The Fresher FP-360 Personal Bass appears in Fresher’s 1981 model range, and surviving examples are also known from around 1982. This instrument has no serial number to establish an exact year, so the most supportable date is early 1980s, likely circa 1981–1982. Period research associates Fresher’s fourth generation with Chushin Gakki, which took over production around 1980; that is useful period context, not a separately confirmed factory mark on this bass.
It is a Japanese-made, 34-inch P-style bass with a maple neck and fingerboard, 20 frets and an approximately 41 mm nut. The body is likely multi-piece Sen, a Japanese ash-type wood. Its split-coil pickup is controlled by passive Volume and Tone circuits, with vintage NOBLE 250 kΩ pots and a 0.047 µF tone capacitor. The instrument weighs approximately 4.1 kg.
This example has been given a deliberate custom relic treatment over its black finish. The added character should be distinguished from the documented condition issues: the neck had previously been oversprayed, and that added finish has begun to peel around the headstock logo; the body has a visible crack along the joint between two horizontally laminated sections. The custom pickguard is not original.
Despite the appearance, inspection notes report that the bass is in very good playing condition. The neck is straight, the truss rod works in both directions, the frets have plenty of life, there is no problematic fret buzz and the electronics function as they should. It has been cleaned and set up, and comes with a vintage / period gig bag. Minor setup adjustment may be useful after transport and climate adaptation.
Inspection & research notes
Inspection notes record a straight neck, a truss rod that operates in both directions, frets with plenty of life, no problematic fret buzz and working electronics. The bass has been cleaned and set up; minor setup adjustments may be needed after shipping and climate adaptation.
