Up for sale, a 1958 Fender Precision Bass in excellent condition and in perfect working order. Featuring a body-only and very faithful nitro lacquer refinish, this bass has all the hallmarks of the second year where the Precision Bass would gain its now iconic split coil pickup configuration, including the raised A string pole piece pickup, and a one-piece maple neck with a slender, effortless C-shaped profile carve.
Delivering a broad natural acoustic tone that’s effortlessly rich and articulate in equal measure, this bass boasts the distinctive note attack and treble-centric articulation of the maple fretboard, paired with an alder body that yields a tone that's even-sounding and smooth. The low end is muscly and robust, and the bass is currently strung with flatwound D'Addario Chromes 45-100 strings. Well-balanced on a strap and lightweight at 7lbs 14oz, this vintage Precision Bass has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar with accurate intonation, comfortable action, and jaw-dropping tone.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Slender C, full shoulders, measuring .780” 1st fret, .980” 12th fret
-Fretboard: 7 1/4” radius, light overspray
-Frets: Slender, refret, faint wear on the crowns of frets 1-5
-Scale Length: 34”
-Nut: 1.72"
-Tuners: Clover button, long stem, reverse action
-Serialization: 0-prefix, six-digit (neck plate, used 1957-58)
-Factory Markings: Neck heel pencil dated 7-58
Body Specs:
-Wood: Alder
-Pickups: Black bobbin split-coil, raised A pole pieces
-Harness: Modern CTS pots, replica "phone book" tone cap
-Hardware: Gold anodized pickguard, bridge with squared edges and threaded saddles, flat-top knurled knobs
-Factory Markings: 6/58 grease pencil body date
The body has been refinished in a nitro lacquer “2.5 Burst” faithfully replicating the diffused red central ring on Fender's early three-tone Sunbursts. Cosmetic wear is limited to a spot of faint localized buckle wear just south of the belly carve, and only a few additional minor marks on the body as a whole. There is also an unusual small hole through the neck plate and extending to the body. The original nitro lacquer on the neck profile shows prominent checking and various small marks on the profile length, largely worn smooth from contact with the palm.
The original tweed center latch "knucklebuster" case is included, retaining its trio of latches and the stock handle. The case is deeply ambered and exhibits plenty of wear, and "Fisher" is silkscreened on the inside lid and bottom of the case.