Some of the most exciting bass guitars made are from Ibanez! With the tech shop taking pride in every bass guitar they build you are guaranteed to receive a fine instrument full of inspiration! This guitar is featured in a transparent blue sunburst finish! Features: GSR4 neck Maple Neck Material Agathis w/Flamed maple top Body 22/Medium frets Rosewood Finger Board B10 bridge STD P Neck PU STD J Bridge PU Pearl Dot Inlay CH : Hardware Color PHAT II
SQUIER AFFINITY JAZZ BASS - BLUE The Affinity Jazz Bass features many Fender Jazz Bass appointments, including an offset waist body, ultra slim fast action neck and full range bi-pole pickups. This bass has a rosewood fingerboard and features a super-slick blue finish. Features: Alder body with blue finish Maple neck; C-shape, (polyurethane finish) Rosewood fingerboard 20 medium jumbo frets 34" scale length 2 single-coil bi-pole pickups Two volume knobs; one tone knob Chrome hardware Standard chrome tuners Standard 4 string bridge
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Ibanez designers love to design expensive, high end basses for the virtuoso player. But they also enjoy making instruments that everyone can play…and play well. Advances in guitar making now allow comfortable, easy playing Soundgear basses to be placed in the hands of everyone. New for 1998 is GSR Gio Soundgear line. Now aspiring bassists and players on a budget no longer have to struggle on uncomfortable instruments that are hard to play and sound boring as….. Now every bassist, rich or poor, skilled or journneyman can have an instrument they can be proud of. And that`s something that Ibanez designers are very proud of. Features include solid light weight agatis wood body, Three piece hard rock maple neck and high output Powersound P and J Bass pickups. Features: Neck Material: Maple 1pc. Thickness(Mm): 21.0*22.0 At 1f*12f Shape: U Heel Style: All Access Neck Joint System Headstock Shape: Sr Angle/Joint: 14deg.Scarf Joint Overlay: Abs Fingerboard Material: Sonokelin Width(Mm): 41.0*62.0 At0f*22f Radius(Mm): 305mmr Scale(Mm/Inch): 864/34 Fret Wire: Low/Wide Number Of Fret: 22 Position Inlay: Dot Body Material: Agatis Parts Plating: Chrome Tuning Machines: Die-Cast Nut: Graphite Bridge/Tremolo: Standard Bridge Strap Buttons: Standard Truss Rod Cover: Black+White Pickup Configuration: P-J Neck Pickup: Powersound-P Bridge Pickup: Powersound-J Mounting Style: Direct Pots: 2v,1t Knob: Chrome Dome Output Jack: Side Control Function: 2volume,2tone
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SQUIER AFFINITY P-BASS - BLUE The Squier Affinity P-Bass is the world’s best-selling bass because of its unmatched value. Derived from the Fender Precision Bass, the Affinity P-Bass feels good, sounds good and fits the needs of any player on a budget. With its comfortable neck, contoured solid Alder body and classic tone, the Squier Affinity P-Bass conjures up the sound of thousands of recordings in every genre of music. You’ll love the feel of the rosewood fingerboard and sound of the split single-coil pickup. Whether you?re just starting, need a bass for occasional use or just want a solid working bass that’s as easy to own as it is to play, the Squier P-Bass is a natural choice. Features: Alder body with blue finish Maple neck with C-shape (polyurethane finish) Rosewood fingerboard with 9.5" radius 20 medium jumbo frets 34" scale length 1.625" width at nut Chrome hardware Standard chrome tuners Standard 4-saddle bridge 1-ply white pickguard 1 split single-coil pickup Volume and tone Dot position inlays
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Connect the Ultimate Electric Guitar Straight to Your Computer and Jam with Killer Modeling Amps and Effects You have a great song in mind and want to record it straight to your computer? You want all your amps and stomp boxes in your computer so you can rock like you?re in the studio or on stage? With the BEHRINGER METALIEN iAXE629 USB-Guitar, you?re just a cable away. The iAXE629 USB-Guitar comes with loads of great sounding virtual amps and stomp boxes from Native Instruments. Rock with your MP3, WAV and AIFF songs or backing tracks on your PC or Mac computer and enjoy nifty features such as time-stretching and a metronome. Behringer has even included multi-track recording and editing software so you can record your music on the spot. This double-cutaway electric guitar delivers powerful humbucking tones and comes fitted with a vintage tremolo, making it an indispensable piece of gear for modern guitarists. A built-in