{"product_id":"fender-tony-franklin-fretless-precision-bass","title":"Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass","description":"\u003cp\u003eTony 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBODY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCountry of Origin: USA\u003cbr\u003eBody Material: Select Alder\u003cbr\u003eBody Finish: Gloss Lacquer\u003cbr\u003eBody Shape: Precision Bass\u003cbr\u003ePickguard: 4-Ply Black Moto or 3-Ply Black (by finish)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNECK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeck Material: Maple\u003cbr\u003eNeck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer\u003cbr\u003eNeck Shape: Modern \"C\"\u003cbr\u003eFingerboard Radius: 9.5\" (241 mm)\u003cbr\u003eFingerboard Material: Ebony\u003cbr\u003ePosition Inlays: Side Dot\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Frets: Fretless\u003cbr\u003eFret Size: Fretless\u003cbr\u003eTruss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust\u003cbr\u003eNut Material: Synthetic Bone\u003cbr\u003eNut Width: 1.625\" (41.3 mm)\u003cbr\u003eScale Length: 34\" (864 mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eELECTRONICS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBridge Pickup: DiMarzio Model J DP123\u003cbr\u003eMiddle Pickup: Tony Franklin American Split Single-Coil Precision Bass\u003cbr\u003ePickup Configuration: SS\u003cbr\u003eControls: Master Volume, Master Tone\u003cbr\u003eSwitching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Jazz Bass Pickup. Position 2. Jazz Bass and Precision Bass Pickups. Position 3. Precision Bass Pickup\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHARDWARE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBridge: 4-Saddle American Vintage Bass with Single-Groove Steel \"Barrel\" Saddles\u003cbr\u003eHardware Finish: Nickel\/Chrome\u003cbr\u003eTuning Machines: Fender '70s Vintage-Style Stamped Open-Gear with Hipshot Bass Xtender \"Drop D\" on the E String\u003cbr\u003ePickup Covers: Black\u003cbr\u003eControl Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top\u003cbr\u003eStrap Buttons: Vintage-Style\u003cbr\u003eStrings: Tony Franklin Signature Strings, Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCASE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCase: Vintage-Style Hardshell\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Fender","offers":[{"title":"Lake Placid Blue","offer_id":47766490644564,"sku":"0190085802","price":3659.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black","offer_id":47766490677332,"sku":"0190085806","price":3659.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/1220\/7188\/files\/0190085802_gtr_frt_001_rr_sq.jpg?v=1791262475","url":"https:\/\/lauzonmusic.com\/products\/fender-tony-franklin-fretless-precision-bass","provider":"Lauzon Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}