Few rock bassists are as closely identified with fretless bass as Tony Franklin. Acclaimed for his innumerable session credits and work with Roy Harper, the Firm, Blue Murder, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and others, Franklin is a devoted and longtime Precision artist and one of the finest modern exponents of the fretless version of the instrument. The Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass delivers his style and powerful elastic tone in a model with classic looks and personalized Franklin features including two specially voiced pickups, a drop-D E-string tuner and more.

Features

• Body : Select Alder
• Body Finish : Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Control Knobs : Knurled Flat-Top
• Fingerboard : Ebony
• Hardware Finish : Nickel/Chrome
• Neck Finish : Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Pickguard : 4-Ply Black Moto
• Position Inlays : Side Dot
• Body Shape : Precision Bass
• Neck Material : Maple
• Neck Shape : Modern "C"
• Scale Length : 34" (86.36 cm)
• Fingerboard Radius : 9.5" (241 mm)
• Number of Frets : Fretless
• Fret Size : Fretless
• String Nut : Synthetic Bone
• Nut Width : 1.625" (41.3 mm)
• Truss Rod : Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
• Truss Rod Wrench : 3/16" Hex (Allen)
• Bridge Pickup : Tony Franklin Single-Coil Jazz Bass with Hex Screw Pole Pieces and Ceramic Bar Magnets
• Middle Pickup : Tony Franklin American Split Single-Coil Precision Bass
• Neck Pickup :
• Controls : Master Volume, Master Tone
• Pickup Switching : 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Jazz Bass Pickup. Position 2. Jazz Bass and Precision Bass Pickups. Position 3. Precision Bass Pickup
• Pickup Configuration : SS
• Bridge : 4-Saddle American Vintage Bass with Single-Groove Steel "Barrel" Saddles
• Tuning Machines : Fender '70s Vintage-Style Stamped Open-Gear with Hipshot Bass Xtender "Drop D" on the E String
• Strings : Tony Franklin Signature Strings, Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges)
• Unique Features : Unlined Fretless Ebony Fingerboard, Precision Bass; and Jazz Bass; Pickups, 3-Way Pickup Switching, Matte Finish Pickup Covers, Tony Franklin Engraved Neck Plate, Hipshot; Bass X-Tender; Drop D Tuning Key on the E String, Tony Franklin Designed NPS Strings, Vintage Styling, Side Dot Position Markers are Located at the Fretting Points of the Fingerboard
• Included Accessories : Deluxe Black Hardshell Case
• Case/Gig Bag : Deluxe Black Hardshell (Black Interior)