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Key Features
- Fender's vintage design and voicings
- Excellent detail and nuance produced by '57 hand-wound vintage pickups
- Supreme playability courtesy of silky-smooth maple neck and lacquer finish
- Keep your instrument looking pristine during transit thanks to deluxe hardshell case
Fender Custom Shop '59 Precision Bass Journeyman, Chocolate 3TSB Overview
The Fender Custom Shop '59 Precision Bass Journeyman is a timeless classic. It has been designed with '50s aesthetics that take you back to the golden age, whilst having all of the hardware and playability for the modern performer. A singular hand-wound '57 pickup has been equipped at the bridge, infusing your model with powerful and dynamic basslines that are guaranteed to cut through the mix with ease. And with volume and tone controls, you can sculpt your vintage sound on the spot.
A maple neck, sculpted into a '60s oval C shape, offers sleek playability with its luxurious feel and smoothness. It has been topped with a nitrocellulose lacquer finish, ensuring your hand flies across the fingerboard with ease and unhindered. What's more, the alder body is lightweight and elegantly contoured in order to eliminate the dreaded shoulder strain with every performance. Alongside your bass, you also receive a deluxe hardshell case that protects and keeps your instrument looking pristine during transit. Travel back in time with Fender.
Product Ref: 241838
Full Description
View Full DescriptionPrecision bass perfection
A singular pickup with serious power. Equipped on the '59 Precision Bass is a hand-wound '57 relic that ensures this beauty of a bass shines in every way possible. It offers excellent detail with every note you play and is guaranteed to spruce up your basslines. As it is hand-wound, this pickup is sure to complement your instrument perfectly as it has been crafted with precision in order to meet the exact tonal requirements.
What's more, there are also two controls, master volume and master tone, that allow you to change this way this precision plays in order to suit your style. Simply tweak the tone and create a character that is distinctively yours. Perform with those sought-after vintage voicings that can be heard on some of the most iconic songs of the '50s.
Pure playing magic
For the ultimate performance, Custom Shop have ensured this bass offers a luxurious playing experience. Alder has been elegantly contoured for the body, which is not only lightweight in order to reduce dreaded shoulder strain but is also guaranteed to rest comfortably during both standing and seated performances.
Its neck matches the design with a beautifully crafted '60s oval C shaped profile. This design sits naturally in the palm of your hand, allowing you to have a secure hold when gliding across the fingerboard. All of these incredible tonewoods have been topped with a nitrocellulose lacquer finish, ensuring all of the materials are silky-smooth for a fast and articulate play. The Precision Bass' capabilities are truly limitless.
The legendary Custom Shop
It needs no introduction. The Fender Custom Shop has been on the minds of musicians for decades now. Having a long legacy of quality craftsmanship and a reputation for making some of the best instruments in the world, it guarantees an exceptional playing experience. You can be sure that this instrument will live up to expectations – it's got all the hallmarks of a professional standard craft. Get ready for greatness.
Specifications
- Product Code: 9236081174
Body and Bridge
- Material: 2pc Alder
- Shape: Precision Bass
- Colour: Chocolate 3-Tone Sunburst
- Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Bridge: Standard Assembly
Neck and Fingerboard
- Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
- Neck Shape: '60s Oval C
- Neck Construction: Bolt-On
- Fingerboard Material: Flat-Laminate Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 7.25"
- Frets: 20 Medium Jumbo
- Inlays: Vintage Clay
- Nut: Bone
- Nut Width: 44.45mm
Hardware and Electronics
- Bridge Pickup: Hand-Wound '57 Precision Bass Relic
- Pickup Configuration: H
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
- Control Knobs: Knurled Chrome Relic
- Hardware: Chrome/Nickel
- Tuners: Vintage
- Pickguard: PGA '59 Gold Relic
- String Gauges: .045, .065, .085, .105
- Case: FCS Precision Bass Tweed
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