Fender American Elite Precision Bass Owners Manual
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OWNER'S MANUAL For Fender Bass Guitars - Fender American Elite Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 2
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Vous trouverez le mode d'emploi des guitares Fender® en français sur le site Internet http://www.fender.com/support Il manuale d'uso delle Chitarre Fender in Italiano disponibile nel nostro sito web http://www.fender.com/support Das Fender Bedienungshandbuch für Gitarren in Deutsch, finden Sie auf - Fender American Elite Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 4
and creativity. Pick up your instrument and let it take you where you want to go. Connect with us and other Fender players worldwide by becoming part of the Fender online community. Create your own profile and receive updates on music news, new products, events, promotions and more. Visit www - Fender American Elite Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 5
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-style electric guitar, the Telecaster® (and its single-pickup version, the Esquire®). Later that year, Fender introduced the world's first commercially successful solid-body electric bass guitar, the Precision Bass®, soon followed by its companion Bassman® amp. The Twin Amp® appeared in 1952 as the - Fender American Elite Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 8
OVER 60 YEARS OF INNOVATION 8 - Fender American Elite Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 9
GENERATIONS OF WORLD-CHANGING MUSIC 9 - Fender American Elite Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 10
FEATURES, CONTROLS, AND SPECS 10 - Fender American Elite Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 11
each individual bass guitar listing has a Specs link that provides complete and comprehensive information. For wiring diagrams, switch/control function diagrams and parts lists for your specific model, visit the Knowledge Base in the Support section of www.fender.com, where the Service Diagrams link - Fender American Elite Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 12
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it and set it up to Fender® factory specs, which give you the best possible playing action. Like all instruments made of wood, your bass may have experienced moderate changes brought about by exposure to different temperatures and humidity levels. This happens naturally with time and with changes in - Fender American Elite Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 15
than you prefer, for example, this manual describes how to set up, adjust and maintain your bass so that its playing condition is optimal for you. Of course, if you'd rather not adjust it yourself, you can always take your bass to an Authorized Fender Service Center for help. Initial standard setup - Fender American Elite Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 16
ANATOMY 9 3 11 8 10 12 13 7 4 6 5 16 - Fender American Elite Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 17
1. STR AP BUT TON 2. BRIDGE 3. BRIDGE SADDLES 4. INPUT JACK 5. TONE CONTROL 18 6. VOLUME CONTROL 7. P I C K G UA R D 16 15 14 8. PICKUP 9. LOW E R BOU T 10. UPPER BOUT 11. F I N G E R B OA R D 17 19 12. STR AP BUT TON 13. 12TH FRET MARKER 14. FRETBOARD 15. NUT 16. MACHINE HEAD 17. - Fender American Elite Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 18
• 6" ruler (with 1/32" and 1/64" increments) • Large Phillips screwdriver (Vintage Series basses), or the hex truss rod adjustment wrench that accompanied your bass (modern basses) • Mini flat-head screwdriver (Vintage Series basses), or the hex saddle height adjustment wrench that accompanied your - Fender American Elite Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 19
one. It will simplify many of the following procedures. If you already have one, just plug in and turn the bass's volume control all the way up. Pluck either an open string or the 12th fret harmonic*, to produce the clearest tone for the tuner. (*A harmonic is a "chime-like" tone that is - Fender American Elite Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 20
in the middle, lightly tug it up and down to remove slack, and then retune. (See your Fender® Dealer to obtain replacement Fender bass strings.) First start by pulling each string through the bridge, over the nut and past the corresponding tuning machine post, with enough extra length to allow - Fender American Elite Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 21
battery-powered) preamps. Depending on the instrument, your active bass may have either a 9-volt (one-battery) system, or an 18-volt (two-battery) system. Visit the Knowledge Base in the Support section of www.fender.com, where the service diagrams link presents detailed information on more than 250 - Fender American Elite Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 22
neck will have a moderate amount of relief (curvature) in it to accommodate the vibrating strings. The factory specification for neck relief on Fender® bass guitars is between .012" and .014", measured between the bottom of the string and the top of the fret, at the 7th fret. To adjust the truss rod - Fender American Elite Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 23
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tuning first, then use a 6" ruler to measure the distance between the bottom of each string and the top of the 17th fret. That distance should be approximately 6/64", which is Fender's recommended spec on both the bass and treble sides. Adjust each bridge saddle accordingly, and keep in mind that - Fender American Elite Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 25
CHART Pickup Type Bass Side Treble Side Vintage Style Precision Bass® 8/64" 6/64" Vintage Style Jazz Bass® 8/64" 6/64" Standard Jazz Bass 7/64" 5/64" Standard Precision Bass 7/64" 5/64" American Standard Jazz Bass 7/64" 5/64" American Standard Precision Bass 7/64" 5/64" Vintage - Fender American Elite Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 26
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5. SET INTONATION You can easily set your bass guitar's basic intonation. Plug into your tuner and tune a string to pitch using the 12th-fret harmonic. Then fret the string at the 12th fret and compare that pitch to the 12th-fret harmonic pitch. If the pitch of the harmonic and the pitch of the - Fender American Elite Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 28
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adjustment procedures in this manual and on www.fender.com, or visit your Authorized Fender Service Center for routine seasonal adjustments. Oil the fingerboard. The natural oils in unfinished rosewood, ebony and pau ferro fingerboards can dry out. Keep these fingerboards beautiful by periodically - Fender American Elite Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 30
service of any kind is required for your Fender instrument. To receive warranty service, return the complete instrument to an Authorized Fender Service Center, with your sales warranty. 1. Fret wear, saddle wear, nut wear, strings and batteries. 2. Checking, shrinking, sinking, discoloration and - Fender American Elite Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 31
plated surfaces, tuning machines, pickguards, zippers, clasps, handles, nature. 9. Any instrument, whose serial number is missing, altered or tampered with in any fashion. 10. Any instrument purchased from anyone other than an Authorized Fender Dealer. 11. Instruments that have been serviced - Fender American Elite Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 32
Stratocaster®, Strat®, Telecaster®, Tele®, Jaguar®, Jazzmaster®, Mustang®, Precision Bass®, P Bass®, Jazz Bass®, J Bass® and the distinctive headstock designs commonly found on these guitars are U.S. registered trademarks of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. All rights reserved. IMPORTADO POR - Fender American Elite Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 33
MODIFIED ACTIVE GUITAR WARNING WARNING - To maintain product safety: Batteries and/or the product in which they are installed, shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire, or the like. •DO NOT replace batteries with rechargeable types of any kind. •Replace only with same or - Fender American Elite Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 34
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