Fender Custom Shop E-Bass with Split Coil pickup and exchange pickup, including case and certificate
The Fender 1959 Relic Precision Bass RW Black from the Fender Custom Shop convinces as an authentic reproduction of the legendary electric bass with historically correct equipment and classic Vintage sound. Accordingly, the 1959 Relic Precision is equipped with a split coil pickup for the classic bass tone, while the alder body and maple neck are screwed together.
The Fender Custom Shop 1959 Relic Precision convinces with historically correct equipment and the legendary sound for blues, rock and funk.
Body and neck are connected with the screw connection established by Leo Fender .
Traditional construction
Under the artificially aged nitrocellulose lacquer of the Fender Custom Shop 1959 Relic Precision Bass hides a traditionally built electric bass. For example, the body is joined from two parts of particularly light alder, while the maple neck is fastened with the screw connection established by Leo Fender at the beginning of the 1950s. With its strong "Oval C" profile, the neck offers a pleasant grip even with a powerful playing style, so that between the 20 frets of the rosewood fingerboard, any groove can be easily played.
The Fender 1959 Relic Precision is equipped ex works with a split coil pickup.
Fender 1959 Relic Precision: Split Coil and Single Coil
The 1959 Relic Precision Fender Custom Shop is factory-fitted with a split coil pickup that delivers the legendary preci sound to the bass of the amplifier. With full basses, the characteristic growl in the low ranges and transparent highs, he lays the foundation for classical rock, funk and blues bands, while the lively dynamics enable expressive electric bass playing. The delivery also includes a Fender custom shop single coil pickup for exchange, as it was originally used between 1951 and 1957. With it, the electric bass delivers a more brilliant sound with natural compression, which contributes an independent, character-strong timbre.
Fender Vintage Style mechanics with Relic surface convince with classical optics and high functionality.
Authentic Vintage Style Hardware
Hardware in authentic Vintage styling completes the Fender 1959 Relic Precision Bass. The body is fitted with the traditional Fender bass bridge, whose base plate is made of angled sheet steel and has four separately adjustable string tabs. From the bridge, the strings are led with the classic Longscale scale of 34" (864 mm) towards the headstock, where they run over the bone saddle to the proven tuning Vintage mechanisms Fender , which convince with their classical Look and high tuning precision.
The Fender 1959 Relic Preci comes with a replacement pickup and a matching pickguard.
The Fender 1959 Relic Precision Bass RW Black at a glance:
4-string electric bass
Fender Custom Shop, serial number R74093
alder body
Screwed-on maple neck with "60s P-Bass Oval C" profile and rosewood fingerboard
Fender Custom Shop Split Coil Pickup
Fender Custom Shop Single Coil exchange pickup with matching pickguard