Lefty 1983 Fender American P Bass 57 Reissue

[gravesbass]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lefty-1983-Fend ... 500wt_1413

[Frenchy-Lefty]

Too bad it does not have the original pickups!

[Marc40a]

It's definitely a looker.

I'm wondering if it's an early 80s bass that looks like a '57 or if it's truly a "re-issue" with the proper vintage radius

Standard Precisions from the early 80's had C width necks with a flat 12" radius, a departure from both vintage and current modern specs.

A true reissue would have a vintage 7.25" radius.

**edited for clarity**

[Marc40a]

I'm guessing it's not a true reissue.

The tuners and the micro-tilt are a dead giveaway.

[danomite64]

It's an '83 Standard with a replacement pickguard, replacement pickups, and added covers.

[Frenchy-Lefty]

I might be wrong but there was some lefty P Bass '57 reissues made in the mid 90's. I remember then, Fender was making a catalog and I recall looking at this '57 drooling. Not so sure about a '57 reissue made in early eighties.

[cangaroo]

AFAIK The early 80s American Reissues production should have the serial number starting with V (as for Vintage).

[Lefty007]

As Dano said, it's a regular P-Bass with a changed pickguard and added covers. Fender did make reissues in the early '80s, but no lefties. There's never been a reissue lefty bass, other than the MIJs and CIJs. On guitars, though, yes, they did reissue vintage American Strat and Teles.

[danomite64]

AFAIK The early 80s American Reissues production should have the serial number starting with V (as for Vintage).

That sounds right....also, it was stamped on the neckplate, not a decal on the headstock.