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 Precision Bass®, the world’s first electric bass, represents one of the most important developments in music history. For the first time, bass players had access to a portable, precisely intonated, amplified instrument. As stated by the legendary Quincy Jones, the Fender bass was “…the one technological breakthrough that changed music forever.”
Although it initially shared many design cues with the Telecaster®, such as an oversized Tele® headstock, slab body and chrome control plate, by 1954, the P-Bass® had been updated with the same sweeping curves and contoured edges of the newly launched Stratocaster®. The American Vintage II 1954 Precision Bass reproduces the quintessential tone and feel of the original and is offered in two colours over ash: Vintage Blonde and 2-Color Sunburst mated to a single-ply white pickguard.
Other key features include a substantial ‘54 “C”-shape maple neck with a 7.25” radius fingerboard and vintage tall frets. The Pure Vintage 2-saddle bridge with fiber saddles, reverse open-gear tuners, finger rest and ‘54 Single-Coil Precision Bass® pickup deliver classic Fender thump and style.
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.
Fender American Vintage II 1954 Precisions Bass Specifications
General
- Colour: Vintage Blonde
- Country Of Origin: US
- Orientation: Right-Hand
Neck
- Fingerboard Material: Maple
- Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
- Neck Construction: 4-Bolt
- Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Neck Shape: 1954 “C”
- Nut Material: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.70" (43.2 mm)
- Position Inlays: Black Dot
- Neck Material: 1-Piece Maple
- Refinement Neck Shape: C Shape
- Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
- Number Of Frets: 20
- Fret Size: Vintage Tall
- Scale Length: 34" (86.36 cm)
Body
- Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Body Material: Ash
- Body Shape: Precision Bass®
Hardware
- Bridge: Pure Vintage 2-Saddle Precision Bass® with Fiber Saddles, Serialized
- Control Knobs: Knurled Dome
- Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
- Neck Plate: 4-Bolt
- Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment
- Pickup Covers: Black
- Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
- String Trees: Vintage-Style Disc
- Strings: Fender® USA 9050L Stainless Steel Flatwound (.045-.100 Gauges), PN 0739050403
- Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Reverse Open-Gear
- Bridge Mounting: 3-Screw Vintage-Style Hard-Tail
Electronics
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
- Switching: None
- Configuration: S
Miscellaneous
- Case Gig Bag: Vintage-Style Tweed (Crushed Red Interior)
Delivery
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This item is normally sent to Mainland UK addresses by DPD Local who generally provide a one-hour window of delivery on the morning of delivery by email or text message.
FREE delivery within mainland UK
UK Non-Mainland: from £12
Rep. of Ireland and Mainland Europe: from £30 (calculated at checkout).
Order this item before 2pm we will despatch it on the same day
Warranty Information
Fender Warranty Information: 2 Years on most products - see Fender for details
Please note this information is provided for guidance only as manufacturer warranties may be updated from time to time. For full please visit the manufacturer's website here.
3 years warranty for VIP members
