Description
Tony Franklin didn’t just play fretless bass — he redefined what it could sound like on a rock stage, and this signature Precision Bass carries that legacy straight to your hands. An alder body pairs with a modern C-shaped maple neck and an unlined ebony fingerboard, so you get zero visual clutter under your fretting hand — just side dots at the actual fretting points to keep you honest live and in the studio. That unfinished ebony surface delivers the smooth, sustaining glide fretless players chase, with a natural low-end warmth that sits perfectly between growl and mwah.
Tonally, this bass hedges no bets: an American Series Precision neck pickup handles the thump and midrange punch P-Bass players live for, while Tony’s own signature Jazz Bass bridge pickup — with hex-screw poles and ceramic bar magnets — adds cut and clarity for those soaring, vocal-style fretless leads. A simple three-way blade switch lets you flip between Jazz alone, Precision alone, or both together, so you can dial in everything from deep, rounded lows to biting, present highs without touching a knob mid-song.
Vintage-style stamped tuners keep things period-correct, but there’s a modern trick tucked into the headstock: a Hipshot Bass Xtender on the E string drops you to D on the fly, no retuning breakdown required. Nitrocellulose lacquer over the body and neck lets the wood breathe and age the way real players want. Franklin’s signature nickel-wound strings (.045–.105) come installed, tuned for that fretless sing.
- Alder body, nitro finish, 3-Color Sunburst
- Modern C maple neck, unlined ebony board, 34″ scale
- P-Bass neck pickup + Tony Franklin signature J bridge pickup, 3-way blade switching
- Hipshot Bass Xtender Drop-D tuner, vintage-style open-gear tuners
- Engraved signature neck plate, deluxe hardshell case, strap, and cable included
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