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NOS 2010 Fender American Standard Pbass pickup question

Oct 25, 2009
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Found a NOS 2010 Fender American Standard Pbass. It's my favorite model, so I'm considering it. Does any fellow TBer know what pickup this model of this year came stock with? Could it be a custom shop pickup? If so, what does it sound like? Thanks in advance!

Edit: I looked up the serial number (US10101073) on Fender's site and nothing came up. Should I steer clear?
 
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Found a NOS 2010 Fender American Standard Pbass. It's my favorite model, so I'm considering it. Does any fellow TBer know what pickup this model of this year came stock with? Could it be a custom shop pickup? If so, what does it sound like? Thanks in advance!

Edit: I looked up the serial number (US10101073) on Fender's site and nothing came up. Should I steer clear?
Yeah, it's not the custom shop pickup. My recollection of this era is that the pickups were nothing real special, but for the job done. I liked this series better than the "American Series" with the S-1 switching or the AmPro I with the original VMod pickup. But not as well as the 2012-16 upgrade.