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Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass

Name: Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass
Brand: Fender
Price: 3659.99 CAD
Availability: BackOrder

Pre-orderFender part 0190085802

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$3,659.99 CAD

Finish: Lake Placid Blue

By placing a pre-order you agree to our Pre-order Terms.

Time of arrival for special orders varies by product.
It can be anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. Want an estimate before you order?

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Shipped insured from Ottawa
Free shipping over $200

Got a question about this one?

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Our take

Who this one is for

Tony Franklin is one of the best-known fretless players in rock, with session work and stints with Roy Harper, The Firm and Blue Murder, and his signature Precision Bass is made in the USA to his spec. The ebony fingerboard has no frets and no line markers, only side dots, so you play by ear and by feel.

He adds a DiMarzio Model J at the bridge to the Precision split-coil, with a three-way blade to choose either pickup or both. A Hipshot Bass Xtender on the E string drops it to D with a flick of the lever. The modern "C" neck has a 9.5" radius and a nitrocellulose lacquer finish, the bridge uses single-groove steel barrel saddles, and it comes strung with his signature strings in a vintage-style hardshell case.

For a fretless with inlaid fret lines as a guide, look at the Jaco Pastorius Jazz Bass. The Tony Franklin comes in Lake Placid Blue or Black.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Body Material: Select Alder
Body Finish: Gloss Lacquer
Body Shape: Precision Bass
Pickguard: 4-Ply Black Moto or 3-Ply Black (by finish)

NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: Modern "C"
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Position Inlays: Side Dot
Number of Frets: Fretless
Fret Size: Fretless
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.625" (41.3 mm)
Scale Length: 34" (864 mm)

ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: DiMarzio Model J DP123
Middle Pickup: Tony Franklin American Split Single-Coil Precision Bass
Pickup Configuration: SS
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Jazz Bass Pickup. Position 2. Jazz Bass and Precision Bass Pickups. Position 3. Precision Bass Pickup

HARDWARE
Bridge: 4-Saddle American Vintage Bass with Single-Groove Steel "Barrel" Saddles
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Fender '70s Vintage-Style Stamped Open-Gear with Hipshot Bass Xtender "Drop D" on the E String
Pickup Covers: Black
Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
Strings: Tony Franklin Signature Strings, Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges)

CASE
Case: Vintage-Style Hardshell

Bench inspected

Every instrument crosses our bench before it ships, and on an online order that setup is free. It can cover the frets, hardware, truss rod, action, nut slots, intonation, pickup heights and electronics, whatever the guitar needs.

Shipped insured

Free insured shipping in Canada on orders over $200.

Financing

Pay in full and you can spread the cost with PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments, with the exact terms shown at checkout. Financing never changes the price of the guitar. How financing works

Authorized dealer

Full manufacturer warranty on every new instrument.

Three generations

In the family since 1945, with a player answering your questions before and after you order.

Free with online orders

Set up your way

What a setup can cover

Whatever your guitar needs, it gets. None of it is an upcharge.

Frets polished
Fretboard conditioned
Hardware tightened
Fresh strings, your choice
Truss rod adjusted
Action set at the bridge
Nut slots detailed
Saddles radiused, where they are individual
Vibrato springs adjusted
Intonation set
Pickup height set
Electronics checked

Set up by Ian Vance, Fender Custom Shop Technician and Taylor Gold Level Technician

Strings

Gauge

Action

Tuning

Anything else How you play, a problem you have had with past setups, a request the list does not cover.

Pre-orders

Questions we get

How much do I pay today?

Your choice: the full price, or a 25% deposit. On a deposit, the balance is due when the guitar reaches the shop, before it ships to you. A deposit is paid by card or PayPal. Shop Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay can't take one.

When will it arrive?

It varies by product, anywhere from two weeks up to several months. If you'd like a date for this model first, ask us in the chat and we'll check with the supplier before you order. If you're ready now, go ahead: we confirm the ETA by email once your order is in, and if it changes, we let you know and you can cancel.

Can I cancel?

Yes, any time before the supplier invoices it and ships it to us. We refund what you paid less 3% to cover the card processing fee.

Once it has shipped to us it is a special order and final sale. If it arrives with something wrong, we put that right.

What if the price goes up before it arrives?

You pay the price you ordered at. Once your order is placed we hold that price, even if the supplier raises it before the guitar arrives.

Is the free setup included?

Yes. A pre-order is an online order, so it gets the same free setup: it crosses our bench before it ships, set up the way you choose. The setup menu above shows what that covers.

Do I pay duty or brokerage on a US order?

No. Duty, taxes, brokerage and customs on a US order are handled at our end before the instrument leaves Ottawa. It arrives at your door with nothing to pay.

Orders going anywhere outside Canada and the United States work differently. The shipping and returns policy sets out which is which.

Can I finance it?

Yes, if you are in Canada and paying in full. Pick PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments as your payment method at checkout. The plan, the rate and the approval sit with the provider, and you see the terms before you agree to anything. You pay a deposit by card or PayPal.