output allows you to connect your headphones straight to your guitar so you can rock with your favorite bands. Plug in your new METALIEN iAXE629 USB-Guitar and rock the world today. Features: Plug this intriguing USB-guitar straight into your computer and turn your PC or Mac computer into a guitar amp and recording system without the need for any other hardware Amazing double-cutaway electric guitar with solid aspen body, 24 medium jumbo frets, rosewood fingerboard on hard maple neck, powerful SSH pickup configuration, vintage vibrato bridge Enjoy immediate access to ?Guitar Combos BEHRINGER Edition? from Native Instruments?the leading authentic guitar amp and stomp box modeling software Package also includes Kristal 16-track music production and Audacity editing software Directly works with your PC or Mac computer?ultra-low latency ASIO driver for PC audio optimization included All these accessories are included: CD, USB cable, adjustable guitar strap and 3 picks Stereo Headphone output lets you jam with your computer and can also be used for monitoring with active monitor speakers Variable-speed file playback function for MP3, WAV, AIFF audio files?perfect for easy learning and practicing Powered via USB?no additional power supply required High-quality components and exceptionally rugged construction ensure long life Conceived and designed by BEHRINGER Germany
YAMAHA GIGMAKER BASS: Bass Guitar Package Another great starter kit for anyone who’s every wantedto be the band’s ?bottom end.? As one of Yamaha’s most affordable,durable and top-selling basses, you?ll enjoy a solid agathis body, maple neck,rosewood fingerboard, chrome tuners/bridge and versatile electronics with dualP/J-style pickups and passive tone control. Features: RBX170 4-string bass 20 watt multi-function Drive bass amplifier Gig bag Strap Qwik Tune digital chromatic tuner Cable Instructional DVD Limited lifetime warranty
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Ibanez designers love to design expensive, high end basses for the virtuoso player. But they also enjoy making instruments that everyone can play…and play well. Advances in guitar making now allow comfortable, easy playing Soundgear basses to be placed in the hands of everyone. New for 1998 is GSR Gio Soundgear line. Now aspiring bassists and players on a budget no longer have to struggle on uncomfortable instruments that are hard to play and sound boring as….. Now every bassist, rich or poor, skilled or journneyman can have an instrument they can be proud of. And that`s something that Ibanez designers are very proud of. Features include solid light weight agatis wood body, Three piece hard rock maple neck and high output Powersound P and J Bass pickups. Features: Neck Material: Maple 1pc. Thickness(Mm): 21.0*22.0 At 1f*12f Shape: U Heel Style: All Access Neck Joint System Headstock Shape: Sr Angle/Joint: 14deg.Scarf Joint Fingerboard Material: Sonokelin Width(Mm): 41.0*62.0 At0f*22f Radius(Mm): 305mmr Scale(Mm/Inch): 864/34 Fret Wire: Low/Wide Number Of Fret: 22 Position Inlay: Dot Body Material: Agatis Parts Plating: Chrome Tuning Machines: Die-Cast Nut: Graphite Bridge/Tremolo: Standard Bridge Strap Buttons: Standard Truss Rod Cover: Black+White Pickup Configuration: P-J Neck Pickup: Powersound-P Bridge Pickup: Powersound-J Mounting Style: Direct Pots: 2v,1t Knob: Chrome Dome Output Jack: Side Control Function: 2volume,2tone
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The Iceman bass is back. And it`s better than ever before. The baddest bass on earth makes a statement in looks and then it backs it up with muscular mahogany tone. This bass is featured in a brown sunburst finish! Features: ICB4 neck Maple Neck Material Mahogany Body 22/Medium frets Rosewood Finger Board B10 bridge MHC4 Neck PU MHC4 Bridge PU Pearl Block Inlay GD : Hardware Color
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More and more players are passing up the lifeless looks and tired tones of “beginner basses” and going to GSR Soundgear basses???????which is why GSR Soundgears are the most popular basses in their price range in the world. With GSR Soundgears, you get the looks, tone and comfort???????and the same warranty, rigorous set-up and inspection???????of Ibanez`s most expensive basses. This bass is featured in a transparent butterscotch finish. Features: GSR4 neck Maple Neck Material Agathis Body 22/Medium frets Rosewood Finger Board B10 bridge PSND P Neck PU PSND J Bridge PU Pearl Dot Inlay CH : Hardware Color PhatII Active Bass Boost
