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- Billie Joe ArmstrongIn this photo, we can see Billie Joe playing Fender American Standard Precision Bass.more
- Guy BerrymanThis image from mixonline.com reveals he plays a Fender Precision Bass, Rosewood Fingerboard, 3-Color Sunburst. A few other images around the web of him with this same bass show he may have changed the pickguard to a White Pearl color one, although the pickguard is often custom art to match whatever on-stage artwork Coldplay has going on (such as in the source photo). Guy was asked about his bass guitar in this interview (http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=135), and to which he responded, 'It's a Fender Precision Bass. I have flirted with others, but you always go back to the one you love.'more
- Joe LallyJoe can be seen playing a black Fender American Standard Precision Bass with his newer band the Messthetics. Rosewood fingerboard and looks like a red pearl pickguard.more
- Juan AldereteAt 2:00 in this rig rundown video from Premier Guitar, Juan Alderete talks about his Fender stock fretless bass, saying “This is a 1970 or ’71 Fender stock fretless and I had the lines painted on it because I don’t play jazz, so I’m not at the comforts of a nice controlled room. I play rock, so it’s like this big arena are we’re about to play and it’s hard to hear so I needed that for guidance just to give me that extra edge and tuning if you know about fretless. And so, I had the lines painted on. So, usually this neck is just rosewood and it has these black dots on top. I had Eric get Eric’s guitar and paint the fret lines on it and the dots on it and I have three basses like this but it’s a stock fretless. So, it’s not wood grain, it’s not the frets pulled out but wood notches put in it.”more
- Mike DirntAt 0:12 in this video we can see Mike playing his Fender American Standard P-Bassmore
- Calum HoodAt 0:30 in this acoustic video, we can see Calum playing a Fender Standard P-Bassmore
- Dylan KongosAt 0:19, there is a clear shot of the 5 string Fender Precision bass that Dylan Kongos is playing.more
- Mark DamonMark uses a black 2015 Fender American Standard Precision Bass with Dimarzio Model P pickups. Maple fretboard and usually has a Gruv Gear Fret wrap attached to it. Has been using this bass as one of his main stage and recording basses since he got it straight from Fender during the Going To Hell tour in 2015.more
- London MayThis photo posted to the fenderartists Instagram account shows London May playing a Fender American Standard Precision Bass guitar. The caption reads, '#Samhain's @RealLondonMay live at #RiotFest in Chicago with his American Standard P Bass. Photo taken by Randy Blythe of Lamb Of God. #fender #fenderbass'more
- Zack Merrickon their last tour zack had 3 P basses out a white one a black one and a black and red one.more
- John HassallIn this photo from a Libertines concert John is seen playing a Fender American Standard P Bass in sunburst finishmore
- Sean SmithWe get a long, good look at Sean's bass. This is simply an all black Precision Bass by Fender.more
- Laura Ballance*Was there any particular reason you settled on the ’79 Precision Bass you’re most known for playing? I imagine a ‘70s Precision would have been heavy, rough on the shoulder, and hard to cram into a van.* **1979 Fender Precision Bass** My ’79 Precision Bass is actually remarkably light for one of those. It’s the lightest P Bass I have ever lifted. I have no idea if the body is original. It has a strange candy apple kind of finish, which I imagine is not standard. This could be a sign that someone switched the body out. I’m really not a huge gear head still, so I don’t know how to tell. I feel like it belonged to someone in a reggae band before me—I think that’s what the guy at the store where I got it said. Due to its relative lightness, I’m super committed to that bass. I have even gone so far as to say that if anything ever happens to it, I would quit playing. Turns out, something happened to my ears first, so now I hardly play anyway.more
- Kelen CapenerHere, Capener can be seen plating a Fender American Standard Precision bass in Black with a black pick guard and maple fretboard.more
- Urban ConeEmil Gustafsson's main instrument.more
