The 1958 Precision Bass carries the changes from the 1957 redesign: the split pickup, here a Custom Shop Hand-Wound '57 Precision Bass, and the gold anodized aluminum pickguard. The body is 2-piece select alder, or ash on the sunburst, with a 1-piece quartersawn maple neck and fingerboard, finished in Relic lacquer with checking, dings and oxidized hardware.
The 1957 Soft "V" neck has a 1.75" nut and a 7.25" radius, with 20 medium jumbo frets that give a little more to grip than the narrow vintage wire on the earlier basses. A 4-saddle vintage-style bridge with threaded steel saddles lets you set intonation string by string.
The 1956 Precision Bass Heavy Relic is the single-coil predecessor with heavier wear. For the early '60s version with a slimmer Oval "C" neck, look at the 1960 Precision Bass Relic, and for this era with no aging, the Vintage Custom '57 P Bass.
Three finishes: Super Faded Aged Chocolate 3-Color Sunburst, Aged Desert Sand and Aged Sonic Blue, all with a maple neck.
The photos show one example. Wood grain and aging vary from bass to bass, so the one built for you will differ in the details.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Ash or 2-Piece Select Alder (by finish)
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Precision Bass
Pickguard: 1-Ply Gold Anodized Aluminum
Aging: Relic
NECK
Neck Material: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1957 Soft "V"
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Fingerboard Material: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple Neck
Position Inlays: Black Micarta Dot - 0.25"
Number of Frets: 20
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo (6150)
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.75" (44.45 mm)
Scale Length: 34" (864 mm)
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '57 Precision Bass
Pickup Configuration: S
Controls: Volume, Tone
Switching: None
HARDWARE
Bridge: 4-Saddle Vintage-Style
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
Control Knobs: Knurled Chrome
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges)
CASE
Case: Deluxe Hardshell