Fender Deluxe Active P Bass Special - 3-Color Sunburst With Maple Fingerboard
For players who find themselves alternating between a variety musical styles at a moment’s notice, the Deluxe Precision Bass® Special is the perfect companion on stage and in the studio. Designed for powerful, flexible tone with smooth playing feel, this robust and rich-sounding bass combines the best features of Fender’s classic basses to create a “hybrid” model with sleek, authentic Fender style but is packed with new tones.
There’s a wealth of useful tones hiding inside this bass’ pickups and electronics. Powered by a punchy vintage-style split-coil Precision Bass pickup in the middle position and a growling Vintage Noiseless™ Jazz Bass bridge pickup, this bass rises to any occasion. The robust control scheme includes a three-band active EQ with treble, mid and bass controls—each with boost and cut to accurately shape your tone—along with a pan pot for precision blending of the pickups’ potent sound. The active/passive switch makes it easy to access both vintage-styled and modern voices, further extending this instrument’s sonic flexibility. The Fender HiMass™ bridge improves every note’s sustain and resonance, while enhancing the attack for lively tone that lets your sonic personality shine through. The “C”-shaped maple neck is comfortable for all playing styles and hosts a 1.5” synthetic bone nut and fastplaying 12”-radius fingerboard with 20 medium jumbo frets.
The alder body bears a durable gloss polyester finish that looks great under the spotlight while being tough enough to shrug off the abuse of gigging and traveling. Classic Precision Bass appointments include knurled flat-top control knobs, nickel/chrome hardware, black pickup covers, pearloid dot inlays and a 3-ply B/W/B pickguard. A pure tone machine with classic Fender sound and style, the Deluxe Active Precision Bass Special is a true performer, equally at home on stage and in the studio. Includes deluxe gig bag.
Features
Neck- Shape: C shape
- Wood: Maple
- Neck joint: 4-Bolt
- Scale length: 34 in. (864 mm)
- Truss rod: Yes
- Finish: Satin polyurethane
- Active or passive pickups: Passive
- Pickup configuration: PJ
- Neck: Not applicable
- Middle: Vintage Split Single-Coil Precision Bass
- Bridge: Dual-Coil Ceramic Noiseless Jazz Bass with nickel-plated pole pieces
- Brand: Fender
- Series or parallel: Parallel
- Active preamp: Yes
- Special electronics: Not applicable
- Material: Maple
- Radius: 12 in. (305 mm)
- Fret size: Medium-jumbo
- Number of frets: 20
- Inlays: Pearloid dot
- Nut material: Bone
- Nut width: 1.5 in. (38.1 mm)
- Neck width at 12 fret: Info not available
- Cutaway: Double cutaway
- Construction: Solidbody
- Body wood: Alder
- Top wood: Not applicable
- Body finish: Gloss polyester
- Orientation: Right handed
- Control layout: Master Volume, 3-band active EQ with Treble boost/cut, Bass boost/cut and Mid boost/cut
- Pickup switch: Pan pot
- Coil tap or split: Not appicable
- Tone switching: No
- Special switching: EQ/Preamp defeat switch
- Bridge type: Fixed
- Bridge design: Fender HiMass
- Tailpiece: Not applicable
- Tuning machines: Standard open-gear
- Color: Nickel/chrome
- Number of strings: 4
- Pickguard: Yes
- Special features: Not applicable
- Case: Deluxe gig bag
- Country of origin: USA
Tech Specs
- Body Shape: Precision
- Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
- Number of Strings: 4
- Color: 3-Color Sunburst
- Body Finish: Gloss Polyester
- Body Material: Alder
- Neck Material: Maple
- Neck Shape: C
- Radius: 12"
- Fingerboard Material: Maple
- Fingerboard Inlay: Black Pearloid Dots
- Number of Frets: 20, Medium Jumbo
- Scale Length: 34"
- Nut Width: 1.5"
- Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
- Bridge/Tailpiece: Fender HiMass
- Tuners: Standard Open Gear
- Middle Pickup: Vintage Split Single-coil Precision Bass
- Bridge Pickup: Dual-coil Ceramic Noiseless Jazz Bass
- Controls: 1 x volume, 1 x blend, 3-band Active Boost/Cut EQ, mini-switch (active/passive)
- Strings: Fender USA, NPS, (Gauges .045 - .105)
- Case Included: Deluxe Gig Bag