2023 Fender American Vintage II Precision Bass Electric Bass Guitar

Overview: Fender's reimagined "reissue" series of instruments in the American Vintage II series are pretty spiff interpretations of a variety of "period" features all rolled into an idealized, retro instrument. If you like old Fenders, these feel and sound very similar to their progenitors.

Tone: It's got the classic P-bass whumpf of sound but with good clarity and balance.

Feel: It's classic Fender with a slim C profile and tight, 7 1/4" radius on the board. The medium-sized frets are very vintage medium in spec and not as tall as some of the more recent models featuring medium/tall wire.

Interesting features: It's got aged-finish clay dots in the board, a classic sunburst finish, and tortoise pickguard. What's not to like? I do enjoy the faithfully retro neck feel, though -- it's not too often you get to enjoy a curvy, tightly-radiused fretboard these days.

Repairs included: It's had a fresh setup and is playing spot-on.

• Weight: 8 lbs 14 oz
• Scale length: 34"
• Nut width: 1 11/16"
• Neck shape: slim C
• Board radius: 7 1/4"
• Body width: 12 3/4"
• Body depth: 1 3/4"
• Body wood: alder
• Bridge: adjustable
• Fretboard: rosewood
• Neck wood: maple
• Pickups: Pure Vintage '60s split-coil
• Action height at 12th fret: 3/32" bass to 1/16" treble (fast, spot-on)
• String gauges: 105w-45w or similar flatwounds
• Truss rod: adjustable
• Neck relief: straight
• Fret style: medium

Condition notes: It's basically new with the usual warning that there may be tiny little usewear scratches here and there that I'm just not seeing/finding. It's clean.

It comes with: Its original, classy hard case and a nice, fresh set of flatwound strings.

Consignor tag: RH