Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass. Ebony FB, 3-Color Sunburst
Few rock bassists are as closely identified with fretless bass as Tony Franklin. Acclaimed for his innumerable session credits and work with Roy Harper, the Firm, Blue Murder, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and others, Franklin is a devoted and longtime Precision artist and one of the finest modern exponents of the fretless version of the instrument. The Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass delivers his style and powerful elastic tone in a model with classic looks and personalized Franklin features including two specially voiced pickups, a drop-D E-string tuner and more.
Body: Select Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
Fingerboard: Ebony
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Pickguard: 4-Ply Tortoiseshell
Inlays: Side Dot
Body Shape: Precision Bass®
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Shape: Modern "C"
Scale Length: 34" (86.36 cm)
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Nut: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.625" (41.3 mm)
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
Tuss Rod Wrench: 3/16" Hex (Allen)
Bridge Pickup: Tony Franklin Single-Coil Jazz Bass® with Hex Screw Pole Pieces and Ceramic Bar Magnets
Middle Pickup: Tony Franklin American Split Single-Coil Precision Bass®
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Pickup Switch: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Jazz Bass® Pickup. Position 2. Jazz Bass® and Precision Bass® Pickups. Position 3. Precision Bass® Pickup
Pickup Configuration: SS
Bridge: 4-Saddle American Vintage Bass with Single-Groove Steel "Barrel" Saddles
Tuning Machines: Fender® '70s Vintage-Style Stamped Open-Gear with Hipshot® Bass Xtender "Drop D" on the E String
Strings: Tony Franklin Signature Strings, Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges)
Unique Features: Unlined Fretless Ebony Fingerboard, Precision Bass®; and Jazz Bass®; Pickups, 3-Way Pickup Switching, Matte Finish Pickup Covers, Tony Franklin Engraved Neck Plate, Hipshot®; Bass X-Tender™; Drop D Tuning Key on the E String, Tony Franklin Designed NPS Strings, Vintage Styling, Side Dot Position Markers are Located at the Fretting Points of the Fingerboard
Case/Gigbag: Deluxe Black Hardshell Case