New for 2023, the Fender Custom Shop introduces the Limited ’59 Precision Bass Special Relic. With a Precision Bass body and a thin, comfortable Jazz Bass® neck—a combination Fender offered in the early 1970s—it’s a truly functional hybrid of the best of both bass worlds. Here, the two-piece body is fashioned from select ash, while the quartersawn maple neck has a ’60s-style “U” profile.That great combo applies under the hood too, with a punchy Custom Shop hand-wound ’57 Precision Bass middle pickup, a snarling hand-wound Vintage Jazz Bass bridge pickup, and independent volume controls for blending to perfect personal preference. This bass wears beautifully battered Natural Blonde, Chocolate Three-Color Sunburst, and Aged Black Relic lacquer finishes that impart an authentically worn-in look in which spidery finish checking and each ding, dent and scar from bridge to headstock tell a story of years of action in clubs and bars.Other premium features include a flat-lam maple fingerboard with a 7.25” radius, 20 medium jumbo (6105) frets and a bone nut; volume-volume-tone wiring; gold anodized aluminum pickguard; Custom Shop HiMass RSD (Research Special Design) bridge for massive sound and sustain, vintage-style tuners, disc string tree, deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

Product Features

• Body Shape: Precision Bass®
• Body Material: 2-Piece Select Ash
• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
• Neck Shape: 1960 Jazz Bass® "U"
• Scale Length: 34" (86.36 cm)
• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
• Number of Frets: 20
• Fret Size: Medium Jumbo (6150)
• String Nut: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.5" (38.1 mm)
• Headstock: Jazz Bass®
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Fingerboard: Quartersawn Maple
• Position Inlays: Black Micarta, 0.25" (6.35 mm)
• Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Vintage Jazz Bass®
• Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '57 Split Single-Coil Precision Bass®
• Controls: Volume 1. (Middle Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone
• Pickup Configuration: PJ
• Bridge: RSD Designed HiMass™
• Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Pickguard: 1-Ply Gold Anodized Aluminum
• Control Knobs: Knurled Chrome
• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges)
• Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity

Attributes

• Type (Old): 4-String Bass Guitar
• Body Material (Old): Ash
• Fingerboard Material (Old): Maple
• Scale Length (Old): 34"
• Finish (Old): Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Material (Old): Maple
• Color (Old): Aged Black
• Active/Passive (Old): Passive
• Body Style (Old): Precision
• Model Name (Old): Custom Shop Limited Edition 1959 Precision Bass Special Relic
• Bag or Case Included? (Old): Yes