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The Fender American Vintage '57 Precision Bass is made in the U.S.A. This vintage reissue features a traditional maple neck, alder body, vintage hardware, and gold anodized pickguard. Fender offers the American Vintage '57 Precision bass with either a Maple or a rosewood fretboard.
Fender American Vintage '57 Precision Bass
Includes:
hardshell case, strap, cable
it is not only this bass but all vintage series of Fender that is the best recreation of instruments of the golden era of 50s and 60s. this 57 precision is light weight with crisp highs and round bottom end. best for rock, r&b and motown sounds it is a real classic. neck is slimmer than american series and more comfortable. apart of Jazz bass, every serious player should owe one
I've been playing a Fender P-Bass with active electronics for about 25 years and despite its abilities it never could fully replicate that classic Fender tone I wanted. So I decided I'd try out this 57 reissue, and after a few weeks of playing it virtually non-stop I'm pleased to report it's as good as Fender claims. The tone is warm and rich, from the low end all the way up the neck. The alder body is light, the two-tone sunburst is beautiful, and the gold anodized aluminum pickguard completes the "vintage" look. The chrome pickup cover and ashtray are included, but the screw holes on mine were not pre-drilled into the bass(just the pickguard) so that's something I'll do later. I guess Fender thinks not everyone wants them pre-drilled. The "C" shape maple neck is very comfortable and fast, and the overall quality of the bass feels solid and well assembled. It comes with Fender 7250ML strings (.045-100) which sound and play just fine but I put on Fender 9050ML flatwounds since that's what a 57 bass is supposed to have. The factory setup is okay, but I need to lower the action a wee bit. The tweed hardshell case is a nice touch. It's a brand new bass so if you'd rather have the "relic look" you'll still have to opt for Fender's Custom Shop time machine basses or buy a real vintage bass, but at a much greater price either way. But if you're not worried about that, this bass is a nice quality alternative to a Custom Shop instrument, and may be nearly as good for about half the price. (I should add that Guitar Center shipped this one to my door just a week after I placed my order, which I was pleased with.) Anyone looking for that classic old-school Fender tone should consider this bass.
I have owned several P-Basses and this IS the best one! I have the white ash w/maple neck. This baby is as sweet to look at, as it is to play! And that classic Tweed Case. WOW!! What a package. The best P-Bass yet!!
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