Fender Precision Bass
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- In bass: History
…an instrument known as the Precision Bass, or P Bass, was produced in 1951 by what later became Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. The P Bass featured an ash body, a 20-fret maple neck, a 34-inch scale length, and a single pickup. Since its invention, the P Bass has been modified…
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Leo Fender
- In Leo Fender
In 1951 the Fender Precision Bass, the world’s first commercially successful electric bass guitar, was unveiled, and in 1954 the Fender Stratocaster was put on the market. More stylish and technically improved than the Telecaster, the Stratocaster was the first guitar to feature three electric pickups (instead of…
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