- Kevin Ray*'So, summer 2015 tour rig would have been: - 2 almost identical Fender P/Js. One was a store bought model where nothing changed. American Standard with a super thin J neck (me thinks those are the 60s style, but I could be wrong). The other is my Fender master custom P with the Marcus Miller neck. Had a J bridge pickup added. No fancy electronics. Original Badass bridge added. The big deal with that one was the silver flake finish. Took more than a year to wait for the paint job. Nothing is tuned down for good, just a low Eb for some of the songs that need it. - Delay is just an MXR Carbon Copy. I try new stuff all the time and that one just feels so good to manipulate by hand. - Shut Up and Dance fuzz is actually just an old Ibanez bass Tube Screamer. I throw in a JHS 4-Wheeler if it needs more definition. Nowadays, I use an Aguilar Agro or the Brimstone crossover distortion (Best distortion on the market) - The Rick.. OH the rick. I miss her. She's SUPER rare. factory turquoise, built in 2001. I don't have the heart to subject her to the road anymore. Maybe in the future I will bring her out cuz gear heads always want to chat about it after the show.'more
- Juan Calleros'Other gear in the band’s rig includes bass player Juan Calleros’ all new arsenal of five-string [American Deluxe](http://equipboard.com/items/fender-american-deluxe-jazz-bass) and American Standard Precision Bass® guitars' - [Fender](http://www2.fender.com/experience/artists/mana-sells-out-tour-dates-breaks-own-record/).more
- Cavan McCarthyCavan's bass is visible at 3:10.more
- Theo Ellisyou can see him playing a precision bass throughout the concertmore
- Tomomi Ogawa> Debuting on her blog on September 10, 2010, this bass is super sparkly/shiny due to the custom paintjob on the body + the headstock. TOMOMI later customized the pickguard with a reflective chrome-style one. The signature racing stripes are in a blue-red-blue pattern. The nickname 'Sabao' came from one of the suggestions to her Twitter when she asked fans to name her new bass. -SCANDAL HEAVENmore
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Fender American Standard Precision Bass For Sale
Fender has been making the Precision Bass for 60 years now, so you would think they would have reached the end of the road for development, but I guess they are still tweaking this icon of musical history. I got a chance to see the latest changes when I was recently invited to play the 2012 American Standard Precision Bass.
There is nothing earthshaking about these latest changes, but it is not just a facelift, but an attempt to incrementally improve an already very good product.
For 2012, the American Standard Precision receives a Fender Custom Shop ‘60s pickup, a thinner undercoat, a newly designed high-mass vintage bridge, lighter tuners and Posiflex graphite neck support rods. Oh yeah, and a new color – Jade Pearl Metallic.
Other than these changes, it is the usual P bass stuff you would expect: 20 frets, 9.5-inch radius C-shape neck with a 1 5/8-ich nut. It still looks and sounds like a Precision bass, too.
The one I tried had a maple fretboard, and it was a fine player. The fretboard edges were rolled, and the fretwork was fantastic. It was very comfortable and was set with a surprisingly low action from the factory. The build quality was excellent, but I would expect that from a new US-built bass in this price range.
As far as differences to the bass with the new parts, I was hard-pressed to notice the changes. Theoretically the high-mass bridge should give better sustain, and the new pickup should improve the tone, but I never noticed any of the newer Precision basses lacking in these areas. Don’t get me wrong, it is still a very good sounding bass, and but A-B’ing it with an older model did not really show that much of an improvement. The new-style graphite reinforcements might make me more likely to throw really burly strings on one of these basses without worrying about the neck, though.
That is about it. If you can live without the new color, you will be better off buying one of the 2011 basses that are on clearance now.
But, if you just have to buy one, the 2012 America Standard Precision Bass prices are the same regardless of finish selection (even sunburst) or fretboard material. The list price is $1649.99, and every dealer in town is selling them for $1249.99.
If you are more of a Jazz Bass guy, Fender has made similar changes to the American Standard Jazz Bass too, so check them out if you get a chance.
Mahalo!