Refretted

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