Sean Hurley is a Los Angeles session and touring bassist who anchored John Mayer's Born and Raised and Paradise Valley on a well-worn '61 Precision Bass. This is the Custom Shop copy of that bass, with a Closet Classic nitro finish over select alder.
The detail that sets it apart is the string mute. Hurley used to stuff foam under the strings in front of the bridge, so this bass has a built-in mute you can engage mid-song to deaden the strings. Past that it is classic early sixties: a quartersawn maple neck with a custom "C" carve, a 7.25" radius rosewood board with 20 vintage-style frets, a 1.75" bone nut, a hand-wound vintage split single-coil with master volume and tone, and a thumb rest. The 7.25" radius feels round under the hand.
For the same era without the mute, the 1960 Precision Bass Relic and the 1960 Precision Bass DLX Closet Classic are close relatives, and the Pino Palladino Signature Precision Bass is the other artist P Bass worth a look. Finishes are Olympic White, Aged Charcoal Frost and Faded 3-Color Sunburst.
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: Closet Classic
NECK
Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: Custom "C"
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Position Inlays: White Dot
Number of Frets: 20
Fret Size: Vintage-Style
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.75" (44.45 mm)
Scale Length: 34" (864 mm)
ELECTRONICS
Middle Pickup: Hand-Wound Vintage Split Single-Coil Precision Bass
Pickup Configuration: Split Single-Coil
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Switching: None
HARDWARE
Bridge: 4-Saddle American Vintage Bass with Threaded Steel "Barrel" Saddles
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
Strings: Fender USA 7250M Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges), PN 0737250406
CASE
Case: Deluxe Blonde Hardshell with Brown Ends (Gold Interior)