Fender Tony Franklin Precision Bass Fretless (Black) Overview
Get a "firm" grip on greatness with the new Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass guitar. Franklin, a session great who has played with the Firm, Whitesnake, David Gilmour and many others, designed his namesake bass, which takes fretless bass to a new level.It has an alder body (Black or Three-color Sunburst finish) and a modern C-shaped maple neck with an unfinished, unfretted ebony fingerboard with side dot position markers.
That famous growl comes from an American Series Precision Bass neck pickup and a Tony Franklin signature Jazz Bass bridge pickup with hex screw lugs and bar ceramic magnets.
Other features include vintage tuning machines with Hipshot® Bass Xtender Drop D tuning key on the "E" string, and three-way switching.
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- Body: Alder
- Neck: Maple, Modern "C" Shape,(Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
- Fingerboard: Ebony, 9.5" Radius (241mm)
- Fretless, (NO Fretlines; Single Side-Dots at Fret Locations 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 15, 17, 19. Double Side-Dots at Fret Location12)
- Pickups:
- -1 Tony Franklin American Precision Bass Split Single-Coil Pickup (Middle),
- -1 Tony Franklin Jazz Bass Single-Coil Pickup with Hex Screw Pole Pieces and Ceramic Bar Magnets (Bridge)
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
- Pickup Switching 3-Position Blade:
- -Position 1. Jazz Bass Pickup
- -Position 2. Jazz Bass and Precision Bass Pickups
- -Position 3. Precision Bass Pickup
- Bridge: American Vintage '70s Bass with Single Groove Saddles
- Machine Heads: Vintage '70s "Fender" Stamped Open-Gear Tuning Machines with Hipshot® Bass Xtender Drop D Tuning Key on the E String
- Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
- Pickguard: 4-Ply Brown Shell on (800), 3-Ply Black on (806),
- Scale Length: 34" (864 mm)
- Width at Nut: 1.625" (41.3 mm)
- Unique Features: Unlined Fretless Ebony Fingerboard,
- P Bass and J Bass Pickups,
- 3-Way Pickup Switching,
- Matte Finish Pickup Covers,
- Tony Franklin Engraved Neck Plate,
- Hipshot® Bass Xtender 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
- Strings Fender Tony Franklin, NPS,
- Gauges: (.045, .065, .085, .105)
- Accessories Deluxe Black Hardshell Case, Strap, Cable
