Fender '50s Precision Bass Fiesta Red Maple Fretboard

I bought this bass several years ago and have used it sporadically, as I have a lot of P and PJ-basses. This had been modified with an American Fender pick up and Jamerson flats. The Jamerson's are phone wires and are super hard to gig with, so I finally took them off and strung-up a set of 105 flats (my string of choice). It took me awhile to get this set up properly, as there was some fret buzz I had to deal with. I finally got it dialed out and gigged with this for 4 hours last nite. I about dropped dead--this thing is an absolute tone monster! Super thick low tones, but the D and G still have a lot of pop in them as well. This bass far and away has the best tone of any of my other basses. I thought my Fender Japan P/J had the lowest lows of any bass I had--but this has it beat--impressive! My amp has never sounded as good as it did last nite--thunderous low end. The neck is a monster, you better have some medium/large or better hands if you want to play this--but I think that is where a lot of the great tone comes from--the axe handle neck! I can't compare the original PU to the US made one, but I can attest that this is one awesome sounding bass with the Corona made PU. I highly recommend it!

I had always been a Jazz Bass kind of guy, playing a jazz for almost 7 years before picking up a P Bass. Since I picked up P Bass I thought that it was way more dynamic and what I needed. When I saw this bass in a Honey Blonde I figured that I would research the 50s reissue. The reviews are great, no matter where you look. Then, when you receive this thing, it will change how you feel about Made in Mexico, thicker necks, and newer Fender instruments in general. When I first felt the neck, I thought that the neck was a little bigger than normal (expected from the specs), but not overwhelming. It did not take long to adjust and now this thing plays like the best bass I've ever picked up. In fact, when I play a smaller neck, it feels flimsy and no good. The tones that come out of this thing. Well, I've never gotten more compliments from musicians and sound guys alike. After having it for about 6 months, I decided I had to have another. So, now I own two of these bad boys. The only downside to the Honey Blonde (and reason I bought another) is because the Black comes in a Nitro finish! Yes, I said Nitro finish. The tone on my black one keeps me up at night sometimes. Get you one of these bad boys.

I've been playing a J bass for the past 4 years, and thought I'd never buy any other kind of bass. I finally decided it was time to purchase a new bass but wasn't sure what to get, and just arbitrarily decided that this p bass was the one. The reviews were positive and the honey blonde looks awesome, but my main concern (that I wasn't even aware of till after I bought it) was the wider neck. But when I finally recieved it I had no problem adjusting and I actually prefer it now over the tapered j bass neck. Dont even get me started on the tone, its sounds simply amazing, the controls are simple but you can manipulate them to get the exact tone you want. Those low mids are warm and booming! I love it!

Great quality bass, old school tone.

this bass looks amazing and the picture here makes the neck look more yellow than maple, this bass sounds amazing right out of the box. I needed to make a few adjustments but thats all. one more thing i noticed is when i took off the pickgaurd there was no grounding tape, and there was sawdust all inside the bass, not a major problem and easy to fix overall i would recommend this as a cheaper bass for anyone who is doing gigs

This is only my second bass although I have played guitar for 60 years. I don't see how you could buy a nicer looking and better feeling bass for this kind of money. The tone control is a wide sweep of crispy all the way to sustaining sweet boom. I put flat wounds on it right away and it is just a beautiful thing to play. Highly recommended if you don't have a wad but want an all around good quality Fender. The gold anodized pick guard has holes pre-drilled if you really want to go retro and put vintage chrome covers on. Love it.