Vintage 1966 Fender Precision Bass Restoration

Join me on my incredible journey where I take you through the complete restoration of this amazing vintage Fender Precision Bass featuring a 1966 body, that had been poorly spray painted back in the '70s, with a 1974 neck. I refinished the bass in a traditional Fender style sunburst using StewMac rattle can nitrocellulose lacquers. I crowned and polished the frets, oiled the fingerboard and refurbished all the original parts including the pickups and electronics. The background music is from my PBass Shootout video • PBass Shootout Vintag... . The drum track is from / dennissnyderdrums .

[@killacrush3437]

You do the most authentic work I've ever seen❤👏

[@pinckneycustomshop]

@@killacrush3437 you are way too kind! Thanks so much for your comment.

[@tedhobbs2699]

The finished project is something JD Pinckney has every right to be proud of !

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Thanks so much 😊🙏

[@Cruiseangel72]

Wow this guy is amazing! I've had many p bass's restored. But this, man what he can do with spray cans is amazing. And he's right patients and talent is the key.

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Thanks so much!!

[@grantkoeller8911]

A professional and beautiful restoration!!!!

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Thanks so much!

[@ArtZasadny]

True craftmanship right there!!!

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Thank you so much!!

[@howardmaryon]

Watching this and enjoying every minute, then I catch myself in the mirror and see that I am seriously vibing along with your funky bass!

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Thanks so much!

[@samlelowitch]

You do remarkable work! It's obvious that you care about your projects. Well done.

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Thanks so much!!

[@lazybaker1187]

Such a great job and all that effort, then you have the courage to solder right over the top of it! My goodness me I was nervous

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Good point. I should probably be more careful 😁 Thanks for your comment!

[@bassplayer1966]

Carry on Wayward Son at the very end....nice restoration!

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Thanks so much for your comment!!

[@GilaMonster971]

Looks good, I have used the clear Minwax nitrocellulose lacquer (in the black can) and it’s the same stuff as the expensive specialty stuff. In fact I used it on the Peavey TL-5 purple burst in my picture, but I used wood dye, then clear coated it.

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Thank you for your comment and thanks for the tip on Minwax. I've used their polyurethane before with limited success. I'll give it a try on something.

[@GilaMonster971]

@@pinckneycustomshop I have never used the Minwax Poly but have used their clear nitrocellulose lacquer numerous times. Works as well as the expensive stuff and it sprays on the same, and only costs about $7/ rattle can. You can even buy it in quarts and tint it with dye if you have a compressor and a gun

[@hushpuppykl]

Awesome job!

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Thanks so much!!

[@davetenney5800]

They never looked that good new! Good job.

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Thank you so much!!

[@simplecountrydrummer]

Just goes to show what you can do if you take your time.. with a rattle can no less. Nice work!

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Thanks so much!

[@daviddaniels6473]

Your burst is amazing! I gave up on mine after 3 tries. Ended up painting the damned thing.

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Thanks! Truth be told, it usually takes a couple of tries to get it right.😁

[@richardsisk1770]

Great job!

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Thanks so much!!

[@thandodot]

Brilliant work sir.

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Thanks so much!!

[@danielirvine7468]

This turned out great sir ! I have a 1973 p bass I really want to restore back to factory this is a great platform to learn off

[@pinckneycustomshop]

I’ll be uploading another vintage Fender restoration video of a 71 PBass very soon. Thanks for your support!!

[@Anybloke]

Nice job sir.

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Thanks so much!

[@Luke-ot6mk]

I Love ❤️ repainted old bass! I don’t like relics!!! Nice job 👍

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Thank you for that!

[@eliordsilva86]

amazing!

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Thanks for that!

[@Roogbass]

Wow!! Respect 🙏🏽

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Thanks so much!

[@waiheke109]

Nice one

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Thanks for that!

[@everready19373]

That turned out great. Fantastic job! I pulled an old Global from the 70's out of the trash a few years ago. I put a new bridge on it and had to move it down about 1/4", shimmed the neck and scraped all of the nasty green latex paint off of it. It got new tuners too. I had to dress up the frets and oil the finger board too. It looks great and play quite well. The action is really low and it has perfect intonation. The only thing I don't like about it is, it weight almost 10 lbs.

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Thanks so much!

[@Fulltilt1973]

AWESOME SPRAYBOOTH

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Working with what I got 🤷🏻

[@Fulltilt1973]

@@pinckneycustomshop much admiration, doesn't the nitro covering everything else bug you though?

[@pinckneycustomshop]

@@Fulltilt1973 kinda, but I’m not that anal. I plan on building a booth, it’s just hard to find space when my wife fills every corner with plants. 😆

[@Fulltilt1973]

@@pinckneycustomshop amazing job considering

[@pinckneycustomshop]

@@Fulltilt1973 thank you

[@jeffreybright8119]

What did you use to clean the tuners and bridge with ? turned out nicely .. bit of work thou ... well done .

