Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass Ebony Fingerboard Lake Placid Blue F-0190085802
by Fender
$3,169.99
Few rock bassists are as closely identified with fretless bass as Tony Franklin. Acclaimed for his innumerable session credits and work with Roy Harper, the Firm, Blue Murder, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and others, Franklin is a devoted and longtime Precision artist and one of the finest modern exponents of the fretless version of the instrument. The Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass delivers his style and powerful elastic tone in a model with classic looks and personalized Franklin features including two specially voiced pickups, a drop-D E-string tuner and more
Model Name
Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass®, Ebony Fingerboard, Lake Placid Blue
Model #
0190085802
Series
Artist
Country Of Origin
US
Color
Lake Placid Blue
Body
Select Alder
Body Finish
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape
Precision Bass®
Neck Material
Maple
Neck Finish
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape
Modern "C"
Scale Length
34" (86.36 cm)
Fingerboard
Ebony
Fingerboard Radius
9.5" (241 mm)
Number of Frets
Fretless
Frets Size
Fretless
String Nut
Synthetic Bone
Nut Width
1.625" (41.3 mm)
Position Inlays
Side Dot
Truss Rods
Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
Truss Rod Wrench
3/16" Hex (Allen)
Bridge Pickup
Tony Franklin Single-Coil Jazz Bass® with Hex Screw Pole Pieces and Ceramic Bar Magnets
Middle Pickup
Tony Franklin American Split Single-Coil Precision Bass®
Controls
Master Volume, Master Tone
Pickup Switching
3-Position Blade: Position 1. Jazz Bass® Pickup. Position 2. Jazz Bass® and Precision Bass® Pickups. Position 3. Precision Bass® Pickup
Pickup Configuration
SS
Bridge
4-Saddle American Vintage Bass with Single-Groove Steel "Barrel" Saddles
Hardware Finish
Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines
Fender® '70s Vintage-Style Stamped Open-Gear with Hipshot® Bass Xtender "Drop D" on the E String
Pickguard
4-Ply Black Moto
Control Knobs
Knurled Flat-Top
Strings
Tony Franklin Signature Strings, Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges)
Unique Features
Unlined Fretless Ebony Fingerboard, Precision Bass®; and Jazz Bass®; Pickups, 3-Way Pickup Switching, Matte Finish Pickup Covers, Tony Franklin Engraved Neck Plate, Hipshot®; Bass X-Tender™; Drop D Tuning Key on the E String, Tony Franklin Designed NPS Strings, Vintage Styling, Side Dot Position Markers are Located at the Fretting Points of the Fingerboard
Included Accessories
Deluxe Black Hardshell Case