1970 Sherwood Green Fender Precision

TaylorBoots

TaylorBoots

Jan 14, 2017
4
0
4,551
#1
Hello All,

Not sure if I am posting this in the correct place (please correct me if not) but I have found a 1970 Fender Precision and the owner claims it's original paint job is Sherwood Green however all references I can find on the internet claim that Fender stopped using that color in 1965.

Having said that I also know that sometimes Fender records can be somewhat unreliable so I was wondering if anyone could let me know if Fender actually did use this color in 1970?

Here are some references I found:
Fender Color Chart - 1970 Fender catalog, page 95
-- color not found on this page

Vintage Guitars Info - Fender custom color finishes on vintage Fender guitars
-- about 3/4 of the way down is a color-by-year chart indicating that they only used the Sherwood Green color between 1960-1965.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks
 
#6
I think I know which one you're referring to... Saskatoon by any chance? If that is the one, I had the same question - plus sherwood green was metallic, I believe, and I don't see any evidence of shimmer in this one. My first inclination was faded blue, too but there is a shot of the neck plate and evidence of chips in the clear coat around it, with the same shade of almost "gumby green". The rest of the package is so clean and original, with all the case candy and hang tags I have a hard time convincing myself that it's a refin... an anomaly for sure.
 

Attachments

  • D3A72119-F0CB-468D-B446-03868DB5C5BD.png
    D3A72119-F0CB-468D-B446-03868DB5C5BD.png
    1.2 MB · Views: 296
  • 6699DCB6-21B9-4A2B-9E68-BF0404403DB0.png
    6699DCB6-21B9-4A2B-9E68-BF0404403DB0.png
    1.3 MB · Views: 264
  • C50A216E-AA00-486A-9D54-87FEFAC2A711.png
    C50A216E-AA00-486A-9D54-87FEFAC2A711.png
    1.4 MB · Views: 255
  • 2A3BF440-AD9C-4A50-9ACE-0DD66278BE89.png
    2A3BF440-AD9C-4A50-9ACE-0DD66278BE89.png
    1.4 MB · Views: 261
  • Like
Reactions: T Bassman
#8
Thanks everyone for the replies - greatly appreciated!

PrairieThunder13 -- yes that is it, you beat me to the punch on posting the pics as I just got back to the forum this morning!

The owner seems legit (said he is the original owner, has all the case candy etc) and claims it's all original - but he also specifically said it was Sherwood Green so I assume he would be correct (vs. LPB)

>>there is a shot of the neck plate and evidence of chips in the clear coat
I noticed this as well and thought that maybe it was chipped first and then actually repainted, hence a refin...

I want to believe it's all original but still a little nervous - a lot of money to spend on a refin!

Any others want to chime in!? ...still investigating! :)
 
Last edited:
#10
I have never seen that shade of green before and the chipped/paint repair at the plate is a red flag for me. Maybe the guy is genuine but I always think that if I bought it and for some reason down the line I had to move it on, would I have someone having the same doubts that you have?

If I was thinking of buying I would be looking for the guy to remove the neck, scratchplate and see whats underneath there.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Ostie
#12
This is aged LPB from that era, no way the bass in question was LPB.

MHk4FbA.jpg


Agree with the other posts this is either a refinish or some other non-stock fender finish offering.

Does the owner have pictures of the neck pocket? Heel stamp/date code? Pickup/electronics cavities and pot/pickup codes?
 
  • Like
Reactions: dalkowski and Alexis Duntov
#15
FranF said:
Hmmm, seeing the pics now, that's not a faded shade of anything. I still say refin. Other oddities, Fender didn't do blue lined cases. And that touch up by the neck plate, I mean, who has that color touch up paint on hand? Hmmmm
Click to expand...

Definitely doesn’t look like an original case.

I’m also wondering when this bass was purchased in this condition. The tag shows $460 or $480. US catalog prices for 1970 are in the $300 range depending on finish options. What were Canadian prices in 1970? If this bass was bought second hand years later it would be very difficult to say it’s a stock finish.
 
#16
PrairieThunder13 said:
I think I know which one you're referring to... Saskatoon by any chance? If that is the one, I had the same question - plus sherwood green was metallic, I believe, and I don't see any evidence of shimmer in this one. My first inclination was faded blue, too but there is a shot of the neck plate and evidence of chips in the clear coat around it, with the same shade of almost "gumby green". The rest of the package is so clean and original, with all the case candy and hang tags I have a hard time convincing myself that it's a refin... an anomaly for sure.
Click to expand...

This is not Sherwood Green. And from the brightness, it's not an aged/yellowed to green color; I too have seen LPB that's dimmed down to dark forest green, and it's not anything like this. It could be a legit custom spray from Fender, or a weird one-off, but it's not Sherwood.
 
#20
coreyfyfe said:
This is aged LPB from that era, no way the bass in question was LPB.

View attachment 4132407

Agree with the other posts this is either a refinish or some other non-stock fender finish offering.

Does the owner have pictures of the neck pocket? Heel stamp/date code? Pickup/electronics cavities and pot/pickup codes?
Click to expand...

LPB doesn't always age down to this color. Here's a few greens.

zt1jvxzhzgcp0bpu0mny.jpg


IMG_6165_2048x.jpg


69jazzk.jpg


Though, in this case, I feel like even if he did buy it 'new from the shop' it was maybe a refin right off the bad due to damage or whatever. That's just not a stock Fender color of that era or any era.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom
Back