Vintage Custom 1951 Precision Bass®

Vintage Custom 1951 Precision Bass® NOS, Maple Fingerboard, Nocaster Blonde

Model Number: 9235000565

$8,399.00 RRP
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The debut of the Precision Bass in 1951 is arguably one of the most important milestones of the 20th Century. The P Bass® gave bass players a means to be heard clearly while eliminating the need to lug around a heavy (and fragile) upright bass. It also profoundly changed the sound of popular music and gave birth to a slew of new musical styles. The Vintage Custom 1951 Precision Bass offers the appointments that made the original the undisputed champion of working bassists the world over, including a supremely fast and comfortable tinted quartersawn maple neck with a 7.25" fingerboard radius, '51-‘55 P Bass bridge with vintage fiber bridge saddles and flatwound strings. It also boasts an original slab-style P Bass body with a NOS flash-coat lacquer finish that lets the instrument breathe more organically and shows some of the natural grain through the finish.

Other features of the Vintage Custom 1951 Precision Bass include Closet Classic hardware, a 2-piece ash body, 20 vintage frets, '55 P Bass pickup, volume and tone controls, single-ply black pickguard, bone nut, round string retainer and vintage-style tuning machines.

A living legend, this Precision Bass sounds just as good now as the original did back in 1951. Includes a deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity.

  • General
    Model Number 9235000565
    Series Vintage Custom
    Color Nocaster® Blonde
    Orientation Right-Hand
  • Body
    Body Finish NOS Flash Coat Lacquer
    Body Shape Precision Bass®
    Body Material 2-Piece Select Ash
  • Neck
    Neck Material Quartersawn Maple
    Neck Finish Flash Coat Lacquer
    Neck Shape 1951 "U"
    Fingerboard Radius 7.25" (184.1 mm)
    Fingerboard Material Maple
    Number of Frets 20
    Fret Size Vintage-Style
    Nut Width 1.70" (43.2 mm)
    Position Inlays Black Dot
    Truss Rod Nut Vintage-Style Slotted
    Neck Plate 4-Bolt
  • Hardware
    Bridge 2-Saddle Vintage Precision Bass® with Fiber Saddles
    Tuning Machines Vintage-Style
    Pickguard 1-Ply Black
    Control Knobs Knurled Flat-Top
  • Electronics
    Bridge Pickup '55 P-Bass®
    Controls Master Volume, Master Tone
    Switching None
    Configuration S