Fender Custom Shop Announces 2015 Lineup
Every year, Fender announces a new lineup from their Custom Shop that
includes at least one bass. The 2015 series includes four basses: the
Limited Edition 1955 Precision Bass, the Postmodern Precision Jazz Bass,
the 1959 Journeyman Relic Precision Bass, and the 1960 Journeyman Jazz
Bass.
As part of the Limited Edition series, the Limited Edition 1955
Precision Bass is only available for a short time. It’s an original-era
version of the Precision that’s built with a lightweight ash body, a
quartersawn maple neck, and a maple fingerboard. The model comes in
Dirty White Blonde or Faded Two-Color Sunburst with relic finishes to
give an aged look. Other features include a hand-wound ’55 Precision
Bass split-coil pickup with chrome cover, an authentic reproduction
bridge, and American Vintage tuning machines. Fender ships it in a
blonde Limited Edition case containing a 1955 Fender Downbeat catalog
insert reproduction.
Fender Custom Shop’s Journeyman series includes both a Precision and a
Jazz model. Both models include Fender’s “Journeyman” Relic lacquer
finishes, which the company says “imparts the appearance of years of
aging and light use without heavy wear and tear.” The Precision features
a two-piece ash body in either Vintage Blonde or Faded Three-color
Sunburst, while the Jazz features a two-piece alder body and comes in
Aged Olympic White or Three-Color Sunburst. Each has a quartersawn maple
neck topped with a rosewood fingerboard holding 20 frets. Fender
includes period-correct pickups for both the Precision and Jazz as well
as American Vintage tuning machines and reproduction bridges.
The 2015 Postmodern Precision Jazz Bass is the Custom Shop’s modern
design that combines their two flagship models. It has a lightweight
alder Precision Bass body fitted with a quartersawn maple Jazz bass neck
featuring a ’60s “U” profile. Its “round-laminated” rosewoof
fingerboard has a 7.25-inch radius and 20 medium jumbo frets. The pickup
is a ’63 Precision split single-coil and is shielded by a vintage-style
chrome cover. Other features include a three-ply parchment pickguard, a
Custom Shop string-through-body RSD bridge, and American Deluxe tuning
machines.
The new Fender Custom Shop 2015 models are built in
Corona, California and are available now. The Limited Edition 1955
Precision Bass carries a street price of $3,900, while both Journeyman
basses go for $3,125 and the Postmodern Precision goes for $2,900.
Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition 1955 Relic Precision Bass Specs:
| Color: | 2-Color Sunburst, Dirty White Blonde |
| Body Material: | Lightweight Ash |
| Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Body Shape: | Precision Bass |
| Neck Material: | Quartersawn Maple |
| Neck Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Shape: | 1955 Soft “V” |
| Scale Length: | 34″ (864 mm) |
| Fingerboard: | Maple |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 7.25″ (184.1 mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 20 |
| Fret Size: | Vintage-Style |
| String Nut: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.7″ (43.2 mm) |
| Position Inlays: | Black Dot |
| Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound ’55 Single-Coil P Bass |
| Bridge: | 2-Saddle ’50s Vintage-Style with Steel Barrel-Style Saddles |
| Tuning Machines: | Vintage-Style |
| Pickguard: | 1-Ply Eggshell |
| Included Accessories: | Cable, Strap, CruzTools Tool Kit, 1955 Fender Downbeat Catalog. Limited Edition Case, Neck Plate, Decal, Certificate of Authenticity. |
Fender Custom Shop 1959 Journeyman Relic Precision Bass Specs:
| Color: | Faded 3-Color Sunburst, Vintage Blonde |
| Body Material: | Alder |
| Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Body Shape: | Precision Bass |
| Neck Material: | Quartersawn Maple |
| Neck Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Shape: | ’60s “C” |
| Scale Length: | 34″ (864 mm) |
| Fingerboard: | Rosewood |
| Fingerboard: | Rosewood |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 7.25″ (184.1 mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 20 |
| Fret Size: | Vintage-Style |
| String Nut: | Micarta |
| Nut Width: | 1.75″ (44.45 mm) |
| Position Inlays: | Black Dot |
| Pickup: | Custom Shop ’59 Precision Bass |
| Controls: | Master Volume, Master Tone |
| Bridge: | 2-Saddle Vintage-Style Precision Bass |
| Hardware Finish: | Nickel/Chrome |
| Tuning Machines: | Vintage-Style |
| Pickguard: | Gold Anodized Aluminum |
| Strings: | NPS, Gauges .045-.105 |
| Included Accessories: | Case, Cable, Strap, CruzTools Tool Kit, Certificate of Authenticity |
Fender Custom Shop 1960 Journeyman Relic Jazz Bass Specs:
| Color: | Aged Olympic White, Three-Color Sunburst |
| Body Material: | Alder |
| Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Body Shape: | Jazz Bass |
| Neck Material: | Quartersawn Maple |
| Neck Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Shape: | ’60s “U” |
| Scale Length: | 34″ (864 mm) |
| Fingerboard: | Rosewood |
| Fingerboard: | Rosewood |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 7.25″ (184.1 mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 20 |
| Fret Size: | Vintage-Style |
| String Nut: | Micarta |
| Nut Width: | 1.5″ (38.1 mm) |
| Position Inlays: | White Dot |
| Pickups: | Custom Shop ’60s Single-Coil Jazz Bass |
| Controls: | Stacked Concentric Controls Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup) |
| Bridge: | 4-Saddle Vintage-Style |
| Hardware Finish: | Nickel/Chrome |
| Tuning Machines: | Vintage-Style |
| Pickguard: | 4-Ply Tortoiseshell |
| Included Accessories: | Case, Cable, Strap, CruzTools Tool Kit, Certificate of Authenticity |
Fender Custom Shop 2015 Postmodern Precision Jazz Bass Specs:
| Color: | Aged Olympic White, Three-Color Sunburst |
| Body Material: | Alder |
| Neck Material: | Quartersawn Maple |
| Neck Finish: | Lacquer |
| Neck Shape: | ’60s “U” |
| Scale Length: | 34″ (864 mm) |
| Fingerboard: | Rosewood |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 7.25″ (184.1 mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 20 |
| Fret Size: | Medium Jumbo |
| Pickups: | Handwound ’63 Precision Bass Split Single-Coil |
| Bridge: | RSD Deluxe Bass Bridge |
| Hardware Finish: | Chrome |
| Tuning Machines: | American Deluxe |
| Pickguard: | 3-ply Parchment |
| Included Accessories: | Case, Cable, Strap, CruzTools Tool Kit, Certificate of Authenticity |
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