1962 Fender Precision Bass

1. SERIAL NUMBER

Five digits stamped on neckplate (usually from 71000 to 93000)

2. HEADSTOCK

Stratocaster-style profile; pre-CBS Fender ‘spaghetti’ logo; decal reads ‘Precision Bass’; nitrocellulose clearcoat

3. BODY

Alder; Stratocaster-style (offset double-cutaway, rounded edges, forearm and belly contours); 3-tone sunburst nitrocellulose finish

4. PICKUPS

Humbucking split pickup; master volume pot; master tone pot; one tone capacitor; front-loading jack socket

5. HARDWARE

Four nickel-plated tuners; round metal string tree; two metal strap buttons; chrome-plated: bridge plate with four fully adjustable saddles, two knurled control knobs (volume and tone), neckplate, pickup cover and bridge cover

6. PLASTICS

Four-layer (tortoiseshell/w/b/w) cellulose nitrate pickguard with 13 screw holes; two black pickup covers; black thumb rest; foam string mute strip (underside of bridge cover)

7. NECK

Single-piece maple; bolt-on (four screws); 34-inch scale length; Brazilian rosewood veneer fretboard; 20 frets; ‘clay’ dot markers; adjustable truss rod; bone nut; nitrocellulose clearcoat