Fender Roger Waters Precision Bass
Posted on 14/09/2011 by ozzy in Signature models
In 2010 Fender introduced the Roger Waters Precision Bass. The instrument is Made in Mexico, with features including black-on-black color scheme (black body and single-ply pickguard), Seymour Duncan Basslines SPB-3 Quarter-Pound split-coil Precision Bass pickup, knurled black control knobs (master volume, master tone), brass nut, black bridge and strap buttons, vintage ’70s-style "Fender"-stamped open-gear chrome tuners and gasketed "F"-stamped neck plate. Other features are a maple neck with vintage-style truss rod and slotted truss rod nut, 9.5"-radius maple fingerboard with 20 medium jumbo frets, gloss urethane finish (body and neck) and deluxe gig bag.
According to Roger's guitar technician Colin Lyon, G. E. Smith played Hey you on the fretless version of Roger Waters signature bass during The Wall tour, while another one with the rosewood neck was used for the front of the stage, where the instruments were supposed to be dark.
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Source: Fender.com, Premier Guitar
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