Fender AVRI '63 P, sonic blue, made in USA 2012. What a sublime little slice of sunshine this is. The American Vintage series was made from 1982-2017, enjoying an excellent reputation for quality from go to woe over all those decades. This example dates to late 2012. which was around the time of a reboot of the series, so it got the couple of updates: 60s-correct radius laminate fretboard, clay dot fretboard markers and an updated 'thin skin' nitro finish. Now, that finish: wowsers. It left the factory as blue, but as these thin nitro jobs do, it's yellowed significantly to a more mint green colour. The guard was mint green originally, so now the body and guard almost match in hue, and it looks fantastic. This one arrived without the original pickup, so our tech has installed an American Standard pickup from 2007 we had on hand, which sounds great. It's a little more punchy through the mids with a quicker attack than the original; a whisker more modern without being totally different. It's a great sound: warm, round, full, punchy, very responsive to changes in your attack... it will sit on the bottom end of just about any mix perfectly. The neck is pretty fat: it's a C shape, but fairly wide with plenty of meat in the back, which makes for self-assured feel that rewards a steady, deliberate playing approach. I really enjoy this one, it really nails the genre in my opinion.

Model: Fender American Vintage '63 Precision Bass
Made: USA, neck date Dec 2012, Corona factory
Serial: V1209156
Finish: sonic blue, gloss nitro 'thin skin'
Body: alder
Neck: maple, rosewood radius laminate fretboard, 34" scale, 7.25" radius, wide C profile
Weight: 3.780kg
Mods: pickup replaced
Pickups: Fender American Standard split single coil c2007
Accessories: original G&G deluxe case, ashtray cover, docs/hangtags

Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. The headstock has some dimples on the end and bottom edge. The neck is clean and smooth in the hands, minor dimples and some rub wear on the back only. The back has some minor dents in the elbow area and bottom horn, dimples and scuffs on the bottom corner and back edge and some reasonable scuffs on the top horn, along the belly carve and in the middle of the body. The sides have some dimples and scuffs on the top horn, chips and scuffs on the elbow area, scuffs and dimples near the jack and some scuffs and a small chip on the bottom horn. The front has a chip and some scuffs on the elbow area, holes from a removed cover on either side of the bridge and pickup, scuffs around the bridge and knobs and some play wear on the guard and horn. Note some significant yellowing of the finish on the whole body, it's more of a green than a blue.
Overall: very good condition (7.5/10)

Playing condition notes: Action is low, neck is straight, intonation is good, truss rod works. All electronics tested and working properly. Wearing fresh 45/105 Moonshiners strings.
Fret life: 8/10, minor wear only