| Article number: | 0190160800 |
| Delivery time: | Should arrive within 3 weeks |
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.
CASE/GIG BAG: Vintage-Style Brown (Orange Interior)
HEADSTOCKPrecision Bass®
NECK MATERIALMaple
NECK FINISHGloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECK SHAPE1960 "C"
NECK CONSTRUCTION4-Bolt
FINGERBOARD RADIUS7.25" (184.1 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIALSlab Rosewood
POSITION INLAYSClay Dot
SIDE DOTSVintage Clay
NUMBER OF FRETS20
TRUSS RODVintage-Style Butt Adjust
TRUSS ROD NUTVintage-Style Butt Adjust
STRING NUTBone
NUT WIDTH1.70" (43.2 mm)
NUT MATERIALBone
BODYAlder
BODY FINISHGloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
BODY SHAPEPrecision Bass®
BODY MATERIAL
BRIDGEPure Vintage 4-Saddle with Threaded Steel Saddles
BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECEIncludes Chrome Bridge Cover
BRIDGE MOUNTING5-Screw Vintage-Style
PICKGUARD4-Ply Tortoiseshell
PICKUP COVERSBlack
CONTROL KNOBSKnurled Flat-Top
HARDWARE FINISHNickel/Chrome
TUNING MACHINESPure Vintage Reverse Open-Gear
STRING TREESVintage-Style Disc
STRINGSFender® USA 7250M Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges), PN 0737250406
NECK PLATE4-Bolt Serialized
STRAP BUTTONS
MIDDLE PICKUPPure Vintage '60 Split-Coil Precision®
PICKUP CONFIGURATIONSplit Single-Coil
CONTROLSMaster Volume, Master Tone
SWITCHINGNone