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SQUIER AFFINITY P-BASS - RED The Squier Affinity P-Bass is the world’s best-selling bass because of its unmatched value. Derived from the Fender Precision Bass, the Affinity P-Bass feels good, sounds good and fits the needs of any player on a budget. With its comfortable neck, contoured solid Alder body and classic tone, the Squier Affinity P-Bass conjures up the sound of thousands of recordings in every genre of music. You’ll love the feel of the rosewood fingerboard and sound of the split single-coil pickup. Whether you?re just starting, need a bass for occasional use or just want a solid working bass that’s as easy to own as it is to play, the Squier P-Bass is a natural choice. Features: Alder body with red finish Maple neck with C-shape (polyurethane finish) Rosewood fingerboard with 9.5" radius 20 medium jumbo frets 34" scale length 1.625" width at nut Chrome hardware Standard chrome tuners Standard 4-saddle bridge 1-ply white pickguard 1 split single-coil pickup Volume and tone Dot position inlays
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Kick Out The Jams! The Bass Jumpstart kicks it off with a rockin` Ibanez GSR IJXB190 Transparent Red electric bass guitar. Cool looks, high quality and plenty of style! So you can start thumpin` the lows the Jumpstart comes with an IBZ15B bass amplifier with a potent 15 watts, 3-band EQ, CD inputs and a headphone jack to give Mom a break. Other accessories include; gigbag, electronic tuner, instructional DVD, picks, headphones, strap and accessory pouch. Features: GSR4 neck: Only 21mm thick at the 1st fret, the GSR is a slightly wider 22 fret version of the thin, fast Soundgear neck. Maple Neck Material Nato Body 22 Medium frets Rosewood Finger Board B10 Bridge STD P Neck Pickup STD J Bridge Pickup Pearl Dot Inlays Accessories: Ibanez IBZ15B Bass Amp -15 Watts -3-Band EQ -Headphone Jack -CD Input Gigbag Electronic Tuner Instructional DVD Picks Headphones Strap Accessory Pouch
SQUIER STANDARD P BASS Special - ANTIQUE SUNBURST The Precision Bass was the first electric bass guitar?the one that started it all. The Squier P-Bass Special is a modern update of the classic Fender design. Enjoy the fast playing J-Bass neck fitted to a sleek and comfortable P-Bass body. Easy to play, the Squier P-Bass Special is responsive and flexible delivering tone by the truckload. The slim, comfortable neck is matched to a solid Agathis body, which is fitted with a traditional split single-coil P-Bass pickup and a J-Bass pickup in the bridge position for tonal versatility. Quality touches include multi-ply pickguards, chrome dome knobs and a traditional antique sunburst finish. Features: Agathis body with antique sunburst finish Jazz bass neck; Precision bass body Maple neck with C-shape (polyurethane finish) Rosewood fingerboard with 9.5" radius 20 medium jumbo frets 34" scale length 1.500" width at nut Chrome hardware Standard chrome tuners Standard 4-saddle bridge 3-ply white pickguard 1 split single-coil P-Bass pickup and 1 single-coil J-Bass pickup 2 volume and 1 tone knob Fender Super 7250ML strings (gauges .045, .065, .080, .100) Dot position inlays
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SQUIER AFFINITY JAZZ BASS - RED The Affinity Jazz Bass features many Fender Jazz Bass appointments, including an offset waist body, ultra slim fast action neck and full range bi-pole pickups. This bass has a rosewood fingerboard and features a super-slick red finish. Features: Alder body with red finish Maple neck; C-shape, (polyurethane finish) Rosewood fingerboard 20 medium jumbo frets 34" scale length 2 single-coil bi-pole pickups Two volume knobs; one tone knob Chrome hardware Standard chrome tuners Standard 4 string bridge
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Look no further for an affordable low end kicken bass guitar. Rosewood fingerboard, alder body, Low punch. You can`t ask for more! This bass guitar is featured with a Black Finish. Features: AXB neck Maple Neck Material Alder Body 20/Medium frets Rosewood Finger Board B10 bridge pick up Dual Coil Soap Bar Mid Pick up Pearl Dot Inlay
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Some of the most exciting bass guitars made are from Ibanez! With the tech shop taking pride in every bass guitar they build you are guaranteed to receive a fine instrument full of inspiration! This guitar is featured in a tri fade burst finish! Features: GSR4 neck Maple Neck Material Agathis w/Flamed maple top Body 22/Medium frets Rosewood Finger Board B10 bridge STD P Neck PU STD J Bridge PU Pearl Dot Inlay CH : Hardware Color PHAT II
