1978 Fender Precision Bass Guitar Setup and Demo

[djalsurdi67]

How did you fill that jazz bass cut out in so well, if you didn't refinish the bass you would never have known it had that mod.

[davey4557]

@djalsurdi67

cut a shape from a template on a router and glued it in :)

[crisp2882]

i prefer a Jazz bass but the P bass is an awesome bass

[awfulguitarplucker]

are you a fan of Tony Franklin,per chance?

your P-Bass with that scratched-away blue-black finish looks unexpectedly gorgeous!

[davey4557]

@awfulguitarplucker

loved his work with Jimmy Page

[overdriven77]

when you started playing, my cheap jazz copy was crying

[Grun1410wald]

I have just set up my p bass straightened neck and internation, nice low action but i've noticed the Estring louder than the other strings. Should i raise the bridge saddle on the E string or lower the pickup on the Estring?

[davey4557]

@Grun1410wald

lower the pup :)

[boleynali]

i assume your a bass player that plays guitars rather than the reverse.

[hzdonut75]

I've been setting up my own basses for years, but really enjoyed watching this. Especially the history of your old friend. :)

[davey4557]

@hzdonut75

Hey thanks !!

Cheers !!!

[MRCOOL2345e]

is this MIJ or MIA

[davey4557]

@MRCOOL2345e

It's 1978 USA made

[MRCOOL2345e]

@davey4557 thanks.

[killyourculture]

Every time you did an adjustment you stopped the video? Pretty Silly instructional Video without showing turning the actual screws??

[BassPlayerBedwell]

My uncle has a 1975 Precision bass that's exactly like that one! haha. It's been re-finished and upgraded with a Seymour Duncan Bassline pickup. DAMN nice sounding bass.

[spark4200]

youtube.com/watch?v=czKqXJ-5HJ­o there were few alternate bridges in 1980 when this was built

[RichardLarge0]

haha my bass is beginning to look somewhat like the way yours used to but I love it. It gives it that road worn vibe and a ton of character.

[sgbigsby1989]

what kind of coin is that, im in scotland so i havent seen one like that...... sorry for the dumb arse question

[davey4557]

@sgbigsby1989

i show a canadian and us 25 cent coin

.065 of an inch more ore less

[mkdFlaSh]

rotosound swing bass are the best

[sgbigsby1989]

@mkdFlaSh im more a roto flat wound fan

[Doodlez732]

You talk like Jigsaw...

[sdsck]

DAVE...SOMEONE ALREADY GOOCHED MY '51 REISSUE.....THE BLACK COVER HIDES IT.....MY QUESTION......LOOKS LIKE THEY GOOCHED THE PHILLIPS HEAD SCREW...CAN YOU REPLACE THE TRUSS ROD? SORRY IF IT'S A DUMB QUESTION......THANKS IN ADVANCE...GEOFF

[TheGallantGentry]

How Many More Times! Good pick!

[AiliraAOS]

i dont even smoke weed anymore...but i totally wanna blaze with this guy.

[schimmelpenninq]

what a poehaah about adjusting your trussrod, just give the fucking thing a wank with a screwdriver and just think logically about the direction to wank in... man, and you are not even a good bassplayer! hahahaaaaaah...

[sdsck]

@schimmelpenninq PISS OFF, MATE

[archebeats]

If I have the allen type screw...and with the acces on the body, do i have to take the neck off?

[davey4557]

@archebeats

on newer fender I think they leave a space to get in with the wrench Don't they?

[archebeats]

@davey4557 yesh they do...but I don{t I thougth still should give it a try.

[davey4557]

@archebeats you will mark the guitar.

it may be possible, but I work on stuff that is not mine so I take off the neck.

I would recommend that instead of Gooching it.

[davey4557]

@fendergeek1

hmmm

i'm not sure

[karul01]

nice t-shirt too

[lmh1025]

Thanks so much for the video. God bless YouTube! (I bought a 78 P from GC and am getting some help with the setup, but going forward, I'll tackle it myself. I have a crackly input jack also, so I'm turning to a Fender Master. The 78 I got had been modded with a humbucker, and a separate volume knob for that was installed, all very professionally done. I can mix the volumes, and the tone knob seems to affect the general character of whatever comes out from that volume balance. Ever see the that?)

[davey4557]

@lmh1025

If my brain works I somehow remember seeing it all over the years

good bad and ugly :)

[mrbassman25]

beutiful bass !!!! ... i think it even looks beutiful prior to you refinishing it.... with the sweat marks :)

[davey4557]

@mrbassman25

it rocked so many years and never let me down

I felt sorry for it and the abuse

so I refinished

It will look nice foe when I'm buried with it

LOL

Cheers !!!!

[DuaLeaD]

HAHA I freaked out when he removed the neck, because all of my guitars are NECK-THROUGH....I guess that's one benefit of a bolt-on neck, but I like the structural integrity and added sustain from neck-through construction....

[XxvrokenlifeXx]

good ol U.S. quarter.

[dedmouse]

Great vid...I use a capo instead of rubber tubing...it's faster and holds the strings tight

[jdubbjazzbass]

damn i wish that was mine!!

[davey4557]

@jdubbjazzbass

Out of all my bass guitars it's the one they can bury with me when I'm dead !!!

[pipesstratman]

How do you set your pickup heights on a P-bass? THX

[davey4557]

@pipesstratman

The magnets should be about 1/8 of an inch (.125 ) away from the strings when depressed.Use the 4 screws on the pickup to make it go up and down.

Cheers !!!

[Denvermorgan2000]

Thanks Dave great video.

[davey4557]

@Denvermorgan2000

No Problem !!!

[IamRetroman]

This is beyond cool! I saw you playing this in the Sin City Boys "Angel" video. A while back I requested a demo of this bass- with the setup and the history thrown in , you came through in spades. Thanks man!

[davey4557]

@IamRetroman

Cheers !!

I'm actually gonna see those guys tomorrow with any luck !!!

Could be a cool day and maybe a video !!!

[herrfilm]

go mr bass man

[squidskunk]

ill bet that babie sounds sweeeeet....

[davey4557]

@squidskunk

It was good solid Bass over the years, both live and for recording. It never let me down.

[davey4557]

I play a G&L jazz bass these days :) half the weight. My back is shot

Cheers !!!

Thanks for watching

[dog61]

You develop a strong back playing that thing?