New for 2023, the Fender Custom Shop introduces the Limited ’59 Precision Bass Special Relic. With a Precision Bass body and a thin, comfortable Jazz Bass® neck – a combination Fender offered in the early 1970s – it’s a truly functional hybrid of the best of both bass worlds. Here, the two-piece body is fashioned from select ash, while the quartersawn maple neck has a ’60s-style “U” profile.
That great combo applies under the hood too, with a punchy Custom Shop hand-wound ’57 Precision Bass middle pickup, a snarling hand-wound Vintage Jazz Bass bridge pickup, and independent volume controls for blending to perfect personal preference. This bass wears beautifully battered Natural Blonde, Chocolate Three-Color Sunburst, and Aged Black Relic lacquer finishes that impart an authentically worn-in look in which spidery finish checking and each ding, dent and scar from bridge to headstock tell a story of years of action in clubs and bars.
Other premium features include a flat-lam maple fingerboard with a 7.25″ radius, 20 medium jumbo (6105) frets and a bone nut; volume-volume-tone wiring; gold anodized aluminum pickguard; Custom Shop HiMass RSD (Research Special Design) bridge for massive sound and sustain, vintage-style tuners, disc string tree, deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
Product Name: Limited Edition 1959 Precision Bass Special Relic, Quartersawn Maple Neck – Aged Black
Model #: 9236081264
General
SERIES: Limited Edition
ORIENTATION: Right-Hand
COLOR: Aged Black
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: US
Neck
HEADSTOCK: Jazz Bass®
NECK MATERIAL: Quartersawn Maple
NECK FINISH: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECK SHAPE: 1960 Jazz Bass® “U”
NECK THICKNESS: .790″
NECK BUTT WIDTH: 2.500″
NECK THICKNESS 12TH FRET: .990″
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 7.25″ (184.1 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Quartersawn Maple
POSITION INLAYS: Black Micarta Dot, 0.25″ (6.35 mm)
SIDE DOTS: Black Micarta, 3/32″ (2.38 mm)
NUMBER OF FRETS: 20
TRUSS ROD: Vintage-Style
STRING NUT: Bone
NUT WIDTH: 1.5″ (38.1 mm)
NUT MATERIAL: Bone
Body
BODY: 2-Piece Select Ash
BODY FINISH: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
BODY SHAPE: Precision Bass®
BODY MATERIAL: 2-Piece Select Ash
Hardware
BRIDGE: RSD Designed HiMass™
PICKGUARD: 1-Ply Gold Anodized Aluminum
PICKUP COVERS: Black
CONTROL KNOBS: Knurled Chrome
HARDWARE FINISH: Nickel/Chrome
TUNING MACHINES: Vintage-Style
STRINGS: Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges)
NECK PLATE: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop “V” Logo
Electronics
BRIDGE PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Vintage Jazz Bass®
MIDDLE PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound ’57 Split Single-Coil Precision Bass®
PICKUP CONFIGURATION: PJ
CONTROLS: Volume 1. (Middle Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone
SWITCHING: None
Measurements
DIMENSIONS: 6.00×17.00×44.75 IN
SHIPPING WEIGHT: 30.02 LB
HEADSTOCK THICKNESS: 0.580″
FRET SIZE: Medium Jumbo (6150)
SCALE LENGTH: 34″ (86.36 cm)
SHIPPING LENGTH: 44.75 IN
SHIPPING HEIGHT: 6.00 IN
SHIPPING WIDTH: 17.00 IN
Accessories
INCLUDED ACCESSORIES: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
