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This reissue of the Fender '51 Precision Electric Bass Guitar nails all the important details of the original-including the sound. A vintage single-coil pickup halfway between the bridge and neck, 2-saddle bridge, gorgeous ash body, and one-piece maple neck and fretboard make up the killer combination that carried the low end of half the top acts of the '50s, '60s, and '70s. Amoeba pickguard, vintage chrome knobs and knob plate, stunning butterscotch blonde see-through finish, and classic narrow headstock make it look as cool as it plays.

Fender '51 Precision Bass Features:

  • Ash body
  • One-piece maple neck/fretboard
  • Single-coil pickup
  • 34" scale
  • Vintage frets
  • Original 2-saddle bridge

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Fender '51 Precision Bass

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Average of 70 User Ratings

Overall

Overall: 9.04

Quality

Quality: 9.16

Features

Features: 8.54

Value

Value: 8.99

Customer Reviews

Overall

Overall: 7

Quality

Quality: 5

Features

Features: 5

Value

Value: 8

Change That Pickup
Posted by T.J. from Tennessee on Sep 1, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Professional, Touring
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock
I have had this bass for about a year and played it in many shows and the biggest problem, the pickup is very very weak on the high end, the lows are so powerful it makes it worth it just to play on the two bottom strings but I cant do that its a great design and feels wonderful, but the pickup almost kills it all, its so weak even after i raised it up still no better not sure with what im going to replace it with but it will be took out for somethin with some beef on all four strings, i guess im spoiled but the Rickenbacker and Gibson Thunderbird stomp the pants of any Fender, got this one as a gift, so gotta make the best of it.

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 8

Value

Value: 8

Great Bass
Posted by Daniel from Birmingham, AL on Jul 8, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Active Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Punk, Ska, Rock, Melodic Hardcore
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Overall

Overall: 9

Quality

Quality: 8

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 10

Excellent tool for your toolbox
Posted by knadles from Chicago, IL on May 26, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Semi-pro
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, oldies, originals
The sound of this bass is wonderful. It has a bright and somewhat electronic sound wide open, and if you roll off the filter you get a nice solid thump that would work great for Motown. I didn't think I'd like the low frets, but with the bass set up right I actually feel like they help me play faster. It's not a "do everything" bass, but what it does, it does very well. Some people don't like the slab body, but my first "real" bass was a Tele, so it to me it feels like an old friend.

My only knock is that trying to set the right intonation with the 2-saddle bridge is an exercise in approximation.

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 9

One of the best precision basses
Posted by musicman69 from Spartanburg, SC on Apr 2, 2009
Experience w/product: I have used it
Reviewer's Background: Active musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Almost anything
This bass is great if you like the Fender precision bass. Very vintage with lots of punchy, warm tone. Good for any style of music, but especially motown, pop and rock. This will probably be the next bass I get.

Overall

Overall: 9

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 8

Value

Value: 10

REPLACE THE PICKUP IMMEDIATELY
Posted by Anonymous Musician from Southern California on Mar 17, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Touring Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: prog, avant-rock, pop
If you're an aggressive player, replace the pickup in this bass. I toured Japan with this bass and the pickup design lends itself to strings catching on the outer ends of the pickup housing. As a result of this, the pickup fell out of the bass at a gig....Other than that this bass is awesome.

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