963 / Fiesta Red Refinish / Bass
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1963 FENDER PRECISION -FIESTA RED
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1963 Fender Precision Bass with a very cool Fiesta Red refinish. It is a very old refinish over the original Sunburst. There are examples of many Fenders from this period in the '60s that were refinished very early on, some say by the company Selmer who imported them from around 62 to 65. The jury is still out on this and some say it's just a rumour but others say they have spoken with employees of Selmer who are sure that it was done by Selmer and licensed by Fender. Without the original receipt there is no way way of proving this for certain. Fiesta Red was extremely popular in the early '60s, particularly in the UK because of Hank Marvin and the Shadows.
The finish is most certainly very old and nitro-cellulose. It has lacquer checking throughout the body. The back of the neck is quite but he lacquer has worn thin. It is very smooth allowing for smooth movement up and down the neck. There's the faint outline of where a sticker had been placed on the front of the upper body just above the bridge cover. The headstock shows cigarette burns. The case is not original nor is the pickup cover but everything else is original. There are numerous chips and dings to the finish around the edges which show up the Black of the Sunburst underneath. The neck pocket allows a bester glimpse of the colour under the Red. The yellow base coat shows through in other areas.
This bass is a joy to play and has been full set up with a fresh set of Elites Stadium strings by my technician Chris Ward. The frets are in great shape.
The neck dates August 63 C. The pots 29th week of 63 and the pickups have the Black bobbins and original winds although the solder has been touched up at some point. The serial is L08743 and the weight 9.2 lbs.
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