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Bass Guitars > Bass Guitars > 4-String Bass Guitars > Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass 4-string Electric Bass with Alder Body, Maple Neck, Fretless Ebony Fingerboard, and One Single-coil Pickup - 3-color Sunburst »CLICK TO ENLARGE   ItemID: PBassTFfl3SB   Retail Price: $2,249.99 SAVE $650.00 (29%) WHEN YOU BUY TODAY! SALE PRICE: $1,599.99 Add this Item to Your Wishlist Special Order, But We Can Get It Fast Because of our great relationship with Fender, we normally can get this item as quickly as you need it. Order online or call your Sales Engineer now, and we'll make it happen for you. 1 other model available: Black  -  $1599.99     Customers also bought...   On-Stage Stands Classic Guitar Stand Classic Guitar Fret Rest $12.99     Korg GA-30 Standard Tuner $14.99     On-Stage Stands A-Frame Guitar Stand A-Frame Guitar Stand $22.99   View More Suggestions

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A "Best in Class" P-Bass Goes Fretless with Unique New Features! Leo FENDER® designed and built the world's first electric bass guitar in late 1951 and every electric bass made since then is unquestionably a direct descendent. Although the Precision Bass®, as it was eventually called, was almost flawless in its design, some players, like Tony Franklin, wanted the unique sound of a fretless bass plus the expanded tonal range available with an extra pickup. Not surprisingly, Fender was more than happy to build Tony a fretless P-Bass, and now you can own a Tony Franklin Fretless P-Bass, too. Fender Tony Franklin Fretless P-Bass Features at a Glance: Lightweight solid alder body and Hipshot Bass Xtender Maple neck with modern "C" shape Unfinished ebony fingerboard Two specially voiced pickups Black tolex hardshell case        Lightweight solid alder body        Bass guitars are big and that can mean heavy, too. This Signature Series Tony Franklin Fretless P-Bass has a solid alder body, which is resonant, but relatively light, which you'll appreciate after two or three hours up on stage. The sunburst version has a brown shell pickguard, while the Black version comes with a three-ply black vinyl pickguard. The Tony Franklin Fretless P-Bass is equipped with the Hipshot Bass Xtender for "Drop D" tuning on the low E string. Maple neck with modern "C" shape        Leo Fender wasn't a guitar player, so he didn't really know that guitars weren't supposed to have maple necks. Eventually, the blond maple necks became a Fender trademark. The Tony Franklin Fretless P-Bass has a nicely balanced maple neck with a modern "C" shape. Unfinished ebony fingerboard        While Fender became quite famous for its blond maple necks and fingerboards, Tony Franklin wanted something more in keeping with the old traditional upright basses. So the Tony Franklin Fretless P-Bass features an unfinished ebony fingerboard, which is the perfect complement to the maple neck and helps give this bass its distinctive sound. Two specially voiced pickups        While the P-Bass has traditionally come equipped with just one split single-coil pickup, Fender equipped this Signature Series bass with an upgraded P-Bass American Series pickup plus a Tony Franklin Signature Series Jazz Bass® bridge pickup with hex screw lugs and ceramic bar magnets. This delivers a wide range of bass voicings, from vintage to modern. Black tolex hardshell case        Naturally, when you build a bass guitar that's as classy as this one, you want to be absolutely certain it will make it in total safety from gig to gig. So the Tony Franklin Fretless comes standard with a black tolex hardshell case with black plush lining. Fender Tony Franklin Fretless P-Bass Features: Color: 3-color Sunburst No. of Strings: 4 Body Wood: Alder Neck: Maple Scale Length: 34" Machine Heads: Vintage '70s Fender open gear with Hipshot Bass Xtender Fingerboard: Unfinished ebony No. of Frets: N/A Pickups: Two specially voiced single-coil pickups Controls: Master tone, master volume Pickup Switching: Three-way switch Bridge: Vintage single groove Hardware: Chrome Case: Black tolex plush-lined hardshell case        The Fender Tony Franklin Fretless P-Bass true P-Bass vibe and modern features! More 4-String Bass Guitars from Fender: · Fender Geddy Lee Jazz Bass · Fender Deluxe Active P Bass Special · Fender '60s Jazz Bass · Fender American Deluxe Jazz Bass · Fender American Standard Jazz Bass · Fender Standard Series Precision Bass · Fender Standard Series Jazz Bass · Fender American Vintage '62 Jazz Bass · Fender Standard Jazz Bass · Fender American Vintage '62 Precision Bass View All Products from Fender  Tell a Friend About the Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass!  Print This Page See Also:  Fretless

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