Fender 019-0152-803 Am Vintage II 1954 P-Bass, MN, 2-Color Sunburst (#V0171)

*Photos shown are of the actual bass. Serial Number #V0171.

revolutionary designs that altered the course of musical history. Built with period-accurate bodies, necks and hardware, premium finishes and meticulously voiced, year-specific pickups, each instrument captures the essence of authentic Fender craftsmanship and tone.

The Precision Bass®, the world's first electric bass, represents one of the most important developments in music history. For the first time, bass players had access to a portable, precisely intonated, amplified instrument. As stated by the legendary Quincy Jones, the Fender bass was the one technological breakthrough that changed music forever.

• CASE/GIG BAG: Vintage-Style Tweed (Crushed Red Interior)

Although it initially shared many design cues with the Telecaster®, such as an oversized Tele® headstock, slab body and chrome control plate, by 1954, the P-Bass® had been updated with the same sweeping curves and contoured edges of the newly launched Stratocaster®. The American Vintage II 1954 Precision Bass reproduces the quintessential tone and feel of the original and is offered in two colors over ash: Vintage Blonde and 2-Color Sunburst mated to a single-ply white pickguard.

Other key features include a substantial '54 C-shape maple neck with a 7.25 radius fingerboard and vintage tall frets. The Pure Vintage 2-saddle bridge with fiber saddles, reverse open-gear tuners, finger rest and '54 Single-Coil Precision Bass® pickup deliver classic Fender thump and style.

The instruments in the American Vintage II series are direct descendants of the original Fenders: designed for players with a fine appreciation for vintage Fender tone and feel and built with unmatched quality, down to the last screw. These are Fender electrics in their purest form: Fender American Vintage II, the stuff of legends.

• General
• SERIES American Vintage II
• ORIENTATION Right-Hand
• COLOR 2-Color Sunburst
• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN US
• Neck
  
• HEADSTOCK Original Precision Bass® Shape
• NECK MATERIAL 1-Piece Maple
• NECK FINISH Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• NECK SHAPE 1954 "C"
• NECK CONSTRUCTION 4-Bolt
• FINGERBOARD RADIUS 7.25" (184.1 mm)
• FINGERBOARD MATERIAL Maple
• POSITION INLAYS Black Dot
• SIDE DOTS Black
• NUMBER OF FRETS 20
• TRUSS ROD Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
• TRUSS ROD NUT Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
• STRING NUT Bone
• NUT WIDTH 1.70" (43.2 mm)
• NUT MATERIAL Bone
• Body
  
• BODY Ash
• BODY FINISH Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• BODY SHAPE Precision Bass®
• BODY MATERIAL Ash
• Hardware
  
• BRIDGE Pure Vintage 2-Saddle Precision Bass® with Fiber Saddles, Serialized
• BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE Includes Chrome Bridge Cover
• BRIDGE MOUNTING 3-Screw Vintage-Style Hard-Tail
• PICKGUARD 1-Ply Parchment
• PICKUP COVERS Black
• CONTROL KNOBS Knurled Dome
• HARDWARE FINISH Nickel/Chrome
• TUNING MACHINES Pure Vintage Reverse Open-Gear
• STRING TREES Vintage-Style Disc
• STRINGS Fender® USA 9050L Stainless Steel Flatwound (.045-.100 Gauges), PN 0739050403
• NECK PLATE 4-Bolt
• STRAP BUTTONS Vintage-Style
• Electronics
  
• MIDDLE PICKUP Pure Vintage '54 Single-Coil Precision®
• PICKUP CONFIGURATION S
• CONTROLS Master Volume, Master Tone
• SWITCHING None
• STYLE 1 Single-Coil
• Measurements
  
• DIMENSIONS 5.60x17.40x51.50 IN
• SHIPPING WEIGHT 26.20 LB
• FRET SIZE Vintage Tall
• SCALE LENGTH 34" (86.36 cm)