The Fender Precision Bass: A Short History

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"The Fender Bass: An Illustrated History" by J.W. Black and Albert Molinaro
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"The Bass Book" by Tony Bacon and Barry Moorhouse
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"How the Fender Bass Changed the World" by Jim Roberts
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This is our short history video of the Fender Precision Bass. Since this is a "short history" this is in no way meant to be a guide for collectors, we just try to hit the major portions in the development of the instrument.
First I'd like to thank Rick Beato for mixing the bass track used in the video. Mixing five tracks of bass was well beyond my meager mixing skills. So as in all things on this channel, I owe a great debt to Rick.
I'd like to thank Neil Elliott for composing and recording the music itself. Neil is a long time subscriber to five watt world and did us a big favor writing this piece P bass specific piece for the video. You can find Neil here:
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And finally I'd like to thank Dave Onorato for his always sage contributions to the script. Dave is the fact checking little brother I always wished I had.

[@numanuma20]

I found it so astonishing for a guy who never played guitar or bass ended making the biggest brand of guitar and bass that millions of players have used.

[@hottotty13]

That might be the magic. Us right siders need those left side brain peeps to create the tools to create. For now it’s still the most beautiful symbiotic relationship to create art in my opinion.

[@bunsenn5064]

@@hottotty13I don’t know, even as a musical person I still find the hardware side of things to be magical. I think Leo Fender was an electrical engineer and ergonomist more than anything, but even I can have an appreciation for it.

[@logopneumatika]

Long live King Leo!

[@smeagle3295]

It’s because he had the good sense to listen to the feedback of skilled musicians playing his instruments.

[@nurabsal0x018c]

Probably my most prized possession is my dad’s 1966 P-Bass… Such a great instrument to play, and a piece of history.

[@Tarik78671]

You are lucky to have such a beautiful thing man, keep it for the next generation

[@nurabsal0x018c]

@@Tarik78671 for sure!!

[@RickBeato]

I learned so much from this video! Thanks Hypes!!

[@fivewattworld]

Thanks Hypes. Can't wait for your Greatest Bass Intros video!

[@digthemusicman483]

Rick, what're you doing here man?

[@jakubshouseofrock7109]

it's great to hear that someone who's taught so much is still learning :)

[@dennisnashville7114]

Rick Beato! One of my favorites! 👍

[@koreanfriedchildren]

yeah man

[@jarodivey9033]

The P Bass is the very definition of "the most music from the least gear," in all the right ways. I bought one a few years back and it's been my sole bass since.

[@hedekbass]

In the plethora of affordable pedals world we live in, a P bass is all you need to get any sound want. With a POG and fuzz I’d dare anyone to guess what bass I’m playing.

[@AaronKaiMCDNLD]

It's the Tele of basses, simple, raw and highly usable.

[@faisaldhariwal1510]

I've owned the same p bass, my only one for over 20yrs. It's had a hard life in that time, back to back gigs. Still absolutely beautiful

[@jamesthe-doctor8981]

Everybody, in 1951: We already have a bass amp. The knobs go to "10." Leo Fender @ 5:40 With First Fender Bassman Amp: "These go to 12." Nigel Tufnel: "I'll buy ALL of them!!"

[@philliphelbig579]

4:27: EADG is the standard tuning for the traditional upright bass, so probably not a marketing idea on the part of Fender.

[@JC-11111]

One of my favorite songs ever uses an upright bass. 'Please Be With Me' by Cowboy w/ Duane Allman. The crazy part is Scott said the only time they used an upright was to record the song and they had never used one again until the night Duane's daughters book was released by, the same name. They played the song at the reading she did, using an, upright bass. Scott Boyer made the comment that, it was the first time they had used one since they recorded the song.

[@artyom108]

That’s a good point. (Though EADG was not 100% standard for Double Basses, it was certainly the most common)

[@jts3339]

You are bassically correct.

