Fender Player Precision Bass - Polar White with Pau Ferro Fingerboard Reviews
Looking for classic P Bass sound and style? Then pick up the Fender Player Precision Bass. It provides the quintessential P Bass experience — with the playability you'd expect from a modern instrument. Lay down the groove with classic fat tones, by way of an Alnico V split-coil pickup. Experience a great fast feel, thanks to a Modern "C" neck profile and contemporary 9.5" fingerboard radius. You also get a synthetic bone nut, 4-saddle standard bridge, and Fender standard open-gear tuners. The Fender Player Precision Bass offers an authentic Fender tone with a modern edge — what more could a bass player ask for?
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Highest Rated Reviews
Worth evey penny!
Bottom line is this is a great Fender P-bass for gigging as well as recording. Doesn't cost thousands of dollars and you don't have to worry too much about damage. Sounds like a Fender P, plays like a Fender P and reliable like a Fender P.
I've had mine for 2 years and playing it on a daily basis. Great bass.
Why buy the expensive ones? In terms of SOUND, there is no reason.
It's price is AMAZING and it SOUNDS and FEELS great! The PICKUP has a very goot output, and it's tone is not modern bright, being a little bit sweet or soft sounding around the high end frequencies. It makes the bass sound really vintage even with relatively fresh strings. I simply LOVE this sound.
The nut is a bit smaller than in other (older) precision basses, making this bass perfect for people who want a P sound and something closer to a J neck comfort.
The FINISH is GREAT. Bridge is pretty basic, but whatever! It does what it's supposed to do. Tuners are basic as well. But they TUNE and STAY TUNED.
The finish of the neck and frets are absolutely great, making the bass a fast instrument and really easy to play.
And... P bass is P bass.
If you are a PRO or a beginner. Go for it and be happy.
PS.:When I received it I was really surprised. It is GORGEOUS!
Player Series P bass
Got the Polar White bass set up perfectly out of the box. Looks just like a p bass. plays like a p bass, sounds like a p bass, If I didn't know it was from Mexico I would say its obviously USA.( top quality) The Pau Ferro fingerboard is great and just a bit lighter in color than rosewood but with a closer look its more grainy and looks great!, can't tell the difference when playing it. I Love this bass. Great job to Fender.
Huge Upgrade
I have been playing guitar for a long time, but I'm relatively new to bass.
In 2017, I purchased a Sterling SUB Ray 4-string (Music Man Clone). I was thoroughly impressed with the entry level gear. However, after a couple years of playing, I decided it was time to upgrade.
This is truly a next-level piece of equipment. The MIM Fender line is the best value out there. This really feels like a premium quality instrument. The pickup is exactly what I was hoping for out of a Precision bass. With the tone knob, you can dial in practically any bass tone, a rock player would want. The neck is very smooth and it came inspected and setup by Sweetwater. The action is great. Cannot say enough about the quality of the instrument.
I went to check the instrument out at a big box store, with cash in hand. After playing it for a few minutes, I could not find the sales person who initially helped me or get anyone else to pay attention to me, so I walked out. So glad I did that. This one is a truly new instrument, not a premium priced demo. Sounds and feels so much better than the one I played (I think this was just the abuse and the loud environment).
I've purchased quite a bit of gear through Sweetwater recently and the experience has been fantastic. Ty, my sales engineer always answers my questions and calls me day or night.
Great buy!
Taught myself to play drums originally, but decided I wanted to branch out and try to wrap my head around something with strings. This bass is wonderful for a beginner or a seasoned player. The range of sound is amazing (coupled with a Fender Rumble 100), and the look and feel are awesome, too.
IMPRESSIVE!
I am really happy with this bass. I have a USA 50's reissue P bass and this Player Series actually plays better. The neck is absolutely perfect and the satin finish on the back of neck feels like silk. I play through a 1980's Peavey TNT combo amp with a 15" speaker and I can't believe the sound. I might buy the Jazz model next.
Great bass
This bass is fantastic and as always, Sweetwater continues to be the best website to purchase all things music.
Excellent Bass
Although I'm by far no expert but the owner of 26 bass guitars, this Fender is exceptionally nice. I have everything from Fenders, Rickenbackers, Gibson's, Guilds to a Dean.
This Players series is a great playing, feeling guitar. The neck is exceptional and is a typical Fender neck. The quality the guitar is the same as my American made guitars.
NO flaws in the finish, all the hardware is fine except for a slight burr on the volume know. I'll taken care of that flaw with a few strokes of a fine file.
The neck is truly impressive. The Paul Ferro has no difference in tone. I picked this guitar from the choices because of the graining in the wood. Really stunning graining.
The tuning keys work fine and no different from everything else I own. Pots are fine, no scratchiness.
The neck has a satin finish and is fast.
So in all...for a MIM guitar, and for the price, don't turn your nose up at it. I try to stay with American made guitars but companies are starting to price themselves out of affordability...IN MY OPINION.
