Custom Shop Time Machine 1963 Precision Bass Journeyman Relic - Aged Daphne Blue

The Time Machine guitar collection is an incredible ode to the original pre-CBS Fender guitars. The guitars are reissues of specific years, built historically correct with impressive eye for detail and with exceptional precision. The craftsmanship is present in everything. From the materials used, to the building techniques and the looks. Time Machine guitars are available in a variety of finishes with varying degrees of aging:

- N.O.S. (New Old Stock); as if the guitar came new out of the Fender workshop in the specific year it was built.
- Closet Classic; as if the guitar had been stored away and forgotten since the specific year of manufacture. Unplayed, but slightly aged by time.
- DLX Closet Classic; proudly owned and maintained in perfect condition. Played, but damage free and only slightly aged by time.
- Journeyman Relic; played and used, but not abused. Lightly damaged and signs of wear.
- Relic; played intensively for years and scarred by a life full of rock 'n roll.
- Heavy Relic; the guitar has survived many years of heavy use since the 50's or 60's and has come out of it substantially battered but stronger none the less!

This 1963 Precision Bass has a two-piece select alder body, quarter-sawn maple neck with round laminated rosewood fingerboard, 7.25" radius, 20 medium jumbo frets and a 60's Oval U-shaped profile. The pickup is a hand-wound vintage 62 Precision Bass pickup with volume and passive tone control. The scratchplate is a 4-ply Brown Shell pickguard, the bridge and tuners are vintage correct.

Early '60s Fenders are perhaps the most sought after in the authentic vintage category. Fender had left the trial and error phase of the 50's well behind them and the guitars from 1960 onward were consequently more advanced and consistent in quality and specifications. Would you  be able to find an original 1963 P-Bass, in a good and playable condition, you will pay a small fortune for it in today's market. Let alone for a special color like this 1963 Time Machine with its classic and timeless Daphne Blue finish!
Looking for that typical, roaring P-Bass sound? That slightly mid-scooped, bright in the top high / full-fat in the low end, classic Fender sound; lazy when played with fingers, bouncy and aggressive when played with a pick? Look no further...this is it!

Included is the deluxe, original Fender case, matching accessories and, of course, the certificate.