[@jasons7222]

This man's moustache fills me with hope and happiness

[@thaddeusfields4360]

I don’t understand how the P-Bass doesn’t have a bigger aura around it than the J-Bass. It is such a great instrument.

[@fivewattworld]

Amen brother!

[@thaddeusfields4360]

@@fivewattworld I got my daughter an American Professional ii Dark Night P-Bass. She LOVES it. I’m a pretty big fan too.

[@phipschi4255]

​@@thaddeusfields4360 great dad 🤝🏼 she still playing?

[@svenjansen2134]

P>J

[@flahoo2807]

Wonderful bass. I cannot wait for you to cover the jazz bass.

[@fivewattworld]

Well I've sort of been thinking that should be next. You know, while I'm in the Fender end of the pool.

[@wtfever2474]

I'm looking fwd to the Stingray myself. Tho I prefer a passive P bass in the studio, a Stingray in a live setting is equally tonal bliss.

[@kcapkcans]

I'm most looking forward to the Ibanez Iceman ep.

[@BurtonBoyz715]

Yeah....SHOULD be a matched set of HISTORIES....This was very good....

[@alfredschau8922]

Or you could do one on the jazzmaster...

[@michaelhawthrone2184]

You have a great voice for narration. It would be cool if you could narrate books in the music genre... I'd listen.

[@chromocopia5773]

I'd listen to this guy read the driver's manual from an '82 LeSabre.

[@michaelhawthrone2184]

@@chromocopia5773 haha, I can't say that I wouldn't.

[@paytonbowling7259]

Yes

[@Absolutelywhack]

I would definitely buy this man a beer and chat about music and gear for hours.

[@paddydaddyo]

Every time I can’t sleep, I put this on and I am almost immediately cured of my insomnia ...

[@shunocarrda]

Gold medal for the amount of information per viewing time. No-nonsense Zero-gibberish quality video clip. Thank you!

[@noahr4951]

Your videos are seriously better than most of the stuff that gets put on TV. Please keep it up. Really great stuff.

[@fivewattworld]

Thanks Noah!

[@liammc546]

I'm a drummer, but I bought a red squire P-bass on a whim for $200 15 years ago. Still love knocking about on it. Very professional video. Good narration.

[@2357y1113]

Leo Fender is the Nikola Tesla of music.

[@hedekbass]

More like the Edison or Ford. Tesla was the genius who never achieved commercial success and peer recognition in his lifetime.

[@2357y1113]

@@hedekbass That's also a good comparison 🤔

[@poleckrzysztof]

@@hedekbass Ford is a great comparision :).

[@crisp9929]

I'd say the Henry Ford. He didn't invent the electric guitar - but he popularized it and mass produced it

[@drvee1983]

2357y1113 Now THAT is a great line!

[@georgewaters8592]

Tell you what, I've owned a bunch of electric basses over the years but nothing comes close to a nice old Fender P bass.... it's just something about the look and the sound that is just so rocking, especially when run through a coupe of Ampeg SVT's... So many great recordings and gigs were done with the Fender P bass, covering every kind of music too, to me it's the greatest electric bass guitar of them all, especially the 1962 !! I have a '68 that's 100% stock and a '77 that's got a Bad Ass bridge and Bartolini Pickups which definately gives the bass a little more zing, but still... those were common mods during the '80s. Thank you so much for producing this well made video.

[@howlin6521]

The one "improvement" you didn't mention was when Duck Dunn put a Jazz Bass neck on a P body. It's truly the best of both worlds more so than adding a J pickup IMHO.

[@fivewattworld]

I had that in script as a common and popular mod but then had to cut it to get the time down. So thanks for sharing that here. Keith

[@cmstevens4684]

I've done this and you're right... never looked back.

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

After playing the Epiphone P-bass duplicate that I owned from Feb. 1996 - June 2000, I can say the most tempting Fender or Squier version to me is that hybrid version with both the J-bass bridge pickup and the slimmer neck. I can play a traditional P-bass, but it’s not as comfy to me.

