Fender American Standard Precision Bass, Maple Fingerboard, Black

Fender American Standard Precision Bass, Maple Fingerboard, Black

Please Note: This is NOT the new 2012 model

Fender invented the electric bass guitar, introducing the Precision Bass in 1951. Its thick sound and indestructible build changed the face of popular music. New American Standard Precision basses are today’s versions of the great instruments of bass heroes past and present—the modern interpretations of our classic instrument, refined for today’s players.

The new American Standard Precision basses feature our new high-mass vintage bridge, a thinner finish undercoat that lets the body breathe and improves resonance, new and improved Fender tuning keys that keep the classic look but are 30 percent lighter, a richer and deeper neck tint for a more elegant appearance, a great-looking glossed maple or rosewood fingerboard and satin back for smooth playability, a new Fender-exclusive SKB molded case and a gorgeous new Blizzard Pearl finish option.

Neck
Neck Shape:    Modern "C" Shape
Number of Frets:    20
Fret Size:    Medium Jumbo
Fingerboard:    Maple
Fingerboard Radius:    9.5" Radius (241 mm)
Fretboard:    Rosewood or Maple
Neck Material:    Graphite Reinforced Maple
Nut Width:    1.625" (41.3 mm)
Scale Length:    34" (863.6 mm)
Neck Plate:    Standard 4 Bolt
Truss Rods:    Posiflex™ Graphite Neck Support Rods
Truss Rod Nut:    3/16" Adjustable Hex Nut

Electronics
Pickup Configuration:    Single Split-Coil Pickup
Middle Pickup:    American Standard Precision Bass® Alnico V Split Single-Coil Pickup
Controls:    Master Volume, Master Tone

Hardware
Hardware Finish:    Chrome
Bridge:    HMV, High Mass Vintage, (Strings-Thru-Body or Topload)
Tuning Machines:    Fender®/Hipshot® Vintage Keys with Tapered Shafts
String Nut:    Synthetic Bone

Tools
Truss Rod Wrench:    3/16" "T-Style" Ball-End Hex (Allen) Wrench
Saddle Height Wrench:    1/16" Hex (Allen) Wrench

Miscellaneous
Strings:    Super Bass 8250M NPS (.045, .065, .085, .110TW Gauges)
Unique Features:    Tinted Neck, Maple Fingerboard Neck: Satin Finish on Back, Gloss Finish on Front; Rosewood Fingerboard Neck: Satin Finish on Back, Gloss Finish on Headstock Front with Buffed Fingerboard, Fender Spaghetti Logo, Posiflex™ Graphite Neck Support Rods, Rounded Body Shape, Rolled Fingerboard Edges, New Molded Fender/SKB® Case with TSA Locks, Glass Reinforced Nylon Trigger Latches, and Form Fitted Plush Interior.

Accessories
Case Gig Bags:    Molded Rectangular SKB® Case
Included Accessories:    Case, Cable, Strap, Polishing Cloth
Polishing Cloth:    Polishing Cloth Included
Control Knobs:    Chrome Knurled Style