Fender AMERICAN VINTAGE II 1954 PRECISION BASS Electric Bass Guitar (Vintage Blonde)

Fender AMERICAN VINTAGE II 1954 PRECISION BASS Electric Bass Guitar (Vintage Blonde)The Fender American Vintage II series presents a remarkably accurate take on the revolutionary designs that altered the course of musical history. Built with period accurate bodies, necks and hardware, premium finishes and meticulously voiced, year specific pickups, each instrument captures the essence of authentic Fender craftsmanship and tone. The Precision Bass, the world's first electric bass, represents one of the most important developments in

The Fender® American Vintage II series presents a remarkably accurate take on the revolutionary designs that altered the course of musical history. Built with period-accurate bodies, necks and hardware, premium finishes and meticulously voiced, year-specific pickups, each instrument captures the essence of authentic Fender craftsmanship and tone.

The Precision Bass®, the world's first electric bass, represents one of the most important developments in music history. For the first time, bass players had access to a portable, precisely intonated, amplified instrument. As stated by the legendary Quincy Jones, the Fender bass was "…the one technological breakthrough that changed music forever."

Although it initially shared many design cues with the Telecaster®, such as an oversized Tele® headstock, slab body and chrome control plate, by 1954, the P-Bass® had been updated with the same sweeping curves and contoured edges of the newly launched Stratocaster®. The American Vintage II 1954 Precision Bass reproduces the quintessential tone and feel of the original and is offered in two colors over ash: Vintage Blonde and 2-Color Sunburst mated to a single-ply white pickguard.

Other key features include a substantial '54 "C"-shape maple neck with a 7.25" radius fingerboard and vintage tall frets. The Pure Vintage 2-saddle bridge with fiber saddles, reverse open-gear tuners, finger rest and '54 Single-Coil Precision Bass® pickup deliver classic Fender thump and style.

The instruments in the American Vintage II series are direct descendants of the original Fenders: designed for players with a fine appreciation for vintage Fender tone and feel and built with unmatched quality, down to the last screw. These are Fender electrics in their purest form: Fender American Vintage II, the stuff of legends.

Features

• Ash Body
• Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
• Pure Vintage '54 Single-Coil Precision® Pickup
• "C"-Shaped Neck Profile
• Pure Vintage 2-Saddle Precision Bass® with Fiber Saddles, Serialized
• Pure Vintage Reverse Open-Gear Tuners

Specifications

Neck

• HeadstockOriginal Precision Bass® Shape
  
• Neck Material1-Piece Maple
  
• Neck FinishGloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  
• Neck Shape1954 "C"
  
• Neck Construction4-Bolt
  
• Fingerboard Radius7.25" (184.1 mm)
  
• Fingerboard MaterialMaple
  
• Position InlaysBlack Dot
  
• Side DotsBlack
  
• Number of Frets20
  
• Truss RodVintage-Style Butt Adjust
  
• Truss Rod NutVintage-Style Butt Adjust
  
• String NutBone
  
• Nut Width1.70" (43.2 mm)
  
• Nut MaterialBone
  
• Fret SizeVintage Tall
  
• Scale Length34" (86.36 cm)

Body

• BodyAsh
  
• Body FinishGloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  
• Body ShapePrecision Bass®
  
• Body MaterialAsh

Hardware

• BridgePure Vintage 2-Saddle Precision Bass® with Fiber Saddles, Serialized
  
• Bridge Cover/TailpieceIncludes Chrome Bridge Cover
  
• Bridge Mounting3-Screw Vintage-Style Hard-Tail
  
• Pickguard1-Ply Parchment
  
• Pickup CoversBlack
  
• Control KnobsKnurled Dome
  
• Hardware FinishNickel/Chrome
  
• Tuning MachinesPure Vintage Reverse Open-Gear
  
• String TreesVintage-Style Disc
  
• StringsFender® USA 9050L Stainless Steel Flatwound (.045-.100 Gauges), PN 0739050403
  
• Neck Plate4-Bolt
  
• Strap ButtonsVintage-Style

Electronics

• Middle PickupPure Vintage '54 Single-Coil Precision®
  
• Pickup ConfigurationS
  
• ControlsMaster Volume, Master Tone
  
• SwitchingNone