Play it, dream it, be it ! ???? Squier by Fender is the leader in designing instrument packs and offering the most popular guitar, bass and acoustic designs at affordable prices. Each guitar, bass and acoustic pack provides legendary quality, value and selection matched with industry-leading service and support ??????? everything you need to start rocking! ???? Affinity P Bass Squier Affinity Series P Bass allows the player to lay down that solid bass line ! Squier’s version of the famous Precision Bass. The Affinity Series P Bass has a contoured hardwood body, maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, split-coil pickups, and 4-saddle bridge. ???? Other cool features include : gig bag, tuner, stereo headphones, Fender Rumble 15 Bass Combo Amp, strap, and a Fender cable and instructional video.
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SQUIER AFFINITY P-BASS - BLACK The Squier Affinity P-Bass is the world’s best-selling bass because of its unmatched value. Derived from the Fender Precision Bass, the Affinity P-Bass feels good, sounds good and fits the needs of any player on a budget. With its comfortable neck, contoured solid Alder body and classic tone, the Squier Affinity P-Bass conjures up the sound of thousands of recordings in every genre of music. You’ll love the feel of the rosewood fingerboard and sound of the split single-coil pickup. Whether you?re just starting, need a bass for occasional use or just want a solid working bass that’s as easy to own as it is to play, the Squier P-Bass is a natural choice. Features: Alder body with black finish Maple neck with C-shape (polyurethane finish) Rosewood fingerboard with 9.5" radius 20 medium jumbo frets 34" scale length 1.625" width at nut Chrome hardware Standard chrome tuners Standard 4-saddle bridge 1-ply white pickguard 1 split single-coil pickup Volume and tone Dot position inlays
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Look no further for an affordable low end kicken bass guitar. Rosewood fingerboard, alder body, Low punch. You can`t ask for more! This bass guitar is featured in a Metallic Red Finish. Features: AXB neck Maple Neck Material Alder Body 20/Medium frets Rosewood Finger Board B10 bridge pick up Dual Coil Soap Bar Mid Pick up Pearl Dot Inlay Chrome : Hardware Color
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The Standard Precision bass features a comfort-contoured body, maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard, a single split-coil hum-canceling pickup and knurled chrome American P Bass knobs. This bass is featured in a arctic white finish. Features: Body Alder Neck Maple, Modern ???????C Shape, (Satin Polyurethane Finish) Fingerboard Rosewood (9.5 Radius/241 mm) No. of Frets 20 Medium Jumbo Frets Pickups 1 Standard Precision Bass Split Single-Coil Pickup (Mid) Controls Volume, Tone Bridge Standard Vintage Style Machine Heads Standard Hardware Chrome Pickguard 3-Ply White Scale Length 34 (864 mm) Width at Nut 1.625 (41.3 mm) Gig bag included
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From Motown To Iron Maiden! Fender set the standard (invented it, actually!) more than five decades ago with an elegantly enduring design for an innovative instrument that transformed popular music. Such simple elegance continues today. Our Standard Precision Bass guitar features a comfort-contoured body, maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, single split-coil hum-canceling pickup and knurled chrome American Precision Bass knobs. The Precision Bass enjoys the status of being the first mass-produced and commercially successful electric bass. In its stock configuration, it is a solid body instrument equipped with one split-coil electric pickup. The Precision Bass is the most popular electric bass of all time, and as such is still being manufactured today. Similar to Jimi Hendrix`s effect on the popularity of the Stratocaster, the early adoption of the electric bass was in part due to Bill Black`s ownership. Double bassist on the first Elvis Presley recordings, Black was beginning to use a Precision Bass during the filming of Jailhouse Rock. Fender also delivered an early Precision to noted LA session bassist and arranger Shifty Henry. The electric bass had a major effect on popular music. The double bass (also called bass violin, contrabass, or upright bass) is difficult to play in tune, is physically cumbersome and difficult to transport. It was increasingly hard