Lay down the groove with a modern classic
For their American Performer Series basses, Fender went back to the drawing board with cool new colors, their renowned Greasebucket tone circuit, and a calibrated, shellac-dipped Yosemite single-coil pickup set that cranks out legendary Fender tone by the truckload. There's never been a better time to get into a genuine, American-made Fender bass. Sweetwater's advice: pick up an American Performer Series bass and lay down the groove with a modern classic.
Versatile P/J pickup configuration
Whether you're recording direct in the studio or plugged into a massive tube amp stack onstage, enough can't be said about the usefulness of playing a bass with both Precision and Jazz Bass pickups. There's nothing like the fat, punchy sound of a P Bass split single-coil pickup. It sits in a track like nobody's business. And being able to dial in the perfect amount of Jaco-style J Bass growl is nothing short of tonal nirvana. It's really the best of both worlds.
Timeless P Bass design
Leo Fender brought us the Precision Bass back in the 1950s, and its classic body shape and comfortable neck continue to give today's American Performer Series version excellent playability and a distinctive look. To say the P Bass is an industry standard is not an exaggeration: In the '60s and '70s, electric bass parts on session charts used to simply be labeled "Fender" — and that meant Precision. Motown even standardized on the Precision Bass for all their recording sessions. From James Jamerson to Pino Palladino, bassists from all genres have embraced the Precision Bass, and it continues to be a favorite in the studio and on stages everywhere. As with so many of Fender's original designs, Leo nailed the essence of a great instrument right from the start. And over a half century later, the American Performer Series Precision Bass still sets the standard.
Fender American Performer Precision Bass Features:
- Alder body with classic P Bass contours and satin polyurethane finish
- Comfortable modern C-shaped maple neck with satin polyurethane finish
- Calibrated, shellac-dipped Yosemite single-coil pickup set with flat-staggered pole pieces
- Middle: Yosemite P Bass split single-coil (Alnico 5, 12K)
- Bridge: Yosemite Jazz Bass single-coil (Alnico 5, 7.3K)
- Middle pickup volume control
- Bridge pickup volume control
- Master tone control
- Fender's Greasebucket master tone circuit rolls off highs without reducing gain
- 4-saddle vintage-style bridge with steel saddles
- Lightweight vintage-style tuners with tapered shafts
- Single-action truss rod with neck heel access
- 1.625" synthetic bone nut
- Nickel/chrome hardware
- Quality crafted in America
- Precision
- Right-handed
- 4
- 3-tone Sunburst
- Gloss Polyurethane
- Alder
- Maple
- Modern C
- 9.5"
- Rosewood
- White Dots
- 20, Medium Jumbo
- 34"
- 1.625"
- Synthetic
- 4-saddle Vintage-style with Steel Saddles
- Fender F Light-weight Vintage-paddle Keys with Tapered Shafts
- Yosemite Precision Split-coil
- Yosemite Jazz Single-coil
- 2 x volume, 1 x master tone, Greasebucket tone circuit
- Fender USA 7250M, .045-.105
- Gig Bag
- 0198600300
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