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It's the same Sabre that was in this thread: http://www.leftybassist.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=9960
Apparently whoever bought it for $1500 managed to remove the glitter gunk from body and headstock edges and raised the price sky high for his efforts.

The tuners are made in USA by Fender and they're nickel-plated, so they will oxidize and tarnish with age. In comparison, the German-made Schaller tuners Fender started using in '76 were chrome-plated so they don't age as much. I'd be more concerned about the bent G tuner and the string alignment ...

I don't know why but I always liked the walnut finishes. But this price... Ouch!!!

Could it be a 75/76? I thought 76 they moved the logo decal to the headstock.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-FENDER-wbr-USA-Precision-Bass-Guitar-Left-Hand-Walnut-M-1976-/151443461716?&_trksid=p2056016.m2518.l4276 ...

Looked at all the ebay pictures.. where to start? The tort pickguard has the pixelated look I've seen on mid-to-late 70's Fender basses and it has thumb rest holes above the E string (used from '74). Some of the tuner screws and washers have gone AWOL, just look at the mismatched set on these ...

I was looking at that ebay ad yesterday. I don't see any major issues with this one.. the case doesn't look original, correct me if I'm wrong but I think in the 1970s Fender cases were covered in black tolex. The seller says "very heavy and solidly built" but the actual weight is not stated; mid-to ...

My P bass is a '73. Bought it about 10 years ago for $550 w case from Ludlow St. Guitars on (surprise) Ludlow St. in the east village, Manhattan.
I just wandered in looking for lefties and it was there, apparently hanging there forever, along with a left handed BC Rich green acrylic Warlock bass ...

Here are my lefty basses, L to R: 2010 Hofner Ignition, 1975 Fender P, early-80's custom ESP. The Fender is my main bass these days, fantastic tone with a beautiful chunky neck. Like many 70's Fenders this one is pretty heavy at 11.5 lbs but I'm not complaining as the tone and playability is great ...

I'll try to get some lighter/sharper pics, but meantime here's my '79 P bass. Just got it for my 50th - Happy Bday to me! From what I can tell, its all original and in great shape. I play classic rock covers so the sound is amazing. I took the PU cover and thumb rest off - still deciding on the ...

Interesting that CME has a '75 J for $7,500! Some pro better have owned that for that price. Wonder why such a price difference between Ps and Js from basically the same time? I don't like my J (04 MIM): besides the obvious craftsmanship issues I had to fix, the neck is too thin and too many ...

This bass is also advertised for sale in the Talkbass classifieds, with a link to a photo album with more photos than in the CL ad. The body has huge non-stock routs under the pickguard, most likely it has at some point had the "billy sheehan" mod done to it (an added neck humbucker etc). 1500$ for ...

Yves Carbonne wrote:Will arrive home soon...

You bought that? A lefty custom colour Jazz with matching headstock from '67, that's my birth year! Please post pictures of this beauty for me to drool on... I wish I had won in the lotto so I could buy that bass...

I've seen and tried one lefty Tune bass in the late 1980's in a music store here in Helsinki, Finland. It was a 4-string fretless with pink finish. There can't be too many of those around.. anyway, didn't like it, so back on the shelf it went. I have no idea where it is now.

Threaded bridge saddles? In the 1970's Fender bass bridges had barrel-style saddles with a single groove. The headstock logo looks strange to me, too. Too much gold in the Fender logo outline and that model name, all early- to mid-70's lefty Fender basses I've seen in person or in photos have had ...

I have limited experience with 70's Fender basses. My current main bass is a '75 P-Bass with a really heavy ash body and chunky maple neck = 11,5 lbs. That's boat anchor territory, I know, but I can live with the weight because it just sounds and feels so good: huge sustain (especially in the lowest ...

Marc40a wrote:That finish cracking on the skunk stripe could be more than cosmetic. I've seen a truss rod start to force it's way out of the back of the neck on a P bass that age.

Oh, really? On my '75 P-Bass there's similar finish cracking on the skunk stripe, though much less than on that '78 Jazz.