Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass Ebony Fingerboard Black
Serial Number US25107510 weighs 9 lbs 1 oz
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Model #: 0190085806
UPC #: 717669315801
Case/Gig Bag: Vintage-Style Hardshell
Description
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 a modern C-shaped maple neck with an unfretted ebony fingerboard, an American Series Precision Bass neck pickup, a Dimarzio Model Jâ„¢ bridge pickup , and a drop-D E-string tuner.
Features
Maple neck with "C" profile
Three-way pickup selector switch
Unmarked and unfinished ebony fingerboard with side dot markers only
American Vintage bass bridge with four single-groove steel "barrel" saddles
Vintage-style tuners with Hipshot® Bass Xtender drop-D tuner on the E string
PRODUCT SPECS
General
Series Artist Signature
Orientation Right-Hand
Color Black
Country Of Origin US
Platform Artist
Neck
Neck Material Maple
Neck Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape Modern "C"
Fingerboard Radius 9.5" (241 mm)
Fingerboard Material Ebony
Position Inlays Side Dot
Number of Frets Fretless
Truss Rod Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
String Nut Synthetic Bone
Nut Width 1.625" (41.3 mm)
Nut Material Synthetic Bone
Fret Size Fretless
Scale Length 34" (864 mm)
Body
Body Select Alder
Body Finish Gloss Lacquer
Body Shape Precision Bass®
Body Material Select Alder
Hardware
Bridge 4-Saddle American Vintage Bass with Single-Groove Steel "Barrel" Saddles
Pickguard 3-Ply Black
Control Knobs Knurled Flat-Top
Hardware Finish Nickel/Chrome
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)
Neck Plate 4-Bolt with Artist Signature
Strap Buttons Vintage-Style
Electronics
Bridge Pickup DiMarzio® Model J™ DP123
Middle Pickup Tony Franklin American Split Single-Coil Precision Bass®
Pickup Configuration SS
Controls Master Volume, Master Tone
Switching 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Jazz Bass® Pickup. Position 2. Jazz Bass® and Precision Bass® Pickups. Position 3. Precision Bass® Pickup
Accessories
Black Vintage-Style Hardshell Case
Truss Rod Wrench 3/16" Hex (Allen)
Miscellaneous
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
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