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Electric Bass advertisements originally published from 1953 onwards. Click on the images for larger copies.
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Fender Precision - Bassmen! Play the original Fender Precision electric bass & bassman amplifier

Fender Precision - Bassmen! Play the original Fender Precision electric bass & bassman amplifier (1953)
Early fifties advertisement for Fenders first electric bass

Fender Precision - Instruments get out of date too

Fender Precision - Instruments get out of date too (1953)
Early fifties advertisement underlining the modern features of the Fender Precision bass, and bassman amplifier

Fender Precision - Don

Fender Precision - Don't cheat yourself (1953)
Early Fender advertisement featuring the Precision bass and Telecaster guitar

Fender Precision - Fender fine electric instruments

Fender Precision - Fender fine electric instruments (1955)
Early Fender advertisement for the Telecaster and Stratocaster guitars,...

Fender Precision - The best things don

Fender Precision - The best things don't always need big packages (1958)
The electric bass was always designed as a replacement for upright acoustic basses. This late fifties advertisement demonstrates the Fender prcisions portability in relation to an acoustic bass

Fender Precision - The lowdown on the bass

Fender Precision - The lowdown on the bass (1972)
The pickup is the real secret to the Precision Bass. At the conception of the electric bass, this pickup was designed to simulate the sound of a true bass. Not overbearing or extremely "bassey" but...

Fender Precision - The Worlds Favorite Road Machine

Fender Precision - The Worlds Favorite Road Machine (1973)
"Making it" in music means getting on the road. With a Fender Precision Bass, it means travelling with the first electric bass. Prefessionals choose a Fender Bass more than any other. Together with...

Fender Precision - In Concert

Fender Precision - In Concert (1974)
The world's favorite performers appear "In Concert." And 9 out of 10 times the electric bass is a Fender. ABC-TV's "In Concert." Far more than entertainment, it's the ultimate experience in the con...

Fender Precision - Goldilocks and the three bears

Fender Precision - Goldilocks and the three bears (1975)
...someones playing my Precision bass right now, said baby bear, "and shes's really cookin'!"

Fender Precision - The Hearty-Roaring, Wide-Ranging Preecision Bass

Fender Precision - The Hearty-Roaring, Wide-Ranging Preecision Bass (1976)
Found in virtually all musical environments, the Precision Bass is by far the most prolific of the species Basso Electrica. The frequency of the sighting reflects upon the enormous range of the Pr...

Fender Precision - You Can Take A Fender Anywhere

Fender Precision - You Can Take A Fender Anywhere (1977)
Whatever band you play in, you've got to pick up on a lot of musical styles. But you'll never have to pick up more than one electric bass, Because Fender® gives you Rock Bass, Soul Bass, Country Ba...

Fender Precision - Fenders new dimension Precision Bass Special

Fender Precision - Fenders new dimension Precision Bass Special (1980)



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