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The Fender Precision Bass (often shortened to "P-Bass") is a model of electric bass guitar manufactured by Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. In its standard, post-1957 configuration, the Precision Bass is a solid body , four-stringed instrument usually equipped with a single split-coil humbucking pickup and a one-piece, 20-fret maple neck ...
The company introduced its first bass model with active electronics, the Precision Bass Special, in 1980, and Fender very soon abandoned the three-bolt neck-mounting system adopted in the early 1970s; returning to the classic four-bolt method for all of its bass guitars.
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Apr 7, 2023 · Commonly referred to as the “P Bass,” it was the world’s first successful electric bass guitar. Even as the popularity of the electric guitar has shifted and swayed, the 4-string revolution kicked off in 1951 by the P Bass has stood strong for more than 70 years in the famously fickle world of popular music.
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Jan 19, 2023 · Tone Report. How the Fender Precision Bass Changed Over Time. Published January 19, 2023 by Tony Bacon. News and Reviews. The Precision Bass of 1951 was the first commercially successful electric bass guitar, and it followed Fender’s equally groundbreaking Telecaster guitar launched just a year or so earlier.
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- Squier Classic Vibe 60s Precision Bass. The best for serious learners. Body: Poplar. Neck: Maple. Fingerboard: Indian Laurel. Pickups: Fender-designed Alnico split-coil.
- Fender Player Series Precision Bass. The best entry point to genuine Fender models. Body: Alder. Neck: Maple. Fingerboard: Maple. Pickups: Alnico Player Series split coil.
- Fender American Ultra Precision Bass. The best Precision from the top tier. Body: Alder. Neck: Maple. Fingerboard: Rosewood. Pickups: 1 x Ultra Noiseless Jazz, 1 x Ultra Precision.
- Sire Marcus Miller P8. The best mid-range P model. Body: Swamp Ash. Neck: Roasted Maple. Fingerboard: Roasted Maple. Pickups: Marcus Super PJ Revolution single coils.
The Fender Precision Bass is a model of electric bass guitar manufactured by Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. In its standard, post-1957 configuration, the Precision Bass is a solid body, four-stringed instrument usually equipped with a single split-coil humbucking pickup and a one-piece, 20-fret maple neck with rosewood or maple ...
Nov 28, 2016 · Radical Design. Leo Fender’s idea for a bass guitar was certainly radical, but the idea of an amplified bass was somewhat longer in the tooth. Thirty years earlier, in the 20s, Lloyd Loar, an engineer at the Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Co in Kalamazoo, Michigan, experimented with a slimmed-down electric upright bass.
