The Earliest Hard Puncher Basses

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8000182 PB80N (Yahoo Japan)
8000307 PB80 (eborej)
8000339 PBxx (Yahoo Japan)
8000358 PB?? (Registry)
8000470 PB48 OWR (YJ)
8000699 PB48 (Registry)
8001083 PB60 (Yahoo Japan)
8001106 PB80 (Emiel)
8001136 PB60 (Reverb)
8001480 PB48 (Yahoo Japan)
8001148 PB80 (Yahoo Japan)
8001362 PB48 (YJ)
8001441 PB60 YS (YJ)
8001449 PB60 OWR (YJ)
8001605 PB48 (eBay)
8001851 (PB65/85 N? (YJ)
8001888 PB80 (Faber)
9002116 PB60YSR (eBay)
9002405 PB60YS eBay
9002793 PB65N (YJ)
9003474 PB48YS (Yahoo Japan)
9003543 PB48 (Yahoo Japan)
9003551 PB40YS (eBay)
9004223 ? PB48 (Yahoo Japan)
9004294 PB48 BBR (YJ)
9005026 PB48 BBR (Yahoo Japan_
9005091 PB40 OWR (nossnevs)

1978 catalog

The precision bass that was born in 1951 underwent a series of improvements, and in 1957 the PB series underwent a full model change with the adoption of an epoch-making split-type pickup. It uses a piece body that produces a solid and firm sound.

PB-80
Body: Sen piece
Neck: There is also a maple board rose fingerboard.
Pegs: Rotomatic
String: Roto Sound Swing Bass String
Pickup: PB-A Type
Bridge: Brass
Finish: Lacquer
Color: N, GS

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1979 foldout catalog

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1979 catalog

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Clearly these were numbered differently than Springys. Springys don’t have serials on neck plates until after a couple thousand guitars were built.
 
1979 PB48 repainted

SN 9003543

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1979 foldout
 

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1980 PB80, I think
Serial 0010522
 

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