The debut of the Precision Bass in 1951 is arguably one of the most important milestones of the 20th Century. The P Bass® gave bass players a means to be heard clearly while eliminating the need to lug around a heavy (and fragile) upright bass. It also profoundly changed the sound of popular music and gave birth to a slew of new musical styles. The Vintage Custom 1951 Precision Bass offers the appointments that made the original the undisputed champion of working bassists the world over, including a supremely fast and comfortable tinted quartersawn maple neck with a 7.25" fingerboard radius, '51-‘55 P Bass bridge with vintage fiber bridge saddles and flatwound strings. It also boasts an original slab-style P Bass body with a NOS flash-coat lacquer finish that lets the instrument breathe more organically and shows some of the natural grain through the finish.
Body Shape:
Precision Bass®
Body Material:
2-Piece Select Ash
Body Finish:
NOS Flash Coat Lacquer
Neck Material:
Quartersawn Maple
Neck Shape:
1951 "U"
Scale Length:
34" (86.36 cm)
Fingerboard Radius:
7.25" (184.1 mm)
Number of Frets:
20
Fret Size:
Vintage-Style
String Nut:
Bone
Nut Width:
1.70" (43.2 mm)
Truss Rod Nut:
Vintage-Style Slotted
Neck Plate:
4-Bolt
Neck Finish:
Flash Coat Lacquer
Fingerboard:
Maple
Position Inlays:
Black Dot
Bridge Pickup:
'55 P-Bass®
Controls:
Master Volume, Master Tone
Pickup Switching:
None
Pickup Configuration:
S
Bridge:
2-Saddle Vintage Precision Bass® with Fiber Saddles
