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Vintage P Bass Style and Superlative Sonics





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Electric bass aficionados everywhere revere the tone and playability of the vintage P Bass. The Fender Vintera II ’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-inch-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 split 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 a 4-bolt neck plate complete the picture. The Vintera II ’50s P Bass includes a vintage-tinted neck and vintage-inspired color.





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Era-accurate “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 II ’50s Precision Bass’s “C”-shaped neck gives you the same classic feel and includes a period-correct 7.25-inch fingerboard radius with 20 vintage-style frets. This neck sits beautifully in your hand and boasts a touch-and-response dynamic that opens the doors of stylistic exploration.





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Tim Shaw-designed pickup delivers classic P Bass tones





The Fender Vintera II '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 II Series: heritage design meets modern performance





The Vintera II 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 II 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 II Series to be the perfect introduction to Fender’s iconic lineup of legendary instruments.





Serial MX23166864


Serial MX23166864


Fender Vintera II '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-inch-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