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1957 Vintage Fender Precision Bass

When Fender restyles a bass, they often take it into a whole new direction. Such is the case with the ‘57 Fender Precision. The changes to this bass would reverberate through the years, solidifying the Fender Precision bass guitars’ place in the hearts and minds of bass players all over the world. After a few years of Telecaster inspired ‘51 style P-Bass, Fender changed the game.

1951 Vintage Fender Precision Bass

Fender’s solid body Precision electric bass guitar changed modern music. It’s name, Precision, comes from Leo Fender’s desire to create a “precise” bass in tonality. Fretted down to an accurate 100th of an inch, he got his wish. In 1951, when Fender introduced the Precision Base at NAMM, some people didn’t really cotton to a base that played like a guitar.