Gear Hunter

Fender - 014-2500-309

Description

Throughout a long career that started with hardcore punk and flourished first with Sunny Day Real Estate and then the Foo Fighters, there has really only been one main instrument for melodic yet hard-hitting bassist Nate Mendel--his 1971 Precision Bass. Fender now brings you the Nate Mendel P Bass, modeled after his beloved, battle-hardened instrument.

The Nate Mendel P Bass shares the same subtly idiosyncratic and distinctive features as the original, with special body contours, extra-slim neck and nut width, a lightly worn Candy Apple Red finish with a black pickguard, a powerful Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound split single-coil pickup, Fender Hi-Mass bridge for rock-solid sustain and stability, and Mendel's signature on the headstock. It also comes with a spare neck plate engraved with a special hybrid Foo Fighters/Fender logo and a deluxe gig bag. Tour bus and platinum records not included.

Body
Body Material: Ash
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Precision Bass

Neck
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Lacquer
Neck Shape: Slim "C" (Based on Mendel's '71 Precision Bass)
Scale Length: 34" (864 mm)
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Number of Frets: 20
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
String Nut: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.615" (41.02 mm)
Position Inlays: White Dot
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt "F" Stamped

Electronics
Middle Pickup: Seymour Duncan Basslines SPB-3 Quarter Pound Split Single-Coil Precision Bass
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Pickup Configuration: Split Single-Coil

Hardware
Bridge: Fender Hi-Mass with Chrome-Plated Zinc Saddles
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Tuning Machines: Fender '70s Vintage-Style Stamped Open-Gear
Pickguard: 3-Ply Black
Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top

Miscellaneous
Strings: Fender USA Bass 7250M, NPS (.045-.105 Gauges)
Unique Features: Slim neck with smaller nut width, Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound pickup, lightly Road Worn lacquer finish, extra neck plate included with "Fender/Foos" logo.