I'm looking to install a tug bar on my American Professional but, unfortunately, the placement template that comes with it from Fender only shows placement for a thumb rest. Can someone please help me out with getting the correct placement?
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Tug Bar Placement for Fender P-Bass
- Thread starter Luke Affolter
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I found this ,hope it helps. I would also google for some pics to make sure this is exactly what you want.
Might want to place it with double-stick tape and see if you like the position before committing to screws, if you don't already have one installed on a bass you play.
Is this placement diagram the same correct placement for a single screw mounted 1951 Precision?
They are identical to the later 2-screw plastic ones (posted above), except the slope starts from the central screw and more evenly rolls down to the edges, instead of from the position of the two screws. I hope that makes sense? 2 9/16" long,
This is an original tugbar:
This is a reissued tugbar (90's Fender Japan) - this has a single screw, but uses the later 2-screw slope shape:
I see your original maple tug bar with single center screw measures 2 9/16" long but how wide and how tall in center does it weigh? I understand the tapper beginning closer to the center screw mount and will have to eyeball that drop off so that it doesn't resemble the reissue bar? I'll use a small belt saw to ruff out the bar then belt saw the finer points. I don't have a tug bar to compare to. My MIJ Fender Precision didn't come with a tug bar?
1/2" x 1/2" but when you sand the top flush, you can bring it down a touch closer to 15/32" which is usually around how tall they are.
Although the conversion figure he gives is not correct. Don't know where he got 2.5451. The correct figure is 2.54 exactly.
The diagram is confusing with the tug bar being 2 screw mounts? Can anyone here with an original 1951/55 Fender Precision tell me the measurements from the tug bar center screw to the bottom string edge and from the screw to the lower horn guard mount screw, and from the forward mount screw on the control plate over the tub bar screw center? This triangulation should show EXACTLY where the single screw should be located.
Thanks 2saddleslab, Do you know if the original single screw "tug bar" was painted black on the bottom surface where it contacts the guard? I wood sealed my bar first with oil based and polished it smooth with a brown paper bag, & I'm guessing the black finish used originally was nitro lacquer?
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