to hear in increasingly large bands or with amplified electric guitars. With electric pickups, a small body and fretted neck, the Precision Bass successfully addressed these problems. The electric bass produces a different timbre than the double bass: a more focused sound, harder edged, with less percussive thump and a more clearly articulated fundamental tone. By bringing the sound of the bass up in a band, the bass became more dominant in its role and transformed the beat and rhythm of pop music. James Jamerson, the legendary Motown bassist, is an excellent example; the Motown sound would not have been possible without the electric bass. Overall, the electric bass has allowed driving rhythms while still outlining harmonic structures and is essential to the evolution from jump blues and swing to rhythm and blues and rock music. In 1954, the body design was changed from one similar to the Telecaster to more resemble that of the Stratocaster guitar, with the edges contoured for comfort. In 1957, the pickup design was changed, with a `split pickup` or `staggered` design being used. This design actually connected the pickups in a humbucking mode; however, Fender never emphasized this, as the Seth Lover patent on the humbucker had not yet expired. In the same year, the headstock and pickguard were redesigned. The Precision Bass has long been a favourite of rock bassists because of its fat, punchy, driving sound, especially when combined with roundwound strings and an aggressive pick-style playing technique (where the player uses a pick to pluck the strings rather than his finge
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The Standard Precision bass features a comfort-contoured body, maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard, a single split-coil hum-canceling pickup and knurled chrome American P Bass knobs. This bass is featured in a sunburst finish. Features: Body Alder Neck Maple, Modern ???????C Shape, (Satin Polyurethane Finish) Fingerboard Rosewood (9.5 Radius/241 mm) No. of Frets 20 Medium Jumbo Frets Pickups 1 Standard Precision Bass Split Single-Coil Pickup (Mid) Controls Volume, Tone Bridge Standard Vintage Style Machine Heads Standard Hardware Chrome Pickguard 3-Ply White Scale Length 34 (864 mm) Width at Nut 1.625 (41.3 mm) Gig bag included
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From Motown To Iron Maiden! Fender set the standard (invented it, actually!) more than five decades ago with an elegantly enduring design for an innovative instrument that transformed popular music. Such simple elegance continues today. Our Standard Precision Bass guitar features a comfort-contoured body, maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, single split-coil hum-canceling pickup and knurled chrome American Precision Bass knobs. The Precision Bass enjoys the status of being the first mass-produced and commercially successful electric bass. In its stock configuration, it is a solid body instrument equipped with one split-coil electric pickup. The Precision Bass is the most popular electric bass of all time, and as such is still being manufactured today. Similar to Jimi Hendrix`s effect on the popularity of the Stratocaster, the early adoption of the electric bass was in part due to Bill Black`s ownership. Double bassist on the first Elvis Presley recordings, Black was beginning to use a Precision Bass during the filming of Jailhouse Rock. Fender also delivered an early Precision to noted LA session bassist and arranger Shifty Henry. The electric bass had a major effect on popular music. The double bass (also called bass violin, contrabass, or upright bass) is difficult to play in tune, is physically cumbersome and difficult to transport. It was increasingly hard to hear in increasingly large bands or with amplified electric guitars. With electric pickups, a small body and fretted neck, the Precision Bass successfully addressed these problems. The electric bass produces a different timbre than the double bass: a more focused sound, harder edged, with less percussive thump and a more clearly articulated fundamental tone. By bringing the sound of the bass up in a band, the bass became more dominant in its role and transformed the beat and rhythm of pop music. James Jamerson, the legendary Motown bassist, is an excellent example; the Motown sound would not have been possible without the electric bass. Overall, the electric bass has allowed driving rhythms while still outlining harmonic structures and is essential to the evolution from jump blues and