| Reviewer
| Willie Hudson Player over 20 years
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| Manufacturer
| Fender
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| Model
| Vintage Precision 57 reissue (1990 production)
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| Price
| used
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| Neck Type
| C-shape,maple, Vintage reverse tuners
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| Fingerboard
| Maple, 20 medium frets
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| Body Type
| Alder ( Classic ) Tweed case ( Too Cool!)
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| Finish
| Nitro finished, Brown Sunburst w/Gold anodized pickguard
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| Pickup(s)
| A-pole pickup ( Vintage Cloth Wiring )
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| Controls
| Basic Volume & Tone
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EMail : theshade@earthlink.net
ALL Bass Players need a Precision ! I have had my share. Have "eyeballed" the 57's for years. Classic quality materials = Classic tone. Right ! This is a Great sounding/playing bass ! Very comfortable C-neck ( wide & flat w/thin profile). Warm, Organic tone. Dead-on reissue has the unusual A-pole humbucker. The magnets are protruding at the A string. Original type, cloth wiring. Original type Nitro finish lets the tone come thru the body. Super reasonent acoustically ,the hallmark of the best TONE machines; this bass is hard to beat. Solid construction, excellent finish. Best strung w/nickel-plated roundwounds.Only thing missing were the chrome covers, but you don't need them. Dig the tweed case. For almost all styles, except :some jazz & the bright funk. The tone is really in your hands anyway. Buy it used & you can have a Jazz too.
| Construction
| 100% | 
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| Playability
| 100% |
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| Appearance
| 100% |
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| Sound
| 110% |
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| Value
| 100% |
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| Overall
| 100% |
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