Fender Roger Waters Precision Bass Owners Manual
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OWNER'S MANUAL For Fender Bass Guitars - Fender Roger Waters 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 Roger Waters 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 Roger Waters 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 Roger Waters Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 8
OVER 60 YEARS OF INNOVATION 8 - Fender Roger Waters Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 9
GENERATIONS OF WORLD-CHANGING MUSIC 9 - Fender Roger Waters Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 10
FEATURES, CONTROLS, AND SPECS 10 - Fender Roger Waters 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 Roger Waters Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 12
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part of its final assembly, we've hand-adjusted 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 - Fender Roger Waters 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 Roger Waters Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 16
ANATOMY 9 3 11 8 10 12 13 7 4 6 5 16 - Fender Roger Waters 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 Roger Waters 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 Roger Waters Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 19
, you may want to purchase 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 - Fender Roger Waters Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 20
road. Just grab the string 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 - Fender Roger Waters 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 Roger Waters Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 22
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 you can always take your guitar to your Authorized Fender Service Center. 22 - Fender Roger Waters Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 23
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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 string height can be set to whatever feels right - Fender Roger Waters 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 Roger Waters 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 - Fender Roger Waters Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 28
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CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Fender® bass guitar is precisely crafted to give you years of satisfaction and yourself with the setup and adjustment procedures in this manual and on www.fender.com, or visit your Authorized Fender Service Center for routine seasonal adjustments. Oil the fingerboard. - Fender Roger Waters Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 30
RETAIN YOUR ORIGINAL SALES RECEIPT, AS IT IS YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE VALIDATING THIS LIMITED WARRANTY. Fender has established a network of independent Authorized Fender Service Centers for warranty service. The Fender Dealer from whom you purchased your instrument may also be authorized for warranty - Fender Roger Waters Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 31
FROM THE LOSS OF USE OF SAME DUE TO DEFECTS OR AVAILABILITY OF SAME DURING SERVICE. This warranty applies only to Fender instruments manufactured after January 1, 1998, and purchased and serviced within the U.S.A. and Canada. Warranties outside these countries are as defined by the authorized - Fender Roger Waters Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 32
States and Canada, please contact an Authorized Fender Service Center, which you can find by calling the Fender Consumer Relations Department (480) 596-7195 or using the Service and Repairs link on the Support section of fender.com. For service outside the United States and Canada, please contact - Fender Roger Waters 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 Roger Waters Precision Bass | Owners Manual - Page 34
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