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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:22 am
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According to Fender the N2 914942 serial number puts it at 1992 so they can not tell me any info. The best they could do is say it appears to be a Jazz Bass Special...Huh? The headstock says Precision Bass Made in USA

The bass apparently came stock with passive P and J pickups. It has been altered to active EMGs. The controls are volume for each pkup and one tone control. The toggle not connected. Installed before I owned it.

Please help me ID my bass. I have attached pic.


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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 2:47 pm
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My rock solid source lists the following data for the SERIAL number that you provided:

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N2 914942 >

Guitar Info
Your guitar was made at the
Corona Plant (Fender), USA
in the Year(s): 1992 - 1993



Fender: Corona
Corona factory was opened in 1985, Corona California, with major guitar production starting in 1987. With the addition of a custom shop in 1987 the plant currently employs about 700 workers. Apart from general and Custom Shop Fender instruments and amplifiers, it also encompasses Guild acoustic & electric guitars.



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And with all due respect to whomever it was that you chatted with - Jazz Bass Specials were not configured in that exact manner. It IS A Precision, but which variant, is still up for grabs unless you can show us a shot of the winders and decals as well as the back where the neck attaches to the body. In any event, how does it sound configured that way - any issues at all?

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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:13 pm
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If this bass is passive it is a Precision Plus Bass. If it is active (which I doubt since I don't think the active model came along until the 93/94 model year) it is a Precision Plus Deluxe Bass. Either way, it is the predecessor of today's American Precision Bass Deluxe introduced in 1995 when the short lived Plus series was discontinued. The switch was standard. These were very nice basses with an interesting arrangement of a push/pull series/parallel switch and a toggle pickup selector similar to the JP90. These had the same Schaller Elite tuner/bridge hardware as was used on the Fender Elite Bass models. Hard to tell from the photo if this is the original bridge, but I think it may not be and I can not see the tuners at all. The bridge had a Fender logo but were made by Schaller. The tuners were of the Lite variety. The Plus basses were Fender's top of the line at that time. Nice burst on this one.


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Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:10 am
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Still trying to figure out this bass. Here's more pictures for ID.


http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh26 ... 78/009.jpg[/IMG]

IMG]http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh261/HBHS1978/006.jpg[/IMG]

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Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:37 am
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I'm 100% certain this is a Fender Precision Plus. 100% certain. There is no doubt. I never had any. It was either a Plus or a Plus Deluxe. Plus if passive and Deluxe if active. This particular bass was obviously passive. If it was a DELUXE it would have a battery cover on the BACK of the body and it would be 9 volt (not 18).

That is NOT the original bridge! It is a Gotoh copy of the original bridge. It should say FENDER on the bridge if the bridge is original. These are however the correct original Elite Lite tuners for a Precision Plus.

I've got a wee bit more bad bad news for you though. This bass was originally passive. Someone modified it by put active EMG's on it with an 18 V system. Probably sounds great but changing the batteries is time consuming. Since it is not original, this bass has no collector value. This could be a good players bass though. Can't say about how it plays or anything without looking at it though.

So your ID is done. For sure...this began life as a Precision Plus before the 18 volt overhaul. Probably sounds awesome.


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Thank you Brother Dave.

I've owned The '92 Precision Plus since '98. I really like the sound but you are right about replacing batteries - what a pain!

Thanks for your help!

Bill


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bhinhb wrote:
Thank you Brother Dave.

I've owned The '92 Precision Plus since '98. I really like the sound but you are right about replacing batteries - what a pain!

Thanks for your help!

Bill


While this may be a drastic suggestion, I have seen this done in the past on a non-Fender® guitar with active electronics... very similar to your situation.

The owner had purchased a modified bass with the hollowed out battery compartment under the pick guard as yours is. He had a woodworking colleague of his route-out the battery box to the rear of the body and used a Fender® Power Jazz Bass battery cover on the back, inset so it was not raised up above the body surface as well as installing 4 threaded screw pockets for the original Fender® battery cover screws. The woodworker fabricated a piece of ash and securely epoxied this thin piece directly under the pick guard where the open side of the battery box had been. This essentially created a new battery box floor, as viewed from the BACK of the guitar for the battery to rest on. This may be a possibility for you if you can have it done properly and would certaily speed up your occasional battery changeouts. By the way, are the batteries in your wiring harness in series (18 VDC) or in parallel (9 VDC) ?

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Its an 18V system. I have a friend who is a bass player and a woodworker. I will discuss with him your suggestion about rear access.


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I agree with the bass being a Precision Bass Plus.
It must sound pretty good with an 18v EMG electronics.


It originally had Lace Sensor pickups, which shouldn't be too hard to find if you wanted to convert it back to original spec.
I didn't see anyone mention that fact.

I wouldn't route out the body to the rear as recommended.
If you do that it will be very difficult to restore the bass. I would rec. going passive and filling in that battery route. That's just my opinon.

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BCbassman wrote:
It originally had Lace Sensor pickups, which shouldn't be too hard to find if you wanted to convert it back to original spec.
I didn't see anyone mention that fact.

I wouldn't route out the body to the rear as recommended.
If you do that it will be very difficult to restore the bass. I would rec. going passive and filling in that battery route. That's just my opinon.


Yes the passive version of the Precision Plus had passive Lace pickups from 1991 through 1996. The Deluxe version used a Bill Lawrence pickup set in 1997 but switched to Fender Vintage Noiseless in 98.

I prefer passive P-basses myself. Just my personal preference.

"Batteries belong in flashlights." (Bill Lawrence)


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