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1970 *Slightly narrow neck width.
Rosewood fingerboard as standard, maple optional.
Fretless instruments now available
Fender custom colours 1970

See the following pages of the 1970 Fender catalogue: Fender Precision | Fender Precision Fretless | Fender color chart

1971 Firemist silver, Firemist gold and Ocean turquoise metallics all dropped as custom colours
Price: $293.50 (custom colours $307.50)

The lowdown on the bass1972 Sonic blue dropped
Price: $293.50 (custom colours $307.50)





Making it in music means getting on the road. With a Fender Precision Bass, it means travelling with the first electric bass1973
Lake placid blue and Candy apple red dropped





In Concert. The worlds favorite performers appear In Concert. And 9 out of 10 times the electric bass is a Fender1974 - new parts list published, with parts illustration and wiring diagram
Price: $325 (custom colours $340)





Goldilocks and the three bears ...someones playing my Precision bass right now, said baby bear1975






The Hearty-Roaring, Wide-Ranging Preecision Bass. Found in virtually all musical environments, the Precision Bass is by far the most prolific of the species Basso Electrica1976






You Can Take A Fender Anywhere
Whatever band you play in, you ve got to pick up on a lot of musical styles1977
Price: $460 (maple neck, fretless, left handed and case extra)





1978 - new parts list

Fender Precsion bass featured in the 1979 Fender publicity1979
finishes
Tobacco Sunburst, Natural, Black, White, Wine, Antigua







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Fender American Deluxe Ash Precision Bass Butterscotch Blonde

Deluxe in every way: woods, hardware, and electronics.
This premium ash-bodied P-Bass is a stunning piece of Fender handiwork. Equipped with deluxe Lite-Bass tuning machines, a deluxe chromeplated bridge that allows both string-thru or top-loading, a New Design split single-coil pickup (mid position), and a humbucker at the bridge. It also has 3-band active EQ with master volume and a pan pot for pickup blend. Great looking, great sounding, and highly dialable.

Fender Mike Dirnt Precision Bass Guitar
Fender Mike Dirnt Precision Bass Guitar Black Rosewood Fretboard

Mike Dirnt has a style all his own and he makes his music with Green Day on the very distinctive Fender Mike Dirnt Precision Bass Guitar. Based on the '51 P Bass, it's armed with a Custom Shop '59 pickup for a very effective twist. Combining a vintage vibe and modern appointments, it has medium-jumbo frets, a Badass II top-load bridge, rosewood fingerboard, and '51 slab ash body with arm contour. Very cool. Includes Fender deluxe gig bag

Fender American Vintage 57 Precision Bass
Fender American Vintage 57 Precision Bass

Made in U.S.A. This vintage reissue features a traditional maple neck, alder body, vintage hardware, and gold anodized pickguard. Maple or rosewood fretboard.

Fender Custom Shop 55 Precision Bass NOS
Fender Custom Shop 55 Precision Bass NOS Black

Available in three finishes; black, two tone sunburst and vintage blonde

Fender Precision bass
Fender American Deluxe Precision Bass Amber Maple Fretboard

Beautifully crafted and equipped.
The American Deluxe P Bass? features a select alder body, graphite-reinforced maple neck with modern C shape, a deluxe bridge that allows either top-loading or string-thru-body, lite-Bass tuners, active 3-band EQ, a new design split single-coil paired with a bridge humbucker, and a high degree of neck and fret work that makes it extremely easy to play. It's perfect for the player who wants a top-of-the-line modern Precision Bass?.

Fender American Vintage 62 Precision Bass
Fender American Vintage 62 Precision Bass

Following its introduction in '51, the P-Bass went on to dramatically influence the way we play and hear music, impacting every genre in every decade since. The '62 Precision pays tribute to this landmark instrument as it starts its second decade. It features accurate detailing in electronics and hardware from the split single-coil pickups to the vintage tuning machines. Finished in nitrocellulose lacquer. Includes Fender deluxe hardshell case, vintage cable, and leather strap.