Bass Guitar
Fender Standard Precision Bass (1991-2008)
Price: 500 EUR – 818 EUR
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The Mexican-made Precision Bass produced under Fender's original Standard Series banner from 1991 to 2008, the direct predecessor to the later Player series.
About the Fender Standard Precision Bass (1991-2008)
Produced at Fender's Ensenada, Mexico plant, the 1991-2008 Standard Precision Bass followed the classic P Bass formula - alder body, single split-coil pickup, maple neck with either maple or rosewood fingerboard - built to a consistent, accessible spec that made it a mainstay of Fender's Mexican-made lineup for close to two decades. It was eventually phased out and effectively replaced by the Player series starting around 2008-2009, which took over as Fender's core Mexican-made tier.
This production run predates and is unrelated in generation to Fender's 2023 revival of the 'Standard' name for a new budget tier below Player - the two share a model name but are different instruments from different eras of Fender's Mexican manufacturing lineup.
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Sound character of the Fender Standard Precision Bass (1991-2008)
This older Mexican-made Standard Series P-Bass (1991-2008, predating the Player series) is built around Fender's classic split single-coil P pickup - two offset coil halves wired out of phase to cancel hum while keeping a thick, humbucking-style fundamental. On an alder body with a C-shaped neck, that pickup produces the deep, punchy midrange thump that has defined the Precision Bass sound since 1957, without the brighter voicing of later ceramic-pickup Fender basses.
Technical data for the Fender Standard Precision Bass (1991-2008)
| Body | Alder, Mexico (Ensenada) |
|---|---|
| Pickup | 1x split-coil Precision Bass |
| Fingerboard | Maple or rosewood |
| Production | 1991-2008 |
| Successor | Player series |
Price history for the Fender Standard Precision Bass (1991-2008)
Cheapest seen: 500 EUR · Most expensive seen: 818 EUR
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The history of the Fender Standard Precision Bass (1991-2008)
Produced from 1991 to 2008 at Fender's Ensenada plant, the Standard Precision Bass was the long-running Mexican-made predecessor to the Player series.
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