Graphite in Precision Bass Neck

beep.click · July 12th, 2008, 10:40 AM

Anyone know when Fender started putting graphite reinforcements in the P-Bass necks?

My Highway One Precision has graphite, and that neck is perfect. The only other time I felt a Fender neck that nice, the store tags on the guitar said it had graphite inserts, too (some sort of signature Jazz bass, I think).

Reason I'm asking is, I saw a used 60th anniversary Precision at a good price, and I'm wondering if that one has the graphite...

broadcaster · July 16th, 2008, 08:12 PM

They started graphite in the neck with the original American Standard series.

Anchoret · August 2nd, 2008, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by beep.click

Anyone know when Fender started putting graphite reinforcements in the P-Bass necks?

Officially, August of 2000.

Dave W · August 4th, 2008, 11:47 AM

In 1995, when the "new" American Standard series debuted. Only the Am Standard and Am Deluxe series basses had it.

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Dave W Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2003 Location: Guadalupe County, TX Age: 61 Posts: 1,773	In 1995, when the "new" American Standard series debuted. Only the Am Standard and Am Deluxe series basses had it.