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Post subject: The 1st ever made Precision Bass
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 6:23 am
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Does anybody know what happened to the first ever Precision Bass made by Fender in 1951? Or where is it kept now?


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Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 11:08 am
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That's an interesting question, and I suspect the answer is different for the original production bass verses the prototypes Leo was working on.


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Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 5:52 pm
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AFAIK there was no first bass designated. All were just shipped out to fill orders.
According to George Fullerton, there wer no bass prototypes that were not destroyed.
That doesn't mean that there are not early Precision basses around.
There are actually quite a few 1952 Precisions and some are in remarkably good condition.
Of course the first Precision bass was shipped in Oct-Nov of 1951.

There is an early catalog or advert shot of an early Precision Bass with a large Natural wood tug bar or finger rest with two mounting screws!

I would venture to say that that bass would qualify as the first one.

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Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:12 pm
I don't know about the first Precision, but I sure like my 08 Precision.


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