Pino Palladino's session credits run from The Who to D'Angelo, and this model reproduces his '62 Precision Bass. The select alder body wears a relic Fiesta Red over Desert Sand nitrocellulose finish with a 4-ply tortoiseshell pickguard.
The quartersawn maple neck has a "C" carve, a 1.75" nut and a 7.25" radius rosewood board with 20 vintage-style frets. A vintage-style split single-coil runs through master volume and tone, and it comes strung with Thomastik-Infeld flatwounds (.043 to .100) to his own specification.
For another session player's Precision, compare the Sean Hurley Signature Precision Bass. For a period instrument without the artist detail, look at the 1960 Precision Bass Relic.
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: Select Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Precision Bass
Pickguard: 4-Ply Tortoiseshell
Aging: Relic
NECK
Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: "C" Shape
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Position Inlays: White Dot
Number of Frets: 20
Fret Size: Vintage-Style
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.75" (44.45 mm)
Scale Length: 34" (864 mm)
ELECTRONICS
Middle Pickup: Vintage-Style Split Single-Coil Precision Bass
Pickup Configuration: Split Single-Coil
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Switching: None
HARDWARE
Bridge: 4-Saddle American Vintage Bass
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: American Vintage Reverse Open-Gear Bass
Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
Strings: Thomastik-Infeld Flatwounds, Gauges: (.043 .056 .070 .100)
CASE
Case: Vintage-Style Tweed (Gold Interior)