Fender Precision Bass
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The Fender Precision Bass is a landmark electric bass guitar introduced in 1951, renowned for its solid-body design, split-coil pickup, and foundational role in shaping modern bass playing across genres.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electric bass guitar
ⓘ
solid-body bass guitar ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | P-Bass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyType | solid body ⓘ |
| bridgeType | fixed bridge ⓘ |
| controls |
tone control
ⓘ
volume control ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designer | Leo Fender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
adjustable truss rod
ⓘ
dot inlays ⓘ pickguard ⓘ |
| firstMassProducedElectricBass | true ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
American Professional Precision Bass
NERFINISHED
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Player Series Precision Bass NERFINISHED ⓘ Precision Bass Special NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | modern electric bass design ⓘ |
| inProduction | true ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neckConstruction | bolt-on neck ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
contoured body
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split-coil hum-cancelling pickup ⓘ wide neck profile ⓘ |
| notableUser |
James Jamerson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Deacon NERFINISHED ⓘ Pino Palladino NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Sting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfStrings | 4 ⓘ |
| pickupConfiguration | split single-coil pickup ⓘ |
| pickupType | passive pickup ⓘ |
| scaleLength |
34 inches
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864 mm ⓘ |
| standardTuning | E A D G ⓘ |
| typicalBodyWood |
alder
ⓘ
ash ⓘ |
| typicalFingerboardWood |
maple
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rosewood ⓘ |
| typicalFrets | 20 ⓘ |
| typicalNeckWood | maple ⓘ |
| usedInGenre |
R&B
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blues ⓘ country ⓘ funk ⓘ jazz ⓘ pop ⓘ punk rock ⓘ rock ⓘ soul ⓘ |
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