They Don't Call this American P-Bass "Deluxe" for Nothing!
The American Deluxe Precision Bass is your choice for a 4-string bass that offers bass players a wide vocabulary of tones! The 3-band active EQ, combined with a vintage P Bass pickup and special design humbucking pickup, gives this Precision Bass the vintage tone you expect from a P-bass along with all the power and punch you need to cover any gig. The American Deluxe Precision Bass also features new lightweight tuners with a lower gear ratio for precise tuning and a smooth feel.
Fender American Deluxe Precision Bass Ash at a Glance:- Ash body with 4-ply white pearloid pickguard and abalone inlays
- Split single-coil pickup (mid) and humbucking pickup (bridge), 3-band active EQ
- Maple neck with modern "C" shape and rosewood fingerboard
Ash body with 4-ply white pearloid pickguard and abalone inlays
These basses aren't called "Deluxe" for nothing! Each American Deluxe Precision Bass incorporates abalone dot position inlays, rolled fingerboard edges and highly detailed nut and fretwork. A graphite reinforced neck, Premium ash body and choice of strings-through-body or topload bridge are just some of its fine features.
Maple neck with modern "C" shape
All American Deluxe Precision Basses include a five-bolt neck plate, a sculpted heel for easier access to the upper frets and a chromed steel bridge plate with nickel-plated brass saddles. This timeless incarnation of the P-Bass has a nicely balanced maple neck with a modern "C" shape. While almost all the early Fender instruments had maple necks and fingerboards, the company quickly realized that some players preferred the slightly warmer sound and feel of a traditional rosewood fingerboard. For the 4-string American Deluxe Precision Bass, it's the perfect match.
Single-coil and Humbucker Pickups
The Fender American Deluxe Precision Bass offers the understated elegance that is just so Fender, along with some very well thought out appointments. An active 3-band EQ with an 18-volt power supply offers a wide timbral array thanks to a treble boost/cut at ±10dB @ 8kHz, a shift in the cut frequency, and about a 2dB slope per octave. The mids offer a +10dB boost and a -15dB cut at 500Hz, with a wide-band slope. For that low end punch, there's a ±12dB boost/cut at 40Hz with a 4dB slope per octave. Another unexpected yet pleasant surprise is the addition of a double Jazz pickup (bridge postion) in concert with the split-coil neck pickup, which provides the classic thump you expect from a vintage P-Bass. The bridge humbucker adds more power and punch, making the American Deluxe Precision an extremely versatile instrument.
- Model Name: American Deluxe Precision Bass Ash
- Model Number: 019-4160-731
- Color: Aged Cherry Burst, polyurethane Finish)
- Body: Premium Ash
- Neck: Maple, Modern "C" Shape, (Satin Polyurethane finish)
- Fingerboard: Rosewood, 9.5" radius (241mm)
- No. of Frets: 22 medium jumbo frets
- Pickups: 1 precision bass split single-coil pickup (mid),
- 1 humbucking pickup (bridge)
- Controls: Master volume, pan pot, 3-band active EQ with: treble boost/cut: +/- 10dB @ 8kHz, a shift in the cut frequency, and about a 2dB slope per octave. Mid boost/cut: +10dB, -15dB @ 500Hz, and a wide band slope. Bass boost/cut: +/- 12dB @ 40Hz, with a 4dB slope per octave.
- Power Supply: 18-volt
- Pickup Switching: Pan pot
- Bridge: Deluxe chrome-plated steel bridge plate (strings-thru-body or top load), with nickel-plated brass saddles
- Machine Heads: Fender/Schaller deluxe lite-bass tuning machines
- Hardware: Chrome
- Pickguard: 4-ply white pearloid
- Scale Length: 34" (864 mm)
- Width at Nut: 1.625" (41.3 mm)
- Unique Features: Posiflex graphite neck support rods
- 5-bolt neck plate
- Contoured heel for easier access to upper frets
- Abalone dot position inlays
- Rolled fingerboard edges
- Highly detailed nut and fretwork
- Strings: Super Bass 8250M NPS. Gauges: .045, .065, .085, .110TW (taperwound E)
- Accessories: Standard Molded Case, cable, strap, straplocks, Meguiar's Mist and Wipe Kit
Great Looks, modern and vintage tones, and all that Fender magic makes the American Deluxe Precision Bass an instrument you'll never want to let go of!
Fender Guitars
You could easily make the case that Fender electric guitars were responsible - at least in great part - for the birth of modern rock 'n' roll. Originally designed to be easier to build, and thus more affordable, Leo Fender's masterpieces, which include classics like the Stratocaster (is there a more distinctive guitar shape in the world?), the Telecaster and the original Precision Bass, were at the core of a musical revolution that spawned everything from surf to country to punk!
In the 1960s, when Fender guitars first hit bandstands and stages all around the country, it was astonishing to see that trademark Fender maple neck and fingerboard. Though the company eventually offered rosewood fingerboards as standard or optional on its entire line of instruments, those first "blond" necks really shook things up. Others have picked up on the maple neck theme, but it's clearly yet another of Leo Fender's"firsts."
Today, no other manufacturer can match Fender for the sheer number of options available throughout its entire line. While vintage Fenders can command astronomic prices, the company now has the widest range of quality instruments in the world, along with the highest profile players like Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan, all of whom are legendary.
