FENDER American Vintage II 1960 Precision Bass, Black

Features:

  DESCRIPTION  

The Fender® American Vintage II series presents a remarkably accurate take on the revolutionary designs that altered the course of musical history. Built with period-accurate bodies, necks and hardware, premium finishes and meticulously voiced, year-specific pickups, each instrument captures the essence of authentic Fender craftsmanship and tone.

 

The late '50s to the early '60s was a watershed period in the development of the Precision Bass®, a time of transition that would see the introduction of many new appointments that would become synonymous with the P-Bass®. By 1960, the design of the P-bass had eclipsed the earlier cues culled from the Telecaster® - now the P-bass had a Strat®-style headstock shape, comfort-contours, pickguard mounted electronics and 4-saddle bridge. Adorned in 3-Color Sunburst and topped with a 4-ply tortoiseshell pickguard, the 1960 Precision Bass represented a more refined, enduring aesthetic for the model.

Featuring a premium alder body, Pure Vintage '60 Split-Coil P-Bass pickup and a substantial "C" shape hard rock maple neck mated with a 7.25" radius slab rosewood fingerboard, the American Vintage II 1960 Precision Bass reproduces the quintessential tone and feel of the original.

The instruments in the American Vintage II series are direct descendants of the original Fenders: designed for players with a fine appreciation for vintage Fender tone and feel and built with unmatched quality, down to the last screw. These are Fender electrics in their purest form: Fender American Vintage II, the stuff of legends.

  SPECS  

Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Precision Bass®

Middle Pickup: Pure Vintage '60 Split-Coil Precision®
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Switching: None
Configuration: Split Single-Coil

Bridge: Pure Vintage 4-Saddle with Threaded Steel Saddles
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Reverse Open-Gear
Pickguard: 4-Ply Tortoiseshell
Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Serialized

Neck Material: Maple
Neck Construction: 4-Bolt
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1960 "C"
Scale Length: 34" (86.36 cm)
Fingerboard Material: Slab Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Number of Frets: 20
Fret Size: Vintage Tall
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.70" (43.2 mm)
Position Inlays: Clay Dot
Side Dots: Vintage Clay
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

Model:	0190160806
Manufacturer:	ConvOrphan

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