Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass (Used)
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Designed by the session great himself!
The Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass guitar is built with input from the bassist who has played with the Firm, Whitesnake, David Gilmour, and many others.
It has an alder body and a modern C-shaped maple neck with an unfinished, unfretted ebony fingerboard with side dot position markers. That trademark growl comes from an American Series Precision Bass neck pickup and a Tony Franklin signature Jazz Bass bridge pickup with hex screw lugs and bar ceramic magnets. Other features include vintage tuning machines with a Hipshot Bass Xtender Drop D tuning key on the "E" string to get way down low, and three-way switching for maximum tonal choices.
Features
- Alder body
- Modern C-shaped maple neck
- Unfinished, unfretted ebony fingerboard
- Side dot position marker
- American Series Precision Bass neck pickup
- Tony Franklin signature Jazz Bass bridge pickup with hex screw lugs and bar ceramic magnets
- Vintage tuning machines
- Hipshot Bass Xtender Drop D tuning key on the "E" string
- Three-way switching for maximum tonal choices
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Comments about Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass:
Very heavy neck dives all the time. Center of gravity is located on the neck beyond the area of the body. Ebony still shows wear from round wounds fairly quickly. Probably the best you can do, however. Flats might be cool on it and the range of tones is nice. Good overall workmanship for Fender but the value drops with the neck. This is, unfortunately, the only unlined Fender bass currently in production. I may have to make my own from parts to get it right.
Comments about Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass:
I've been playing semi-pro for over 30 years, and my go-to basses have been Rickenbackers, but the stable holds some Fender and Gibson instruments, as well. Never been a big fretless player, but picked this up on a whim and it is my new workhorse. Honestly, the best-sounding bass I've ever played. The craftsmanship is Fender Custom Shop caliber, and the range of tones this beauty produces covers anything I might want to play, from rock to jazz to pit orchestras for musical theater. I picked up my Rick the other day and it felt like playing with Duplos after having experienced Legos. I honestly can't imagine myself using any other bass ever again. I love it THAT much.
Comments about Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass:
This is my first fretless I have the black on black just like Tony's orginal. I am a Rock/Pop/Reggae player and I'm partial to P-basses. The ebony board is essential for rock playing because you can use roundwound strings and dig in really deep. It has all the growl and dirt of any fretted P but man or man does it grind hard.
Comments about Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass:
A very playable fretless bass with classic Fender tone. Switch it to the bridge Jazz pickup & plug the bass into a Cry Baby wah & see what happens. Play it with both pickups & it is full & bright. Play it on the neck pickup & you have the classic P-Bass tone. This thing is smooth & has a lot of punch. I LOVE IT!!!
Comments about Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass:
The neck on this instrument is not very responsive. The range of tones is unusual, and better than a fretless P-Bass, but not as good my fretless jazz. The drop D works fine, but I doubt I'd use it. Too expensive for what you get.
Comments about Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass:
This bass plays incredibly smooth right out the box.The variety of tone combonations through use of tone knob and pick-up selection are unmatched. I own several precisions, I think they are getting lonely.
Comments about Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass:
I sat and played one of these and was really impressed! If you like fenders, and are in the market for a fretless, this should be on your list of try-outs. The neck and fretboard felt like butter. I'm still thinking about the experience. My only setback is the price.
Comments about Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass:
Just awsome. The bass plays like a dream and the growl is just sweet. I don't think I can ever go back to frets after playing this... I highly recommend it to anyone who is considering a fretless, there's nothing better.
Comments about Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass:
This is easily the best fretless bass that I have ever played. The electronics and ebony fretboard are great additions to the P-Bass. The Hip shot D-tuner is awesome.
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