Our Take:
Fender’s Vintera ’50s Precison Bass brings the low-end legend in its golden era to your fingers, at a fraction of the price of an original. Designed with the sound and feel of the original ’50s P-basses in mind, the Vintera ’50s Precision Bass includes period-accurate features like a vintage “C” neck profile, 4-saddle bridge and vintage-style tuning machines, and a clean gloss Fender finish. Fender also took the liberty of re-voicing the modern single split-coil P Bass pickup to sound more like the original; thick and punchy, you’re gonna feel this one in your gut for sure! Comes complete with a deluxe gig bag.
Fender’s Take:
For players who want the style and sound of Fender’s golden era, we created the Vintera ‘50s Precision Bass. Equipped with the coveted features that defined the decade—including period-accurate neck profile and playing feel, along with a re-voiced pickup—this bass has all of the punchy tone that made the P Bass® famous.
For authentic, original-era tone we re-voiced the single split-coil P Bass pickup to sound more like the original. Seismic and punchy, it has the tone that made the P Bass one of the most popular electric basses. The “Vintage C”-shaped neck has a 7.25”-radius fingerboard with 20 vintage-style frets for classic playing feel. A vintage-style, 4-saddle bridge with threaded saddles and vintage-style tuning machines provide original-era aesthetics, rock-solid performance and tuning stability. Other features include an anodized aluminum pickguard, chrome hardware and 4-bolt neck plate. Includes a deluxe gig bag.
Standard Specifications
General Info
Brand: | Fender |
Model: | Vintera ’50s Precision Bass |
Color: | Vintage Blonde |
Serial: | Call |
Weight: | Call |
Condition: | New |
Body
Top Material: | N/A |
Body Material: | Alder |
Finish: | Gloss Polyester |
Neck
Material: | Maple |
Finish: | Gloss Urethane |
Fingerboard Material/Radius: | Maple, 7.25″ |
Frets (Number and Size): | 20, Vintage |
Inlays: | Black Dot |
Nut (Material and Width): | Synthetic Bone, 1.75″ |
Scale Length: | 34″ |
Profile: |
Vintage “C” |
Electronics
Pickups: |
1 x Vintage-Style ’50s Split Single-Coil Precision Bass® |
Pickup Switching: | N/A |
Controls: |
Master Volume, Master Tone |
Hardware
Tuning Machines: |
American Vintage Reverse Open-Gear Bass |
Bridge: |
4-Saddle American Vintage Bass |
Pickguard: |
1-Ply Gold Anodized Aluminum |
Control Knobs: | Knurled Flat-Top |
Hardware Finish: | Nickel/Chrome |
Accessories
N/A