Fender Precision Bass 1966 - Sunburst
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The instrument shown in the images is an authentic pre-CBS transitional 1966 Fender Precision Bass finished in its original 3-Tone Sunburst.The serial number stamped onto the neck plate (187214) places the production at the tail end of 1966. This bass highlights the mid-1960s aesthetic era for Fender, pairing a dark rosewood fingerboard and white dot markers with a deep multi-ply tortoiseshell pickguard. A vintage music store decal from "Musicland" is affixed to the back of the headstock.SpecificationsBody & Construction. MUSICLAND was a music retail Store in Peterborough ontario Canada.
- Model: Fender Precision Bass
- Origin: Fullerton, California, USA
- Body Material: Solid Alder
- Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Color: 3-Tone Sunburst (shows an expansive target-burst yellow center with a vibrant red band bleeding into a deep black edge)
- Pickguard: Original 4-Ply Brown/Red Tortoiseshell celluloid guard with a wide bevel edge
- Wear Profile: Authentic, natural player wear with belt buckle rash on the back and localized finish chipping along the lower body bouts
Neck & Fretboard
- Neck Material: 1-Piece Flat-Sawn Maple
- Neck Finish: Smooth, played-in nitrocellulose lacquer
- Neck Profile: Vintage thick "C" shape profile
- Fingerboard Material: Dark Rosewood (Veneer style fretboard)
- Fingerboard Radius: 7.25 inches (184 mm) vintage radius
- Scale Length: 34 inches (864 mm) standard bass scale
- Frets: 20 Vintage-Style Small frets
- Inlays: Pearloid / White Dot position markers
- Nut Width: 1.75 inches (Standard "C" neck width designation common for Precision Basses)
Hardware
- Bridge System: Vintage 4-saddle bridge assembly with threaded steel barrel saddles (missing its original snap-on chrome bridge cover)
- Tuning Machines: Early-style "Reverse" Kluson nickel tuning keys (where turning the button clockwise tunes the pitch up)
- Neck Plate: 4-Bolt chrome neck plate stamped with the large stylized CBS-era Fender "F" logo and serial number 187214
- Hardware Finish: Nickel / Chrome plating showing natural age patina
Electronics & Controls
- Pickups: Original split-coil hum-canceling Precision Bass pickup with black covers and flush Alnico V pole pieces (missing its original chrome pickup cover)
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
- Knobs: Flat-top knurled chrome barrel knobs
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| Condition | Good (Used) Good condition items function properly but may exhibit some wear and tear.Learn more |
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