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Fender American Series Precision Bass (2001 - 2007)

Fender · American Series Precision Bass 2001 - 2007

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The US-made Precision Bass generation between the 1990s American Standard and the 2008-introduced American Standard/Professional lines, with revised hardware and finish details.

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About the Fender American Series Precision Bass (2001 - 2007)

The American Series Precision Bass replaced Fender's 1990s American Standard generation, carrying forward the Precision Bass's split single-coil pickup and comfortable C-shaped neck while updating hardware details such as bridge design and tuning machines. It represents an intermediate step in Fender's continuous US Precision Bass evolution rather than a specification tied to a particular vintage decade, aimed at players wanting current-for-its-time Fender hardware refinements on the classic Precision layout.

Produced from 2001 to 2007 before Fender's next American Standard generation superseded it, this model sits in Fender's catalog history between two more widely recognized generations, valued today mainly by players seeking that specific window's hardware and construction details at used-market prices below newer American-made Precision Basses.

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Sound character of the Fender American Series Precision Bass (2001 - 2007)

This USA-made P-Bass uses an Alnico V split-coil pickup on an alder/ash body, delivering the classic humbucking P-Bass thump - deep fundamental, punchy midrange - with the extra output and clarity typical of American-made pickups versus overseas-made Standard-series versions.

Warm Punchy Resonant

Technical data for the Fender American Series Precision Bass (2001 - 2007)

Origin USA
Pickup Split single-coil (Precision Bass configuration)
Neck C-shape
Production 2001-2007

The history of the Fender American Series Precision Bass (2001 - 2007)

Produced from 2001 to 2007, the American Series Precision Bass replaced the 1990s American Standard generation with updated hardware ahead of Fender's next American Standard line in 2008.

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