[@pinckneycustomshop]

The spray can is a wax based waterless car wash. Thanks for your comment!

[@joecaner]

Nice restoration.

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Thank you!!

[@martynreed835]

Got that p bass growl 👌

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Yup!🐯😃

[@stuart8663]

Just a suggestion: The video topic is terrific and your dedication to it is wonderful. The audio however is sub standard.

[@pinckneycustomshop]

I appreciate your nice comment. I’ll also take note of my audio being “substandard.” Although, I don’t really know what the “standard” for audio is on KZbin. I suppose an actual suggestion could have possibly pointed me in the right direction in that respect.

[@chrisst8922]

@@pinckneycustomshop The biggest problem with audio (on my laptop) when watching youtube is that it's so quiet. Until an advert comes on of course.

[@pinckneycustomshop]

I get that. Unfortunately, I am unable to edit the audio of a video once it is uploaded. I'll keep that in mind, though, in subsequent videos.

[@johnwallace7694]

Question , so if you do a refinish , Doesn't it reduce the value ? I bought a 1980 Fender p bass Special , and its lake placid blue , with the fading to green color and i have some blems to fix , any suggestions ?

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Yes, refinishing a vintage instrument does devalue it. But as I said in the video, this bass had been badly refinished in the past, so it had already been devalued. Therefore, doing a "proper" refinish in this case would, most likely, increase the value somewhat. '80s basses don't have nearly the collector value that basses from the '60s do, so a refinish wouldn't affect the current value nearly as much. I suppose it could have an effect on it's future value, although, I'm not an expert on that. I would have to see the bass to see if there's anything I could do to fix it. If you like, you can shoot me some photos of it to [e-mail] .

[@stephendocherty6735]

Is the vynl sealer a pre-paint coating?

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Yes.

[@ADAM_COLLECTS]

did you ever consider giving the bass a road worn/ faux patina to it or was the owners request factory new to vintage spec! Cheers and kudos on your work.

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Thanks so much for your comment. The owner requested a nice new finish. I hope he’ll use it enough for it to naturally relic. Besides, I’m not really confident enough in my relicing skills to attempt it on a vintage instrument. I’m gonna need more practice on non-collectible basses first.

[@kode4food]

But will it blend!?

[@pinckneycustomshop]

I don’t understand the question.

[@ElQuintoViernesAzul]

someone sanded the wood down on the lower horn and modified for easier access to the rear frets???

[@pinckneycustomshop]

No. No idea what you’re seeing, but this body is unmolested.

[@stevenbowman761]

This is just stunning! Dude, you are a master. I always wondered how sunburst was applied, and it's way harder than I thought. Thanks for sharing your talent with us.

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Thank you for your kind words! 🙏

[@txtele]

F N amazing

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Thanks a lot!

[@ghostrider2ification]

Is that the original pickguard?

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Yes, it is original. Thanks for asking.

[@ghostrider2ification]

@@pinckneycustomshop The tortoise pickguards from the 60s just can't be beat. They look incredible and the bass sounds amazing. Cheers!

[@pinckneycustomshop]

@@ghostrider2ificationThanks so much! It had shrunk a little, but thankfully I was able to save it.

[@homelessshark9637]

nice job, one thing i will say is that all the camera movements and transitions are fairly distracting and take away from the video

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Sorry. Just tryna make it interesting.

[@homelessshark9637]

@@pinckneycustomshop its already really interesting! I love seeing you work.

[@pinckneycustomshop]

@@homelessshark9637 thank you🙏

[@barrytrewern3347]

Why don't you try and do this for a living, with a bit more practice you could be really good at it. 😊

[@pinckneycustomshop]

🤔 Now that just sounds like work 😄

[@muddy32456]

idk my usa precision has a thru body bridge...

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Some do, some don’t.

[@shckltnebay]

Exactly opposite of the the color progression I would have though would be done for a sunburst

[@pinckneycustomshop]

It works though, right? Since the colors are translucent, when you layer them, the colors get deeper.

[@shckltnebay]

@@pinckneycustomshop yes looks great I just always though you spray the darkest color last

[@richsackett3423]

That mask is not adequate for lacquer. Please use something with charcoal filtration.

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Thanks for the heads up. I’ll get a respirator.

[@rogermellie1514]

Love the restoration but watching you sand it down on a slipping piece of cardboard was painful. Get yourself a sheet of thin rubber it will save you loads of time.

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Thanks for your comment! I’ll take it under advisement.

[@howardmaryon]

Who said white men can’t funk?

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Well, to be fair, I'm only 1/2 white 😆

[@petercummins1097]

Nice

[@pinckneycustomshop]

Thanks!