serial number

Legato · Growing Guppy Joined: 27 Jul 2002 Posts: 43

i got a fender p bass that was made in mexico with the serial number mn541145. could anyone tell me wut year that is and like wut kind of precision?

pereek · Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2002 12:19 pm Post subject: serial number

no i dont sorry but
try asking in the fender part of the forum or fender.com or fendertalk.com
hope that helps

lampbody · Newbie Alert Joined: 13 Oct 2002 Posts: 3

Fendertalk.com helped me identify what sounds like a similar bass, but I don't personally know anything about it.

daveman · Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2002 12:24 am Post subject: serial number

the "n" in "mn" means "Ninety", so it's a 94. The MIM P basses are the Standard, or the Deluxe. My guess is it's a '94 Standard Precision. The Deluxe had 2 pups on it.

Legato · Growing Guppy Joined: 27 Jul 2002 Posts: 43

wut are these 2 pups? the little knobs?

daveman · Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2002 11:11 pm Post subject: serial number

pups = pickups.

A precision bass has a split pickup, but it is considered only one pickup. It is mounted about halfway between the bridge and the neck.

If it has 2 pups (pickups), there will be near the bridge, and one about mid-way between the bridge and neck.

Legato · Growing Guppy Joined: 27 Jul 2002 Posts: 43

umm im stupid i have no idea wut you are talking about. ill try to draw it

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it doesnt show up really good on this so i put in the x's ingore the x;s

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daveman · Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2002 12:09 am Post subject: serial number

Legato, I guess I'm not understanding your question then. Pickups are also called "pups" and are the plastic things with bits of metal showing that are under the strings.

Here is a picture of a Deluxe P-Bass. Note the two different styles of pickups used.

Here is a P-Bass (not a Deluxe). Note it only has one picjup in the middle position.

Hope it helps.

Dave

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