2002 Fender® Custom Shop Precision Bass® Master Built John English Teal Green Metalic, Mint, Original Hard, $5,500.00
Faithful reproduction of a custom color 1955 Precision Bass by John English, Fender master builder in beautiful Teal Green metallic blue/green with matching thumb rest. John English was a driving force in the early days of the Fender custom shop and is known to have made instruments for Eric Clapton. Unfortunately June 28th 2007 John passed but his legacy lives on with the fine instruments he made while at Fender. This fine bass is no exception, accurate in every detail a truly fine hand made Masterbuilt Fender instrument by one of their best builders. The NOS designation means that some very minor antiquing or relic ing has been done, the instrument leaves the factory as slightly used. This fine example is exactly that, just as it left the factory. Large maple neck fills up the hand but feels comfortable, very much like the originals, it’s huge. Light alder body with efficient single coil pickup makes for a nice balanced feel while holding in a playing position. The tone is pure vintage P Bass but nicely balanced unlike some originals, the bass weighs 8 pound 8 ounces indicating that light dry hardwoods were used just as they were in the day. A fantastic collectors grade instrument in addition to being a great investment, there will never be another John English master built Fender Bass, don’t miss this rare opportunity to own one. We highly recommended buying instruments in this realm of quality, as the investment yield is always greater when buying rare models in perfect condition. There is no better place to put your money than in this fine piece. A 2002 Fender 1955 Precision Bass NOS custom shop master built instrument by John English serial number 2191 with COA, four pieces of paperwork, polish cloth and tweed case.
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