Description

Let us introduce you to the Fender Custom Shop ’54 Precision Bass Journeyman Relic in Aged Opaque White Blonde.

Andertons are pleased to offer this Fender Custom Shop ’54 Precision Bass. Expertly crafted in the Custom Shop, this P-Bass perfectly blends the tele-styled headstock and pickup design of the earliest examples with the elegantly crafted comfort contours found on ’55 models to formulate perhaps the ultimate, best of both worlds mid-‘50s Precision Bass.

Beautifully finished in Aged Opaque White Blonde over an Ash body with Maple neck, this Fender bass has a well-rounded, resonant tone with powerful lows and sweet highs. It’s perfectly complemented by its hardwired ’55 P-Bass pickup, which captures every nuance and provides the famed thump that P-Basses are known for. With its Soft V-neck profile and lightweight construction, you’ll never want to put this bass down!

Key Features

• Journeyman Relic Nitro Finish – Expertly aged and relic’d to look like it has been your most prized possession for over 50 years. Lightly aged and checkered with some honest playwear, but generally in a condition that shows this guitar was meticulously looked after and cherished.
• Quartersawn Maple – Straight-grained and around 50% more stable than a traditional plain-sawn neck.
• Soft V – Favoured by many of the greats, the Soft V is the perfect neck for players who like to feel the neck but still want the comfort of a more rounded neck profile.

Hand-Wound P-Bass Pickup

This hand-wound Fender Custom Shop vintage-styled P-Bass pickup offers the unmistakable low-end thump, punchy mids and articulate highs that have made the P-Bass the world’s most iconic and easily recognised bass! Made using authentic Alnico magnets in partnership with fibre bobbins and enamel-coated wire, this versatile pickup provides the unrivalled versatile bass tone that works perfectly with all playing styles and genres.

Fender Custom Shop

The Fender Dream Factory… Fender’s best luthiers, using the best materials and tools all under one roof with the single unified mission of building the best guitars that Fender has ever produced. Founded in 1987, the Custom Shop was established to take Fender’s manufacturing back to its roots with smaller production numbers and higher quality. Famed for pushing Leo’s designs to their absolute limits, the Custom Shop is the benchmark to which all other Fender electric guitars are compared to!

Specifications

Body

• Body Style: 55 P-Bass with 54 Contours
• Body Wood: Ash
• Body Finish: Journeyman Relic Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Body Colour: Opaque

Neck

• Neck Shape: 55 P-Bass
• Neck Wood: Quartersawn Maple
• Neck Finish: Medium Tint Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Frets: 20 Medium Vintage
• Neck Profile: 55 P-Bass Soft V
• Radius: 7.25″
• Nut Width: 1.7”
• Nut: Bone
• Dots: Black

Hardware

• Bridge: 55 P-Bass
• Tuners: Vintage
• Pickguard: 55 P-Bass BWB
• Hardware: Chrome

Electronics

• Controls: 55 P-Bass
• Bridge Pickup: Handwired 55 P-Bass

Miscellaneous

• Strings: 055-105 Flat Wound
• Case: Tweed