Few rock bassists are as closely identified with fretless bass as Tony Franklin. Acclaimed for his innumerable session credits and work with Roy Harper, the Firm, Blue Murder, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and others, Franklin is a devoted and longtime Precision artist and one of the finest modern exponents of the fretless version of the instrument. The Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass delivers his style and powerful elastic tone in a model with classic looks and personalized Franklin features including a modern C-shaped maple neck with an unfretted ebony fingerboard, an American Series Precision Bass neck pickup, a Dimarzio Model J™ bridge pickup , and a drop-D E-string tuner.
Serial Number: US21008027
Weight: 9.4lbs
Model #: 0190085802
Product Specs
General
Artist
Right-Hand
Lake Placid Blue
US
Artist
Neck
Maple
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Modern "C"
9.5" (241 mm)
Ebony
Side Dot
Fretless
Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
Synthetic Bone
1.625" (41.3 mm)
Synthetic Bone
Body
Select Alder
Gloss Lacquer
Precision Bass®
Select Alder
Hardware
4-Saddle American Vintage Bass with Single-Groove Steel "Barrel" Saddles
4-Ply Black Moto
Black
Knurled Flat-Top
Nickel/Chrome
Fender® '70s Vintage-Style Stamped Open-Gear with Hipshot® Bass Xtender "Drop D" on the E String
Tony Franklin Signature Strings, Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges)
4-Bolt with Artist Signature
Vintage-Style
Electronics
DiMarzio® Model J™ DP123
Tony Franklin American Split Single-Coil Precision Bass®
SS
Master Volume, Master Tone
3-Position Blade: Position 1. Jazz Bass® Pickup. Position 2. Jazz Bass® and Precision Bass® Pickups. Position 3. Precision Bass® Pickup
Measurements
Fretless
34" (86.36 cm)
Accessories
Deluxe Black Hardshell Case
3/16" Hex (Allen)
FB1225 Electric Bass Gig Bag, P/N 0991622406 (Not Included)
Miscellaneous
Unlined Fretless Ebony Fingerboard, Precision Bass®; and Jazz Bass®; Pickups, 3-Way Pickup Switching, Matte Finish Pickup Covers, Tony Franklin Engraved Neck Plate, Hipshot®; Bass X-Tender™; Drop D Tuning Key on the E String, Tony Franklin Designed NPS Strings, Vintage Styling, Side Dot Position Markers are Located at the Fretting Points of the Fingerboard