Never failed me in my 5 years of playing

Split the cost of one with my parents as a birthday gift back in 2019. 5 years, 1 band, and 1 modification later, I've never needed to find a new primary instrument.

Despite the stock tuners holding up extraordinarily well, I installed the Hipshot USA Ultralite Bass Xtender on the low E for switching to drop tunings. In addition, the satin neck is incredibly smooth and easy to play on, the frets have never poked out on me, and it has the brightest tone of any bass I've ever played which helps it cut through in a mix.

The price for these has gone up since 2019, and I'd hesitate to get one at $800 brand new, but if you can find a used one in good condition for no more than $650, I would highly consider it.

Not Bad

I got this from pmt recently new its a pretty great bass it has a perfect black finish (no damage or bad finishing) and a lovely maple neck with rosewood board, it has a nice bite from the maple and has good sustain, it is on the lighter end of the p bass weight spectrum which is not to my preference, the electronics are pretty solid and the wiring looks good (no large blobs of solder) and the pickups are pretty decent, think I will keep this all stock for a while and if mods happen ill keep it probably to a simple pickup swap most likely I think a seymour duncan spb-1 would fit this bass nicely but I dont think it is really needed as the stock pickups are really nice. all around great bass only things i would want is a better nut and a string through bridge. So I ended up modding it with a chrome pickguard and a thumb rest above strings, not below and also put on a fender himass iv, its a great bass

the bass

It's a Fender Precision. It's The Sound of The Bass you hear on records and gigs, right there, no tricks. The P to me is like the Strat of basses, the standard, you can do every job with it.

This is literally the only color scheme I like on the P, so when the ad came up on MercatinoMusicale (mint condition, brand new Elixir strings on, Schaller Strap Locks, bag) I flied to pick it up.

I'd like to snag a Fender Jazz too in the future, to decide if I'm a P or J guy.

Fender Precision, The Standard by Which All Other Basses are Measured.

My first real Fender in over 20 years and I am completely satisfied. No, it's not made in the U.S.A. but, considering the $600 price difference, I'm thrilled!

The build quality is outstanding. You can tell the difference between this and a top-of-the-line Squier. Fender is doing great work with these Mexico-made basses. It plays nicely and has that lovely P low-end thump that you want from a Precision. It's not a "Boutique" bass, Precisions were never meant to be that. It is a meat-and-potatoes bass that never lets you down.

Leo Fender did, in fact, "get it right" in 1951.

The Most Universal Bass Tone

The original electric bass was the Fender Precision Bass. Some things never go out of style, this bass is one of them. I own the buttercream model with a maple fretboard, and I added a pearl pickguard with white pickup covers. I can play this bass in any studio or live setting, and it always sounds great. Pop, Punk, Rock, Country, Soul, Hip Hop, Reggae, you name it, it does it.

Really great bass guitar, fun bass to play

Excellent, very well built in Mexico, I am very satisfied with it, play it through a Ampeg ba-210

Solid Work Horse

What can I say, it´s a solid guitar. Nothing special