Custom 55 Fender Precision Bass - A genuine beauty.

This beauty is a sweet-playing '55 with the characteristic Precision thump in spades. I have been using it as a studio bass with a vintage Ampeg B-15 and it has that killer James Jamerson sound, the one that inspired a whole generation of bass players.

The original finish had been long gone years ago so I had it refinished in the original blonde lacquer by renowned west coast craftsman Gord Miller, who added just a bit of patina to give it that perfect, gently-aged look. It absolutely cannot be told from an original, naturally-aged finish, at least not by me, and I have other basses with which to compare it. If you never told your friends, they would never know.

Hardware appears to be original, pickup, too. I have not checked the controls for dates but will do that. The neck is typical mid-50's Precision- bigger than some newer ones but still easy to play.

A bone-stock '55 in excellent original condition can run you well into the teens and relic'd Fender Custom Shop repros are selling for 4 grand, so I believe the price on this gorgeous real '55 is not out of line. 

If you want a bargain beater, this isn't the bass for you. But if you want everything a real '55 has to offer, including outstanding looks and a sound to die for, you need to take a careful look at this one. Comes with a newer HSC and SHIPS FREE to Canada and the U.S.