swing to rhythm and blues and rock music. In 1954, the body design was changed from one similar to the Telecaster to more resemble that of the Stratocaster guitar, with the edges contoured for comfort. In 1957, the pickup design was changed, with a `split pickup` or `staggered` design being used. This design actually connected the pickups in a humbucking mode; however, Fender never emphasized this, as the Seth Lover patent on the humbucker had not yet expired. In the same year, the headstock and pickguard were redesigned. The Precision Bass has long been a favourite of rock bassists because of its fat, punchy, driving sound, especially when combined with roundwound strings and an aggressive pick-style playing technique (where the player uses a pick to pluck the strings rather than his finge
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Inspired by player feedback on our Precision Bass in the late 1950s, the Fender Jazz Bass debuted in 1960, and has become a staple for players of all genres. It has set the standard for bass tone in the decades since. The J-Bass features the original body radius and contours: slimmer neck, offset-waist body and two single-coil, bi-pole pickups, and offers player-friendly refinements such as detailed fret and nut work, a parchment/black/parchment pickguard and a graphite-reinforced neck with rolled edges. To enhance tone, American Series basses are crafted from solid, premium Alder. Features: BODY: Alder NECK: Graphite Reinforced Maple, Modern “C” Shape, (Satin Polyurethane Finish) MACHINE HEADS: Cast / Open-Back FINGERBOARD: Rosewood, (9.5″ Radius/241 mm) NO. OF FRETS: 20 Inlaid White Fretlines PICKUPS: 2 American Jazz Bass Single-Coil Pickups (Mid & Bridge) CONTROLS: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone BRIDGE: American (Strings-Thru-Body) HARDWARE: Chrome PICKGUARD: 3-Ply “Parchment” SCALE LENGTH: 34″ (864 mm) WIDTH AT NUT: 1.500″ (38 mm) UNIQUE FEATURES: Graphite Reinforced Maple Neck, Rounded Body Shape, Rolled Fingerboard Edges
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The American Series Precision Bass guitar that everyone knows and loves is better than ever! The new????S-1 Switching System????makes this an extremely versatile bass that gives players an array of cool new sounds, and it comes in???? some fantastic new, cool????colors and finishes! Features include a solid alder or ash body (depending on color) and graphite-reinforced, modern C-shaped maple neck with satin polyurethane finish (available with maple or rosewood fingerboard). With the S-1 system, you can switch the split single-coil pickup from series to parallel, giving the bass a brighter, snappier tone similar to that of a Jazz Bass guitar. Fender American Precision Bass Features: Ash or alder body Graphite-reinforced neck with modern C shape and satin polyurethane finish Rosewood or maple fingerboard with rolled edges 20 medium jumbo frets Open-back cast machine heads 1 American Precision Bass split single-coil pickup Volume and tone controls S-1 switching (parallel/series) American string-thru-body bridge Chrome hardware 3-ply parchment pickguard
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From Motown To Iron Maiden! Fender set the standard (invented it, actually!) more than five decades ago with an elegantly enduring design for an innovative instrument that transformed popular music. Such simple elegance continues today. Our Standard Precision Bass guitar features a comfort-contoured body, maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, single split-coil hum-canceling pickup and knurled chrome American Precision Bass knobs. The Precision Bass enjoys the status of being the first mass-produced and commercially successful electric bass. In its stock configuration, it is a solid body instrument equipped with one split-coil electric pickup. The Precision Bass is the most popular electric bass of all time, and as such is still being manufactured today. Similar to Jimi Hendrix`s effect on the popularity of the Stratocaster, the early adoption of the electric bass was in part due to Bill Black`s ownership. Double bassist on the first Elvis Presley recordings, Black was beginning to use a Precision Bass during the filming of Jailhouse Rock. Fender also delivered an early Precision to noted LA session bassist and arranger Shifty Henry. The electric bass had a major effect on popular music. The double bass (also called bass violin, contrabass, or upright bass) is difficult to play in tune, is physically cumbersome and difficult to