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.

General

Model Name: Nate Mendel P Bass, with light Road Worn lacquer finish.
Series: Artist
Color / MSRP* / Part # : Candy Apple Red / $1,199.99 / 014-2500-309

Body

Body: Ash
Body Shape: Precision Bass
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck

Neck Shape: Slim “C” (based on Mendel’s ’71 Precision Bass)
Number of Frets: 20
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Fretboard Radius: 7.25″ (18.41 cm)
Fretboard: Rosewood
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Lacquer
Nut Width: 1.615″ (41.02 mm)
Scale Length: 34″ (86.36 cm)
Neck Plate: 4 Bolt “F” Neck Plate

Electronics

Pickup Configuration: Single Split-Coil Pickup
Middle Pickup: Seymour Duncan SPB-3 Quarter Pound for P Bass

Hardware

Hardware: Chrome
Bridge: Fender Hi Mass
String Nut: Synthetic Bone
Tuning Machines: Vintage ’70s Fender Stamped Open Gear Tuning Machines

Miscellaneous

Strings: Fender USA 7250M, NPS (.045-.105 Gauges)
Unique 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.

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