Description
Every P-Bass thump you’ve ever heard traces back to this shape, and the Player Series keeps that lineage honest while sharpening it for gigging bassists who need reliability night after night. The alder body wears a classic 3-Color Sunburst under gloss polyester, and it’s paired with a Modern “C” maple neck that feels fast and familiar in your hand from the first note.
The heart of the tone is the Player Series Alnico 5 split single-coil pickup – that punchy, midrange-forward growl that cuts through a mix without any fuss. Master volume and master tone controls sit right where your hand expects them, so dialing in warmth or bite happens on the fly, mid-song if you need to. A 9.5″ radius maple fingerboard with 20 medium-jumbo frets keeps fretting hand comfortable whether you’re locked into root notes or working up the neck.
Fender didn’t skip the details that matter to working players: a 4-saddle bridge for straightforward intonation and action tweaks, a synthetic bone nut, vintage-style string trees, and open-gear tuners that hold pitch through a long set. The 3-ply parchment pickguard and F-stamped neck plate are the visual cues that tell everyone in the room this is the genuine article.
- Body: Alder, Gloss Polyester finish
- Neck: Maple, Modern “C” shape, satin back/gloss front
- Scale: 34″ with 9.5″ fingerboard radius
- Frets: 20 Medium Jumbo
- Pickup: Player Series Alnico 5 Split Single-Coil
- Bridge: 4-Saddle Standard
- Nut: Synthetic Bone, 1.625″ width
- Strings: Fender USA NPS, .045-.105
Grab it, plug in, and get back to the low end that started it all.
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