Throughout a long career that started with hardcore punk and flourished first with Sunny Day Real Estate and then the Foo Fighters, there has really only been one main instrument for melodic yet hard-hitting bassist Nate Mendel—his 1971 Precision Bass. Fender now brings you the Nate Mendel P Bass, modeled after his beloved, battle-hardened instrument and sharing its subtly distinctive features, including the special body contours, extra-slim neck, lightly worn finish, powerful Seymour Duncan pickup and more.
Specs:
Case/Gig Bag: Gig Bag
Body Material: Ash
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Precision Bass
Pickup: Seymour Duncan Basslines SPB-3 Quarter Pound Split Single-Coil Precision Bass®
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Configuration: Split Single Coil
Bridge: Fender HiMass with Chrome-Plated Zinc Saddles
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Tuning Machines: Fender '70s Vintage-Style Stamped Open-Gear
Pickguard: 3-Ply Black
Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with "F" Logo
Other Features: Slim neck with smaller nut width, Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound™ pickup,
lightly Road Worn lacquer finish, extra neck plate included with "Fender/Foos" logo.
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: Slim "C" (Based on Mendel's '71 Precision Bass®)
Scale Length: 34" (86.36 cm)
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Number of Frets: 20
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.615" (41.02 mm)
Position Inlays: White Pearloid Dot
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust