Just released last week and now available in stores is Fender's new Roger Waters Precision Bass Guitar. A cynical person might suggest that it's named after the legendary Pink Floyd bass player purely for marketing purposes, but Fender say it's because it's modeled on the actual bass Roger Waters played.
Either way, it does have a pretty finish.
This is what Fender have to say about their new dark side of the bass…
The instrument is as tastefully tailored as Waters' own simple-yet-sophisticated bass work, with distinctive features including a black-on-black color scheme (black body and single-ply pickguard), Seymour Duncan Basslines SPB-3 Quarter-Pound split-coil Precision Bass pickup, knurled black control knobs (master volume, master tone), brass nut, black bridge and strap buttons, vintage ’70s-style “Fender”-stamped open-gear chrome tuners, and gasketed “F”-stamped neck plate.
Other features include a 9.5”-radius maple neck with vintage-style truss rod and slotted truss rod nut, maple fingerboard with 20 medium jumbo frets, a gloss urethane finish (body and neck) and deluxe gig bag.
And here are the specs…
Body Material: Alder
Neck Shape: Thick “C” Shape
Number of Frets: 20
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Position Inlays: Black Dot Position Inlays
Fingerboard: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5″ Radius (241 mm)
Fretboard: Maple
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
Nut Width: 1.750″ (44.5 mm)
Scale Length: 34″ (863.6 mm)
Neck Plate: “F” Stamped Neck Plate with Rubber Spacer
Truss Rod Nut: Vintage Style Slotted
Pickup Configuration: Single Split-Coil Pickup
Middle Pickup: Seymour Duncan® Basslines SPB-3 Quarter Pound Split-Coil Precision Bass Pickup
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Hardware Finish: Chrome/Black
Bridge: Black Standard 4-Saddle
Tuning Machines: Vintage '70s Fender® Stamped Open Gear Tuning Machines
String Nut: Machined Brass
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