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La Precision Bass American Vintage '58 commémore l'année ayant vu la première apparition de la finition « Three-Color Sunburst » sur la basse par laquelle tout a commencé. Cette combinaison classique est désormais inscrite dans la tradition Fender, et la Precision Bass American Vintage '58 vous offre d'autres caractéristiques authentiques, telles qu'un corps léger en aulne (frêne pour le modèle « White Blonde »), un manche en érable épais et profilé en C serti de 20 frettes de style vintage et d'incrustations de type « black dots », une plaque de protection en aluminium anodisé doré avec finition vernie et le nouveau micro simple bobinage splittable American Vintage '58. Sont également inclus un repose-doigts en dessous de la corde aiguë, un chevalet de style vintage avec pontets à rouleau en acier fileté, des boutons de réglage « flat top » moletés et chromés, des mécaniques inversées, des caches chromés placés sur le micro et le chevalet, et bien plus encore. Disponible en finition « Three-Color Sunburst », « White Blonde » ou « Black ».
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I play bass in Eastern Block (now known as The Lower Caves), as a Fender artist. With the Fender American Vintage Precision Bass I feel like I have truly come home.
Let's start with aesthetics. I own the 3-tone burst model. It has a beautiful paint job. Compared to a vintage '63, the burst design is period specific. The chrome covers also lend themselves to the beauty of the bass. I wanted a bass that looked like the ones my heroes played back in the day, and now I get to have that. The AV '63 also features the period correct clay dot inlays. It adds a nice color texture to the beautiful rosewood fingerboard. Some of the fingerboards on the AV '63 are darker with a tighter grain display, while others are lighter in color with a wider grain. Mine is the latter.
As for playablity, the wider nut and mass of the C shaped neck feels better than the more modern C shaped necks. The thinner frets also give the finger to string to neck a better feel. I have strong hands and play heavily with my left hand and my right, so the overall beefy-ness of the neck feels very good to me. I thought the chrome covers would get in my way, but they aren't bad at all. I decided to leave them on. I put the Flatwound strings on that came in the case candy. The strings feel really good. I tend to play either close to the bridge or close to the neck, so there wasn't much of a change for me.
Tone wise, this bass is king. It has a really nice low end. While playing between the chrome covers, the bass has a more midrange punch with a slight bite or growl. While playing close to the neck, the bass sounds warm and smooth. The tone nob, also vintage correct, allows me to roll off the brightness if I want to play blues or country. I add a little more brightness while playing rock. It is very dynamic. The bass sounds very good recorded as well as live. I think it is the best P-Bass on the market. Go get one!
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Great job you did on this bass. This is IT for me. The neck is the best feeling Fender bass neck I've ever laid my hands on. If I were to have a neck custom made for my specific biomechanics; it would be like this '63 Precision. The bass is light and very resonant. The sound is just delicious. The fit and finish is dead right, and the classic shape, red color and dark rosewood fingerboard makes it a sexy looking thing altogether. This bass is what it's all about and my new # 1.
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|Model Name:
|American Vintage '63 Precision Bass®, Rosewood Fingerboard, 3-Color Sunburst
|Model Number:
|American Vintage
|3-Color Sunburst
|Body Material:
|Body Finish:
|Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
|Body Shape:
|Precision Bass®
|Neck Material:
|Manche érable
|Neck Finish:
|Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
|Neck Shape:
|Forme en C
|Scale Length:
|34" (864 mm)
|Round-Laminated Rosewood
|Fingerboard Radius:
|7.25" (184.1 mm)
|Number of Frets:
|Fret Size:
|Frettes type Vintage
|String Nut:
|Nut Width:
|1.74" (44.19 mm)
|Position Inlays:
|Incrustation de points.
|Truss Rods:
|Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
|Neck Plate:
|Middle Pickup:
|Micro simple bobinage splitté Vintage Precision Bass
|Volume général, tonalité générale
|Pickup Configuration:
|Micro simple bobinage type Precision
|4-Saddle American Vintage Bass with Threaded Steel "Barrel" Saddles
|Hardware Finish:
|Tuning Machines:
|New American Vintage Reverse Open-Gear
|4-Ply Tortoiseshell
|Control Knobs:
|Knurled Flat-Top
|Fender® USA Super 7250M, NPS (.045-.105 Tirants)
|Unique Features:
|Mounted Chrome Pickup and Bridge Covers, Lower Mounted Finger Rest, Clay Colored Dot Position Inlays, Auxiliary Strap Button on Back of Headstock
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