A Superb P Bass with Vintage Style to Spare
Electric bass aficionados everywhere revere the tone and playability of the vintage P Bass. The Fender Vintera ‘50s Precision Bass was tailor-made for these connoisseurs of the low-end elite — it delivers the style and sound of one of Fender’s classic eras. Its chunky, period-correct C-shaped neck gives you something to wrap your hand around, while its 7.25” radius maple fingerboard and 20 vintage-style frets serve up classic playing feel. Enjoy a wide range of vintage-tinged tonal stylings, thanks to a Tim Shaw-designed spilt single-coil pickup. You also get a 4-saddle vintage-style bridge with threaded steel saddles for reliable intonation, while vintage-style tuning machines ensure rock-solid tuning stability. An anodized aluminum pickguard, chrome hardware, and 4-bolt neck plate complete the picture. The Vintera ‘50s P Bass includes a vintage-tinted neck and vintage-inspired color.
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Period-correct C-shaped neck serves up classic feel
Ask any player who has spent time with a vintage P Bass, and you’ll hear a string of descriptors ranging from deep and balanced to one of a kind. The Vintera ‘50s Precision Bass’s C-shaped neck gives you the same classic feel and includes a period-correct 7.25”-radius fingerboard with 20 vintage-style frets. This neck sits beautifully in your hand and boasts a touch and response dynamic that opens wide the doors of stylistic exploration.
Tim Shaw-designed pickup delivers classic P Bass tones
The Fender Vintera ‘50s Precision Bass comes armed with a Tim Shaw-designed split single-coil pickup. This pup boasts an Alnico V magnet, Formvar-coated wire, and staggered beveled pole pieces — everything you need to reproduce the fat low end, punchy midrange, and toothy treble that made the original P Bass so versatile. Jazz, funk, rock — this bass can cover it all with the kind of tonal styling that leaves you and your audience satisfied.
The Vintera Series — value-priced, vintage-styled Fenders
The Vintera Series offers Fender’s most popular models in a myriad of shapes and sizes. These instruments are ideal for players who dig vintage-style Fenders, but feel that American Original and Custom Shop guitars are out of their reach. Vintera Series instruments are available in both Vintage and Modified configurations: Vintage models span the ‘50s to the ‘70s, with period-correct specifications for each era, while Modified models look like vintage instruments, but include modern updates that contemporary guitarists will appreciate. All Vintera Series guitars and basses boast Tim Shaw-designed pickups and are available in a wide array of vintage-inspired colors. The guitarists here at Sweetwater have found the Vintera Series to be the perfect introduction to Fender’s iconic lineup of legendary instruments.
Fender Vintera '50s Precision Bass Features:
- P Bass with vintage style, sound, and playability
- Chunky period-correct C-shaped neck gives you something to wrap your hand around
- 7.25”-radius maple fingerboard with 20 vintage-style frets supplies classic playing feel
- Tim Shaw-designed split single-coil pickup kicks out a wide range of tonal stylings
- 4-saddle vintage-style bridge with threaded steel saddles provides reliable intonation
- Vintage-style tuning machines supply rock-solid tuning stability
- Anodized aluminum pickguard, chrome hardware, and 4-bolt neck plate
- Vintage-tinted neck and vintage-inspired color
