Fender American Vintage II 1954 Precision Bass Vintage Blonde (653)

The world’s first full-scale electric bass model, Leo Fender’s groundbreaking Precision Bass shook the foundations of popular music forever. For the first time, bass players had access to a portable, precisely intonated, amplified instrument.

Introduced in 1951 alongside the (recently renamed) Telecaster, the 1954 edition still took many of the same design cues—such as an oversized Tele headstock, slab body, and chrome plate. But by 1954 Fender updated its P-bass design to share the same sweeping curves and contoured edges of the newly launched Stratocaster.

These Precision Basses feature ash bodies outfitted with a Pure Vintage ’54 Single-Coil Precision Bass pickup to deliver classic Fender thump and style, reproducing the quintessential tone and feel of the original.

Body: Ash
Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Precision Bass®
Control Knobs: Knurled Dome
Fingerboard: Maple
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment
Position Inlays: Black Dot
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Construction: 4-Bolt
Side Dots: Black
Headstock: Original Precision Bass® Shape
Bridge Cover/Tailpiece: Includes Chrome Bridge Cover
String Nut: Bone
Middle Pickup: Pure Vintage '54 Single-Coil Precision®
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Pickup Switching: None
Pickup Configuration: S
Bridge: Pure Vintage 2-Saddle Precision Bass® with Fiber Saddles, Serialized
Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Reverse Open-Gear
Case/Gig Bag: Vintage-Style Tweed (Crushed Red Interior)
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Fret Size: Vintage Tall
Neck Material: 1-Piece Maple
Refinement Neck Material: Maple
Number of Frets: 20
Nut Width: 1.70" (43.2 mm)
Scale Length: 34" (86.36 cm)
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust