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Name | Precision Bass | Manufacturer | Fender | Period | 1951 - present | Construction | Body type | Solid | Neck joint | Bolt-on | Woods | Body | Alder and ash (poplar and basswood on many Mexican and Japanese models) | Neck | Maple | Fretboard | Maple, rosewood, ebony, and Pao Ferro | Hardware | Bridge | Fixed | Pickups | One single-coil (1951 - 1957); One split pickup, pieces connected in humbucking mode (1957 - present); One split "P" pickup and one eight-pole "J" pickup (2 magnets per string) connected in humbucking mode (some later models); One split pickup and one humbucker (some later models). | Colors | (Standard Series): Brown Sunburst, Black, Arctic White, Lake Placid Blue, Candy Apple Red, Midnight Wine, Copper Metallic Sunburst
(American Deluxe Series: ) 3-Color Sunburst, Midnight Wine Transparent, Black, Olympic White Pearl, Natural
(American Standard Series): 3-Color Sunburst, Olympic White, Black, Candy Cola, Blizzard Pearl, Charcoal Frost Metallic
(American Vintage Series): 57: White Blonde, 2-Color Sunburst 62: 3-Color Sunburst, Olympic White
(Highway One Series): 3-Color Sunburst, Flat Black, Honey Blonde, Midnight Wine
(American Special Series:): Black, 3-Color Sunburst, Olympic White, Candy Apple Red
(Classic Series): Butterscotch Blonde, 2-Color Sunburst, Black, Honey Blonde, Candy Apple Red
(Deluxe Series): Black, Chrome Red, Blizzard Pearl, Natural, Crimson Red Transparent, Blue Transparent
(Road Worn Series): Fiesta Red, 2-Color Sunburst
(60th Anniversary): Blackguard Blonde |
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The Fender Precision Bass (often shortened to "P Bass") is an Electric bass.
Designed by Leo Fender as a prototype in 1950 and brought to market in 1951, the Precision was the first electric bass to earn widespread attention and use. A revolutionary instrument for the time, the Precision Bass has made an immeasurable impact on the sound of popular music ever since.
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