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Fender 62 Precision Bass Reissue
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Recommended By
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Average Price
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Average Rating
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100% of reviewers
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$1,350.00
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8.0
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Description:
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2008 Fender American Vintage 62 Precision Bass 3-Color Sunburst Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish. Body Alder. Neck Maple, vintage C Shape, Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish. Fingerboard "slab" Rosewood, 7.25 Radius, 20 Vintage Style Frets.
Pickups 1 Vintage Precision Bass Split Single-Coil Pickup (Middle)
Controls Volume, Tone.
Bridge American Vintage Precision Bass
Machine Heads Vintage Style Reverse Tuning Machines
Hardware Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard 4-Ply Brown Shell
Scale Length 34 inch
Width at Nut 1.750 inches
Accessories Deluxe Brown Hardshell Case, Strap, Cable, (Chrome Bridge and Pickup Covers are Unmounted and Included in the Kit)
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Author
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60bass
Get down low and stay there
Registered: April 2005
Location: 8 miles high
Posts: 944
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Review Date: Sat May 10, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1,350.00
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Pros:
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Famous Fender vintage Precision sound and feel
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Cons:
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A couple of high fret ends
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This is THE standard for P basses. From Jamerson to today this is the bass heard round the world. Looks and feels just like you stepped back in time to the local mom and pop music store in 1962 that sold Fender.
You can make a P bass work for any style. The P is a good all around bass. Throw flatwounds on it and go for the Jamerson sound that made Motown famous. Move over to roundwounds and this thing will get you to that growly punchy sound you've heard on countless recordings.
The Fender 62 reissue bass pickups on this bass really do capture the original Precision sound. Depending on your strings this bass will do anything you need it to do. Is it the perfect bass for everything? Well no, however few basses will allow you to cover any type of music like a P bass will. You can at least make it work on any song you throw at it.
I run mine through a Hartke PRO1800 18" and an Ampeg 410HLF using a 800 watt Yorkville hybrid and it sounds great for classic rock and blues. I can get a lot of different sounds out of this bass just by using the tone control. With Rotosound RS66's on it I can get it to cut through just about any mix. Roll off the tone control a bit and it gets that woody smooth tone you need for blues stuff. You tend to lose volume slightly when you back off the tone so I set my amp hot with the guitar volume full on. That way I can back off the vol knob for normal play, and when I roll off the tone I can max the guitar volume and still have headroom .
As displayed at GC the bass was almost unplayable. I feel Fender has always done a poor job at factory setups on their basses. I made the salesman at GC do a rough setup on it before I decided to buy it. I took a drive over to a populas bass only store and saw a nice Oly White that I wanted, but they would'nt match GC's price. After I got the bass home, it took me about an hour to get it dialed in and now its pretty decent.
Action is nice and low but this bass has a couple of minor high fret ends that are causing a small amount of buzzing on the G string. I can correct that easy enough with a trip to the local luthier for a fret level. I run my necks dead flat with no relief so I always need to have the frets done on any bass I buy.
Still I feel that on a USA made bass that sells for over 1300.00the fretwork should be dead on. I've played 400.00 Ibanez basses that were perfect right out of the box. All in all this bass a a real beauty. The 3-tone sunburst with the tortise pickguard is the classic Precision look. It's finished with nitro lacquer so I expect it to gain "the look" pretty quickly. Overall fit and finish is among the best I've seen from Fender.
I'm giving it an "8" due to the fret ends. If they were ok this bass would be a easy 10
This bass IS just like a vintage Fender. My other P bass is over 40 years old and is still rock solid. Why should this one be any different. It will outlast me.
I've gigged with P basses without a backup for years and they have NEVER let me down. I always install strap locks and have never had a failure using them. I only use the "original" Dunlop long model locks. My Fender necks have been rock solid over the years and I expect this bass will be no different. The early P's had wider "C" profile necks and thick "slab" Rosewood boards that seem to me to add to the stability of these necks.
If you are into to early Fender basses but can't afford the high ticket or you have a pre CBS you are needing to retire, get this bass. It will feel like an old friend. If lost or stolen, I get another one period.
I did compare this to the new 08 American Standard Precision and intended to buy the 08 when I went to the store. After playing both basses side by side, I just felt that the 62 was a better bass. I liked the sound, feel and the look of the Nitro finish of the 62 reissue better. The pickups on the 08 sound really good, but it's a more modern sound. The vibe is just better with the 62 reissue.
If you love Precisions - this is the one you want!
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Black N Maple Club #221, Fender MIA bass Club #30, Official Fender Precision Bass Club #133, #134, #135, P Bass Club # 635, Rickenbacker Club #374, Hartke Club #259
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