Are Fender Precision basses good?

The Fender Precision Bass is always at the top of every top-selling bass guitars in history, although that’s a tough fact to prove as there’re so many budget basses coming out almost every month to take the budget market by storm.

How can I tell if my Fender Precision Bass is real?

The Fender Precision Bass decal is raised, but this is done better – it is under a finish so it will never come off and you can only notice it’s raised if you look at it from an angle. The next thing is the finish on the neck: The entire neck is glossy.

Who plays a Fender Precision Bass?

There are a lot of bass players who prefer playing a P-Bass. The Motown legend James Jamerson uses a ’62 PBass that he calls “the funk machine”. Donald “Duck” Dunn, Carol Kaye, Pino Palladino, Steve Harris, Willie Weeks, Sting, Paul Simonon and George Porter Jr. are just some of the notable P-Bass users.

What year did the Fender Precision Bass come out?

1951
0043) 1951. Leo Fender introduced the Precision bass (commonly known as the P-bass) in 1951. Named for the precise intonation enabled by its fretted neck, the P-bass was the first commercially successful electric bass guitar and set off a revolution in popular music.

Do bass guitars go up in value?

A bass that you are buying to play will likely not increase in value. A sadowsky will not lose value the way other basses will, but with few exceptions, the only basses that increase in value faster than inflation are vintage pre cbs fenders and a few other old brands.

How old is my Fender bass guitar?

The general rule of thumb is that a bass guitar is as old as its newest part. Or, at least its most recently dated part. So, if you have a Fender with a neck date of 1964 and the pots are dated 1965, then you have a 1965 Fender bass guitar.

How many pickups does a Precision Bass have?

Unlike the pickups on a Jazz Bass, P Basses only feature one split single-coil pickup. But considering this minimalist design, the P Bass is actually one of the most versatile instruments ever created! There’s more on the pickup configuration in our guide below.

How do you tell if a fender is American made?

Fender USA guitars are also identifiable by their serial number on the back of the headstock. An American Made guitar will have a serial prefix of US, whereas a Mexican model will have MX as a prefix for instance.

Do P basses have hum?

Yes. The “split coil” pickup (actually two separate pickups placed close together under the strings) is a humbucking, noise-cancelling design. These have been standard on the Fender Precision Bass since the early 1960s.

Where are Fender Precision bass made?

In 1984, Fender introduced a lower cost Standard Precision Bass model made in Japan. The Standard model would be made in Japan until 1990 when Fender shifted operations to its new Mexican factory which produced the model from 1991 to 2018. The American Deluxe Precision Bass was added to the revamped lineup in 1995.