A throwback to the last year of pre-CBS Fender production, the Fender Custom Shop Time Machine '64 Precision Bass Relic represents the epitome of swinging mid-'60s P Bass style. The '60s oval "C" maple neck is a typical Precision neck, while the rosewood fingerboard combines the best of old and new with 20 medium-jumbo frets in a vintage-correct 7.25-inch radius. Beneath the Time Machine '64 Precision Bass Relic's 2-piece alder body and charmingly chrome-plated covers lies a Custom Shop Hand-wound '62 P Bass split-coil, a pickup that delivers a masterful replication of the full-bodied punch the P Bass represented in its heyday. To complete the package, the finest luthiers at the Fender Custom Shop have given the Time Machine '64 Precision Bass Relic a light nitrocellulose lacquer finish, with all the scars that come with a beloved vintage classic.
Fender's Custom Shop always does its homework right. The alder body provides warmth and sustain. The choice of maple in the neck does wonders for the sonic character of the P Bass. The tight bass of this wood has a balanced projection, with excellent clarity across all four strings without sounding tinny. The rosewood fingerboard has a precise construction that works well with the maple neck to deliver rich, bright tones and clear articulation.
As the old saying goes, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Fender's P Bass design has endured for a century for good reason, and this '64 is brimming with character. The maple neck is quarter-sawn, providing stability and consistent tone, and is finished with nitro. The rosewood fingerboard has a 7.25-inch radius with 20 medium-jumbo frets and is ready to rock. Vintage-style tuning mechanisms and a string guide carry the strings from the Strat-style headstock through a bone nut, past chrome covers, to the historically correct bridge. With its individual threaded saddles, intonation and height adjustment is a breeze.
The Custom Shop's hand-wound '62 Precision Bass split-coil pickup has a punchy thump and delivers a robust low that refuses to give up.
Fender Custom Shop Time Machine '64 Precision Bass Relic Features:
- 2-piece select alder body provides a rich, balanced response with a gentle boost to your midrange
- Ultra-stable quartered maple neck shaped in a slightly plump '60s oval "C" profile
- Round rosewood fingerboard with a vintage-correct 7.25-inch radius with 20 modern medium-jumbo frets
- Custom Shop hand-wound '62 P Bass Split-coil pickup delivers a warm, rich and midrange-focused punch that fits naturally into any mix
- Vintage-correct 4-saddle bridge and tuning machines
- Packed with old-school Fender features, including bridge and pickup covers, a pickguard-mounted thumb rest, disc string guide and 4-ply tortoise pickguard
- Masterfully aged Fender Custom Shop Relic nitrocellulose lacquer finish
- Fender Custom Shop case, certificate and goodies included
- Weight only 3.99Kg (8.79lbs)
