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Fender Custom Shop Recreates 1955 Precision Bass

Time Machine Model Offered as NOS, Closet Classic & Relic

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January 23, 2003

The '55 Precision Bass is a faithful recreation of the original 1955 Precision Bass using original tooling and period correct materials. The '55 features a one-piece Maple neck/fingerboard coupled to a "toneful" lightweight Ash body. True to the details of the time, the '55 also features front and back body contours and twin steel bridge saddles with strings loaded through the back of the bass. A single-ply White pickguard and the original small Precision Bass headstock complete the package.

  • Lightweight Ash body
  • Bolt-on one-piece Maple neck/fingerboard
  • Small original Precision Bass headstock
  • 34 inch scale length
  • Dot position inlays
  • Vintage frets
  • One vintage single-coil Precision Bass pickup
  • Original 2-saddle bridge with steel saddles
  • Volume and tone controls mounted on a chromed control plate
  • NOS: 2-Color Sunburst, Black, White Blonde - MSRP $2929.99
  • CC: 2-Color Sunburst, Black, Vintage Blonde - MSRP $3239.99
  • Relic: 2-Color Sunburst, Black, Vintage Blonde - MSRP $3399.99
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For more information, visit their web site at www.fender.com.

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