Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass. Ebony FB, Black

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 a modern C-shaped maple neck with an unfretted ebony fingerboard, an American Series Precision Bass neck pickup, a Dimarzio Model J™ bridge pickup , and a drop-D E-string tuner.

Features

• Maple neck with "C" profile
• Three-way pickup selector switch
• Unmarked and unfinished ebony fingerboard with side dot markers only
• American Vintage bass bridge with four single-groove steel "barrel" saddles
• Vintage-style tuners with Hipshot® Bass Xtender drop-D tuner on the E string

Specifications:

General
- Series: Artist
- Orientation: Right-Hand
- Color: Black
- Country Of Origin: US
- Platform: Artist

Neck
- Neck Material: Maple
- Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Neck Shape: Modern "C"
- Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
- Fingerboard Material: Ebony
- Position Inlays: Side Dot
- Number of Frets: Fretless
- Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
- String Nut: Synthetic Bone
- Nut Width: 1.625" (41.3 mm)
- Nut Material: Synthetic Bone

Body
- Body: Select Alder
- Body Finish: Gloss Lacquer
- Body Shape: Precision Bass®
- Body Material: Select Alder

Hardware
- Bridge: 4-Saddle American Vintage Bass with Single-Groove Steel "Barrel" Saddles
- Pickguard: 3-Ply Black
- Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
- Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
- 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)
- Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Artist Signature
- Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style

Electronics
- Bridge Pickup: DiMarzio® Model J™ DP123
- Middle Pickup: Tony Franklin American Split Single-Coil Precision Bass®
- Pickup Configuration: SS
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
- Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Jazz Bass® Pickup. Position 2. Jazz Bass® and Precision Bass® Pickups. Position 3. Precision Bass® Pickup

Measurements
- Dimensions: 6.50x18.10x51.50 IN
- Shipping Weight: 27.85 LB
- Fret Size: Fretless
- Scale Length: 34" (86.36 cm)
- Shipping Length: 51.50 IN
- Shipping Height: 6.50 IN
- Shipping Width: 18.10 IN

Accessories
- Included Accessories: Black Vintage-Style Hardshell Case
- Truss Rod Wrench: 3/16" Hex (Allen)
- Recommened Gig Bag: FB1225 Electric Bass Gig Bag, P/N 0991622406 (Not Included)

Miscellaneous
- Disclaimer: WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
- Commodity Code: 9207901000
- 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