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FENDER American Professional II Precision

FENDER www.fender.com $1549.99

By 1957, Leo Fender had developed his original Precision bass design from what was basically a slab-bodied, long-scale four-string Telecaster guitar, to the modern P-Bass that we all know and love today. This time, he’d nailed it—game over, right?

Well, here’s the thing. Fender have always made subtle changes to Leo’s design. Most of these have contributed to the gradual refinement in the playing experience and sound of the bass, and it’s a credit to Fender’s design team that during this process, they’ve never lost sight of the brilliance of that original design. But is there a point when

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