Fender Custom Shop Vintage Custom 1951 Precision Bass

This splendid Ash body 51 P Bass has been made with the iconic original models DNA pumping thorough its veins. It features NOS Flash Coat Lacquer Blonde finish with 55 P Bass single pickup. The responsive 1951 "U" neck has period correct 7.25" vintage radius fingerboard. Other features of the Vintage Custom 1951 Precision Bass include Closet Classic hardware, 20 vintage frets, '55 P Bass pickup, volume and tone controls, single-ply black pickguard, bone nut, round string retainer and vintage-style tuning machines. A living legend, this Precision Bass sounds just as good now as the original did back in 1951. Includes a deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity.

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.

Vintage Custom 1951 Precision Bass NOS, Maple Fingerboard, Nocaster Blonde
Model 9235000565
Body 2-Piece Select Ash
Body Finish NOS Flash Coat Lacquer
Neck Material Quartersawn Maple
Neck Finish Flash Coat Lacquer
Neck Shape 1951 "U"
Scale Length 34" (86.36 cm)
Fingerboard Maple
Fingerboard Radius 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Number of Frets 20
Frets Size Vintage Style
String Nut Bone
Nut Width 1.70" (43.2 mm)
Truss Rods Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
Bridge Pickup 55 P-Bass
Controls Master Volume, Master Tone
Tuning Machines Vintage-Style
Strings Fender USA 7250M Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges), PN 0737250406
Included Accessories Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity