Rooted in the Birth of Electric Bass
Teeming with early-1950s flourishes, the Fender Custom Shop Limited ’50s Precision Bass offers vintage enthusiasts a collectible, limited-edition take on the brand’s original electric bass guitar. This exquisite instrument is built around a reclaimed pine body hand-selected by Sweetwater’s guitar experts, which is given a spotlight-stealing Journeyman Relic nitro finish and framed by Closet Classic hardware. The quarter-sawn maple neck, tinted to match the Limited ’50s P Bass’s vintage aesthetic, features a 9.5-inch-radius fingerboard to ensure ample playability. Classic tone connoisseurs will appreciate the bright articulation, punchy midrange, and immediate attack of this bass guitar’s period-correct P Bass pickup, which is backed by a ’51 Vintage P Bass bridge with steel-nickel plating and a fiber bridge saddle. Vintage-style tuning machines, a vintage-style control plate, a custom pickguard, and chrome Nocaster knobs round out the Limited ’50s Precision Bass’s enviable appointments. An extremely limited-edition instrument built on materials and methods rooted in electric bass history, the Fender Custom Shop Limited ’50s Precision Bass, available only at Sweetwater, is the kind of opportunity that does not come around twice.
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Built on a reclaimed pine foundation
For the Limited ’50s Precision Bass, Sweetwater’s guitar gurus commissioned the Fender Custom Shop to build a ’50s-inspired instrument using hand-selected reclaimed pine as a foundation. Taken from a grain elevator in Wisconsin, each one-of-a-kind piece of wood retains the nail holes sustained in its previous life, giving it a gnarly aesthetic that’s guaranteed to leave a lasting impression. This bass’s comfortable quarter-sawn maple neck, which has been given a medium tint to match the instrument’s vintage visual motif, features a period-accurate chunky profile, while its 20-fret, 9.5-inch-radius maple fingerboard delivers fast, modern playability.
Hold down the low end with legendary tone
When it comes to delivering exceptional tones, you’ll find the Fender Custom Shop Limited ’50s Precision Bass to be in a class all its own. This breathtaking bass’s tone is driven by a period-correct P Bass pickup, meticulously crafted to deliver the bright articulation and punchy, focused midrange that the earliest Fender basses are known for. This pickup is tighter than modern P Bass models, with an attack-forward response that lets notes speak quickly and clearly. Moreover, this pickup highlights your pick and finger technique with raw, wiry authority. The Limited ’50s Precision Bass features a ’51 Vintage P Bass bridge — a stamped steel plate with a single fiber saddle shared by all four strings — infusing every note you play with a warm, slightly compressed, upright-esque tone that’s nothing short of legendary.
Every detail crafted to perfection
You’ll appreciate all the special finishing touches applied to the Custom Shop Limited ’50s Precision Bass. You’ll benefit from top-shelf hardware, including vintage-style tuning machines, a vintage-style control plate, a custom pickguard, and chrome Nocaster knobs, all of which are given a light-catching Closet Classic finish. You also get a bone nut and a head-turning Journeyman Relic nitro finish. This instrument has been on our radar ever since it appeared in Sweetwater’s Guitar Gallery; whenever you step out with this bass, it’s a sure bet that all eyes will be on you.
Fender Custom Shop Limited ’50s Precision Bass Features:
- A vintage-style electric bass guitar with early-’50s flourishes
- Reclaimed pine body hand-selected by Sweetwater’s guitar experts with a Journeyman Relic nitro finish
- Comfortable quarter-sawn maple neck with a period-accurate chunky profile
- 9.5-in.-radius maple fingerboard delivers fast, modern playability
- Period-correct P Bass pickup backed by a ’51 Vintage P Bass bridge with steel-nickel plating and a fiber bridge saddle
- Gleaming Closet Classic hardware, comprising vintage-style tuning machines, a vintage-style control plate, a custom pickguard, and chrome Nocaster knobs
- Deluxe hardshell case, strap, and certificate of authenticity included
