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.

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General
Series
Artist
Orientation
Right-Hand
Color
Candy Apple Red
Country Of Origin
MX
Platform
Artist
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Neck
Neck Material
Maple
Neck Finish
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape
Slim "C" (Based on Mendel's '71 Precision Bass®)
Fingerboard Radius
7.25" (184.1 mm)
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood
Position Inlays
White Pearloid Dot
Number of Frets
20
Truss Rod
Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
String Nut
Synthetic Bone
Nut Width
1.615" (41.02 mm)
Nut Material
Synthetic Bone
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Body
Body
Ash
Body Finish
Gloss Lacquer
Body Shape
Precision Bass®
Body Material
Ash
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Hardware
Bridge
Fender HiMass™ with Chrome-Plated Zinc Saddles
Pickguard
3-Ply Black
Control Knobs
Knurled Flat-Top
Hardware Finish
Chrome
Tuning Machines
Fender® '70s Vintage-Style Stamped Open-Gear
Strings
Fender® 7250M Nickel Plated Steel Roundwound, Long Scale, (.045-.105 Gauges), PN 0737250406
Neck Plate
4-Bolt with "F" Logo
Strap Buttons
Vintage-Style
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Electronics
Middle Pickup
Seymour Duncan® Basslines SPB-3 Quarter Pound Split Single-Coil Precision Bass®
Pickup Configuration
S
Controls
Master Volume, Master Tone
Switching
None