transport. It was increasingly hard to hear in increasingly large bands or with amplified electric guitars. With electric pickups, a small body and fretted neck, the Precision Bass successfully addressed these problems. The electric bass produces a different timbre than the double bass: a more focused sound, harder edged, with less percussive thump and a more clearly articulated fundamental tone. By bringing the sound of the bass up in a band, the bass became more dominant in its role and transformed the beat and rhythm of pop music. James Jamerson, the legendary Motown bassist, is an excellent example; the Motown sound would not have been possible without the electric bass. Overall, the electric bass has allowed driving rhythms while still outlining harmonic structures and is essential to the evolution from jump blues and swing to rhythm and blues and rock music. In 1954, the body design was changed from one similar to the Telecaster to more resemble that of the Stratocaster guitar, with the edges contoured for comfort. In 1957, the pickup design was changed, with a `split pickup` or `staggered` design being used. This design actually connected the pickups in a humbucking mode; however, Fender never emphasized this, as the Seth Lover patent on the humbucker had not yet expired. In the same year, the headstock and pickguard were redesigned. The Precision Bass has long been a favourite of rock bassists because of its fat, punchy, driving sound, especially when combined with roundwound strings and an aggressive pick-style playing technique (where the player uses a pick to pluck the strings rather than his finge
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Fender’s versatile American Jazz Bass guitar features the innovative S-1??????? switching system, which gives you great Jazz Bass and Precision Bass guitar tones from one instrument. Pushing the S-1 switch reconfigures the pickup wiring from parallel to series, resulting in a fatter, almost humbucking sound similar to that of a Precision. Other features include a solid alder or ash body (depending on color) and a graphite-reinforced, modern C-shaped maple neck with a satin polyurethane finish and maple or rosewood fingerboard. Specifications: Model Name : American Jazz Bass Neck : Graphite Reinforced Maple, Modern “C” Shape, (Satin Polyurethane Finish) Fingerboard : Rosewood p/n (019-3460) or Maple p/n (019-3462), 9.5″ Radius (241mm) No. of Frets : 20 Medium Jumbo Frets Pickups :2 American Jazz Bass Single-Coil Pickups (Mid & Bridge) Controls : Volume 1. (with S-1??????? Switch) (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone Pickup Switching : 2-Position Push/Push S-1??????? Switch: S-1 Switch Up: Pickups in Parallel, S-1 Switch Down: Pickups in Series Bridge : American (Strings-Thru-Body) Machine Heads: Cast / Open-Back Hardware : Chrome Scale Length: 34″ (864 mm) Width at Nut : 1.50″ (38mm) Unique Features : S-1 Switching, Posiflex??????? Graphite Neck Support Rods, Rounded Body Shape, Rolled Fingerboard Edges Strings : Super Bass 8250M NPS, p/n 073-8250-006, Gauges: .045, .065, .085, .110TW (Taperwound E) Introduced 7/2003 Notice Product Prices, Features, Specifications and Availability Are Subject To Change Without Notice
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Fender’s versatile American Jazz Bass guitar features the innovative S-1??????? switching system, which gives you great Jazz Bass and Precision Bass guitar tones from one instrument. Pushing the S-1 switch reconfigures the pickup wiring from parallel to series, resulting in a fatter, almost humbucking sound similar to that of a Precision. Other features include a solid alder or ash body (depending on color) and a graphite-reinforced, modern C-shaped maple neck with a satin polyurethane finish and maple or rosewood fingerboard. Specifications: Model Name : American Jazz Bass Neck : Graphite Reinforced Maple, Modern “C” Shape, (Satin Polyurethane Finish) Fingerboard : Rosewood p/n (019-3460) or Maple p/n (019-3462), 9.5″ Radius (241mm) No. of Frets : 20 Medium Jumbo Frets Pickups :2 American Jazz Bass Single-Coil Pickups (Mid & Bridge) Controls : Volume 1. (with S-1??????? Switch) (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone Pickup Switching : 2-Position Push/Push S-1??????? Switch: S-1 Switch Up: Pickups in Parallel, S-1 Switch Down: Pickups in Series Bridge : American (Strings-Thru-Body) Machine Heads: Cast / Open-Back Hardware : Chrome Scale Length: 34″ (864 mm) Width at Nut : 1.50″ (38mm) Unique Features : S-1 Switching, Posiflex??????? Graphite Neck Support Rods, Rounded Body Shape, Rolled Fingerboard Edges Strings : Super Bass 8250M NPS, p/n 073-8250-006, Gauges: .045, .065, .085, .110TW (Taperwound E) Introduced 7/2003 Notice Product Prices, Features, Specifications and Availability Are Subject To Change Without Notice
