Fender AMERICAN VINTAGE II 1960 PRECISION BASS® – Black finish – RW – 9.1 Pounds – V2441469

Description

The Fender® American Vintage II series presents a remarkably accurate take on the revolutionary designs that altered the course of musical history. Built with period-accurate bodies, necks and hardware, premium finishes and meticulously voiced, year-specific pickups, each instrument captures the essence of authentic Fender craftsmanship and tone.

The late ’50s to the early ’60s was a watershed period in the development of the Precision Bass®, a time of transition that would see the introduction of many new appointments that would become synonymous with the P-Bass®. By 1960, the design of the P-bass had eclipsed the earlier cues culled from the Telecaster® – now the P-bass had a Strat®-style headstock shape, comfort-contours, pickguard mounted electronics and 4-saddle bridge. Adorned in 3-Color Sunburst and topped with a 4-ply tortoiseshell pickguard, the 1960 Precision Bass represented a more refined, enduring aesthetic for the model.

Featuring a premium alder body, Pure Vintage ’60 Split-Coil P-Bass pickup and a substantial “C” shape hard rock maple neck mated with a 7.25″ radius slab rosewood fingerboard, the American Vintage II 1960 Precision Bass reproduces the quintessential tone and feel of the original.

The instruments in the American Vintage II series are direct descendants of the original Fenders: designed for players with a fine appreciation for vintage Fender tone and feel and built with unmatched quality, down to the last screw. These are Fender electrics in their purest form: Fender American Vintage II, the stuff of legends.

• Alder Body
• Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
• Pure Vintage ’60 Split-Coil Precision Bass® Pickups
• “C”-Shaped Neck Profile
• Slab Rosewood Fingerboard
• Pure Vintage Reverse Open-Gear Tuners

  Neck

  HEADSTOCK

  Precision Bass®

  NECK MATERIAL

  Maple

  NECK FINISH

  Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

  NECK SHAPE

  1960 “C”

  NECK CONSTRUCTION

  4-Bolt

  FINGERBOARD RADIUS

  7.25″ (184.1 mm)

  FINGERBOARD MATERIAL

  Slab Rosewood

  POSITION INLAYS

  Clay Dot

  SIDE DOTS

  Vintage Clay

  NUMBER OF FRETS

  20

  TRUSS ROD

  Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

  TRUSS ROD NUT

  Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

  STRING NUT

  Bone

  NUT WIDTH

  1.70″ (43.2 mm)

  NUT MATERIAL

  Bone

  

  Body

  BODY

  Alder

  BODY FINISH

  Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

  BODY SHAPE

  Precision Bass®

  BODY MATERIAL

  Alder
  

  Hardware

  BRIDGE

  Pure Vintage 4-Saddle with Threaded Steel Saddles

  BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE

  Includes Chrome Bridge Cover

  BRIDGE MOUNTING

  5-Screw Vintage-Style

  PICKGUARD

  4-Ply Tortoiseshell

  PICKUP COVERS

  Black

  CONTROL KNOBS

  Knurled Flat-Top

  HARDWARE FINISH

  Nickel/Chrome

  TUNING MACHINES

  Pure Vintage Reverse Open-Gear

  STRING TREES

  Vintage-Style Disc

  STRINGS

  Fender® USA 7250M Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges), PN 0737250406

  NECK PLATE

  4-Bolt Serialized

  STRAP BUTTONS

  Vintage-Style

  

  Electronics

  MIDDLE PICKUP

  Pure Vintage ’60 Split-Coil Precision®

  PICKUP CONFIGURATION

  Split Single-Coil

  CONTROLS

  Master Volume, Master Tone