Bass of the Week: Fender Precision Bass

The Fender P-Bass is by far the most popular bass design in history and it's the first electric bass ever mass produced. Introduced in 1951, the P-Bass (which was in fact influenced by the Telecaster guitar) was made out of a slab of asymmetrical double cutaway ash body with a blond finish and a black fiber pickguard (clear coated with lacquer), a one piece maple 34" scale neck with a the serial number stamped on the bridge plate, and it was furnished with flat pole single coil pickups. Its most distinguishable feature, in my opinion, is its famous and impressive tuners.

Modern basses have evolved and have been received well. However, even to this very day, the P-Bass is still played by more bass players than any other bass including artists like Billy Sheehan, Duff McKagan, Duck Dunn, Mike Dirnt, Reggie Hamilton, Flea, Roger Waters, and Pete Wentz.

When Leo fender introduced the P-Bass he started something BIG! The P- Bass was and is still the top dog of the bass world.