By 1958, changes implemented the previous year to the new-and-improved Precision Bass® as we know it today had fully taken hold. This period saw the debut of the Three-color Sunburst finish, the Strat-style headstock, the one-piece gold anodized aluminum pickguard, the split-coil pickup and the top-mount bridge (rather than through-body) with individual threaded steel saddles for better intonation and height adjustment. The ’58 Precision Bass Journeyman Relic recreates this historic bass as only the Fender Custom Shop can, with a few subtle custom appointments to enhance the playing experience. A two-piece select alder body wears a Heavy Relic lacquer finish like a road warrior that has weathered many a stage. The one-piece quartersawn maple neck features a 1957-style “soft V” profile, 9.5” fingerboard radius and 20 narrow tall (6105) frets.
A Custom Shop hand-wound ’57 Precision Bass pickup yields perfect vintage low-end thump, with master volume and tone controls and vintage wiring. Other features include a single-ply gold anodized pickguard, vintage-style bass bridge with threaded steel saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, and disk string tree. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
General
SERIES: Time Machine
ORIENTATION: Right-Hand
COLOR: Aged Black
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: US
Neck
NECK MATERIAL: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple
NECK FINISH: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECK SHAPE: 1957 Soft "V"
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 9.5" (241 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: 1-Piece Maple Neck
POSITION INLAYS: Micarta Black Dot
SIDE DOTS: Black
NUMBER OF FRETS: 20
TRUSS ROD: Vintage-Style
STRING NUT: Bone
NUT WIDTH: 1.75" (44.45 mm)
NUT MATERIAL: Bone
Body
BODY: 2-Piece Select Alder
BODY FINISH: Lacquer
BODY SHAPE: Precision Bass®
BODY MATERIAL: 2-Piece Select Alder
Hardware
BRIDGE: 4-Saddle Vintage-Style
PICKGUARD: 1-Ply Gold Anodized Aluminum
CONTROL KNOBS: Knurled Chrome
HARDWARE FINISH: Nickel/Chrome
TUNING MACHINES: Vintage-Style
STRINGS: Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges)
Electronics
BRIDGE PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '57 Precision Bass®
PICKUP CONFIGURATION: H
CONTROLS: Volume, Tone
SWITCHING: N/A
Measurements
DIMENSIONS: 6.40x17.30x48.00 IN
SHIPPING WEIGHT: 23.40 LB
FRET SIZE: Narrow Tall (6105)
SCALE LENGTH: 34" (86.36 cm)
SHIPPING LENGTH: 48.00 IN
SHIPPING HEIGHT: 6.40 IN
SHIPPING WIDTH: 17.30 IN
Accessories
INCLUDED ACCESSORIES: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