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This special price is for this item only. It was shown at a Trade Show and is in excellent condition. Fender picks only the best of the best when showing off their bass guitars. The Fender Jazz Bass debuted in 1960, and has become a staple for players of all genres. It has set the standard for bass tone in the decades since. The J-Bass features the original body radius and contours: slimmer neck, offset-waist body and two single-coil, bi-pole pickups, and offers player-friendly refinements such as detailed fret and nut work, a parchment/black/parchment pickguard and a graphite-reinforced neck with rolled edges. To enhance tone, American Series basses are crafted from solid, premium alder. This guitar is featured with a black finish. BODY: Alder NECK: Graphite Reinforced Maple, Modern “C” Shape, (Satin Polyurethane Finish) MACHINE HEADS: Cast / Open-Back FINGERBOARD: Rosewood, (9.5″ Radius/241 mm) NO. OF FRETS: 20 Medium Jumbo Frets PICKUPS: 2 American Jazz Bass Single-Coil Pickups (Mid & Bridge) CONTROLS: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone BRIDGE: American (Strings-Thru-Body) HARDWARE: Chrome PICKGUARD: 3-Ply “Parchment” SCALE LENGTH: 34″ (864 mm) WIDTH AT NUT: 1.500″ (38 mm) UNIQUE FEATURES: Graphite Reinforced Maple Neck, Rounded Body Shape, Rolled Fingerboard Edges
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Since its inception in `51 the P-Bass has gone through many transformations, but the things that made the P-Bass great in the `50s and `60s remain gloriously intact in the American Series model: tone, toughness and playability. The American Series P-Bass has a vintage body radius and contour which gives it that classic Fender vibe and feel. Featuring a premium ash body for better tone and sustain, we`ve incorporated a rosewood fingerboard with detailed fret and nutwork, and the classic split-coil P-Bass pickup. The neck is graphite-reinforced maple with rolled edges, giving it that comfortable, broken-in feel. Features: BODY: Ash NECK: Graphite Reinforced Maple, Modern C Shape, (Satin Polyurethane Finish) MACHINE HEADS: Cast / Open Back FINGERBOARD: Rosewood, (9.5 Radius/241 mm) NO. OF FRETS: 20 Medium Jumbo Frets PICKUPS: 1 American Precision Bass Split Single-Coil Pickup CONTROLS: Volume, Tone BRIDGE: American (Strings-Thru-Body) HARDWARE: Chrome PICKGUARD: 3-Ply Parchment SCALE LENGTH: 34 (864 mm) WIDTH AT NUT: 1.625 (41.3 mm) UNIQUE FEATURES: Graphite Reinforced Maple Neck, Rounded Body Shape, Rolled Fingerboard Edges
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The American Series Precision Bass guitar that everyone knows and loves is better than ever! The new S-1??????? switching system makes this an extremely versatile bass that gives players an array of cool new sounds, and it comes in some fantastic new colors and finishes! Features include a solid alder or ash body (depending on color) and graphite-reinforced, modern C-shaped maple neck with satin polyurethane finish (available with maple or rosewood fingerboard). With the S-1 system, you can switch the split single-coil pickup from series to parallel, giving the bass a brighter, snappier tone similar to that of a Jazz Bass guitar. Specifications: Model Name American Precision Bass Neck: Graphite Reinforced Maple, Modern “C” Shape, (Satin Polyurethane Finish) Fingerboard : Rosewood p/n (019-3260) or Maple p/n (019-3262), 9.5″ Radius (241mm) No. of Frets: 20 Medium Jumbo Frets Pickups: 1 American Precision Bass Split Single-Coil Pickup Controls : Volume (with S-1??????? Switch), Tone Pickup Switching: 2-Position Push/Push S-1??????? Switch: S-1 Switch Up: Pickups in Series, S-1 Switch Down: Pickups in Parallel, Bridge: American (Strings-Thru-Body) Machine Heads: Cast / Open-Back Hardware: Chrome Scale Length: 34″ (864 mm) Width at Nut: 1.625″ (41.3 mm) Unique Features: S-1 Switching, Posiflex??????? Graphite Neck Support Rods, Rounded Body Shape, Rolled Fingerboard Edges Strings: Super Bass 8250M NPS, p/n 073-8250-006, Gauges: .045, .065, .085, .110TW (Taperwound E) Introduced: 7/2003 Notice: Product Prices, Features, Specifications and Availability Are Subject To Change Without Notice
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