1979 Fender Musicmaster Bass black

Excellent condition, 8/10, Made in USA, no case, only light checking in the finish, all original parts, the neck is stamped 04001292 so 12th week of 1979, 2nd day, which would have been March 20th 1979, a bunch of names stamped on the QC sticker under the neck heel including R. Govea, N. Leon and 2 more that we can´t read, original frets with almost no wear at all, original nut with a tiny corner missing right next to the E4 slot, tidy neck pocket with the correct FRR stamp and half moon routings in the corners (typical for approx 1977-1982), six digit code 181179 stamped on the grey bottom pickup so dated 1979, a factory sticker inside the pickup rout with the date "MAR 2 1979", both pots dated 1377909 so 9th week of 1979, matching serial on the sticker under the pickguard, more info: The Fender Musicmaster Bass is a model of electric bass guitar, produced by Fender between 1971 and 1981. As with its six-string counterpart, which was a stripped-down version of the Fender Mustang, the Musicmaster Bass is a simpler version of the Mustang Bass. It features a short 30 in (762 mm) scale. All of the Musicmaster's electronics are mounted onto a single piece of plastic. Like many of Fender's other budget-priced guitars, the Musicmaster Bass used many surplus parts from other Fender models. The bodies were leftover Fender Mustang Bass bodies, while the pickups were six-pole guitar pickups, rather than four-pole bass pickups. Many players modified the bodies of their Musicmaster basses to accommodate Precision-style double pickups or enhanced electronics. The Musicmaster Bass was introduced in 1971, and originally came in either black, red or white finish. Some very early issues were Daphne Blue with pearl pickguards. Later, this was expanded to include many of the finishes present on other Fender guitars. Earlier models are distinguishable by their small headstock logo, lack of a serial number on the headstock, and small, triangular tuning keys; later models feature a much larger headstock logo, with a serial number silkscreened next to the "Fender" logo, and Mustang-style tuning keys. The Musicmaster Bass was discontinued along with all of Fender's budget-priced models in 1981, with the introduction of the Fender Bullet Bass. They were reissued briefly by Squier in 1997 (Squier Vista Series). This model had strings through the body and four polepieces pickup. However, it was discontinued after only a year of production, and replaced with the Squier Bronco Bass, but retaining the six-pole pickup. Today, with the rise of indie and punk rock, vintage Musicmaster basses are becoming more collectible among Fender's vintage bass guitars, but are still much more affordable than many comparable vintage Fender models.