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Fender American Standard Precision Bass pickups

Eissie

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Apr 6, 2018
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Hey guys,
I recently bought an NOS American Standard Precision Bass which dates from 2013 (serial starts with US13***).
The sticker on the pickguard looks different from what I have seen so far. Anyone know whether this is also the CS 60s pickup? See attached file. Or is this one different?
Mine has also different tuning pegs than what I usually see.

Second question... Hope I am not bothering you too much...
I would like my bass to sound similar to like for instance "It's a kind of magic" by Queen or "You're the one that I want" from Grease.
Any recommendations for pickup height?

Thanks in advance!
 
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Hey guys,
I recently bought an NOS American Standard Precision Bass which dates from 2013 (serial starts with US13***).
The sticker on the pickguard looks different from what I have seen so far. Anyone know whether this is also the CS 60s pickup? See attached file. Or is this one different?
Mine has also different tuning pegs than what I usually see.

Second question... Hope I am not bothering you too much...
I would like my bass to sound similar to like for instance "It's a kind of magic" by Queen or "You're the one that I want" from Grease.
Any recommendations for pickup height?

Thanks in advance!
Regarding tone...Just a guess:

Queen=P bass

Grease number=jazz bass

Regarding pickup height: Lookup Fender P factory specs. Start there and adjust to taste.

Chico