Originally Posted by: Tele Masternext to an Original '78 Fender Fretless Precision...so that's saying alot I think.

No... it isn't.

The late '70s are easily Fender's worst years in terms of quality (not that a few good ones here and there didn't pop out of their assembly line in those years). They also tend to be so heavy, you feel like you're playing with a Twin Reverb strapped to your neck.