[@RedArrow73]

I agree with your premise, but another honorable mention would be Roger Glover of Deep Purple splicing a '51 neck onto a '62-era body, I believe for tonal reasons. I'm also led to believe a number of UK players did this.

[@lowendthrasher9297]

Definitely depends on the person. I went from p to jazz and back to p. I just couldn’t get used to the skinnier neck of the jazz, and I’m a dude with smaller hands. I’ve since sold the jazz and now have four p’s with a fifth on the way within the next few months!

[@maynardmadsen8712]

So happy to see a new video Keith! Five watt world is my favorite channel.

[@fivewattworld]

Thanks Maynard. We've been moving (new "set" you probably noticed). But we're back now. Thanks for watching and the kind words.

[@Thesongstaysthesame]

Been waiting for this one for a while!! Thank you!! As always, well spoken and well presented!

[@fivewattworld]

Thank you! Hope it’s been worth the wait...

[@brettthebassist]

The pickup design on the ‘57 says it all. Still used to this day.

[@momish392]

I own, and adore a P Bass. Thanks so much for teaching me some history on the P Bass :)

[@manfredoliveras3196]

Can't wait to see the jazz bass chapter. Minimalist approach is essential in design. Thanks for the video.

[@manfredoliveras3196]

Must add, excellent documentary well presented and accurate. Very good material thanks again.

[@ZRJZZZZZ]

You are a fine journalist as I’ve said before. Your pieces are very much like the bass that you presented, focused, directed, efficient and beautiful in a no-nonsense way. Good job.

[@MuscleDad420]

Worth mentioning that the covers, allegedly designed and included to aid in eliminating hum, were really designed for aesthetics. The sight of an electric pickup and intonatable bridge was considered a little unsightly when compared to Gibson's offerings. The misunderstanding comes by way of the horseshoe pickup "cover" on early Rickenbacker 4000-series basses, which was magnetically charged and aided in output.

[@shaunw9270]

Always looking forward to the next 5 Watt World video . This was superb as always , thank you 👍

[@Sven.Bornemark]

This is the best documentary I've seen in a long, long time. Thank you!! :-)

[@fivewattworld]

Thanks Sven.

[@toneyisaiah408]

Jack Bruce played a Fender six string bass But wasn't comfortable with it.

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

That Bass Six is on “I Feel Free”, @@toneyisaiah408. Didn’t Keith put in Five Watt World)s SG history that Jack stopped playing that and switched to the SG bass because he’d decked out the Bass Six in psychedelic colors that tarnished the sound?

[@jltrem]

Great to see you, Keith. My 6V6 had grown cold waiting for a new FWW.

[@telecasterbear]

Lesson learned. After all of the changes brought about by chasing fads, back to the basics is sought. Thanks for the lesson.

[@cliffthelightning]

I have been playing guitar for more then 10 years, picked up a cheap p bass a month ago, i rolled the tone off and the volume at max and have not put it down for the last weeks. I love these basses.

[@edgarmatias]

The Precision Bass neck is essentially a Telecaster neck that’s been extended 5 frets longer (or lower) at the nut. You can see this by positioning the two necks side-by-side. Line up the first fret of a Tele/Strat neck with the 6th fret of a P/Jazz neck, and you’ll see that all the higher frets line up exactly. Leo probably just took the Tele neck and added more frets past the nut, until it sounded right for bass.

[@charlesmanthy9697]

"Short" history? Seemed very concise and informative for a short history. You could say it was more precise.

[@hiramgonzalez1367]

Yes!!! I was waiting for this video. Thank you

[@fivewattworld]

First one to comment! Thank my friend...it’ll be worth the wait. Hope you like it.

[@ocsplc]

I played P bass in a band I co-founded. I was relegated to bass because I had the least chops on guitar. In the beginning I had no idea or concept of what the bass was, how it should be played and the intricacies of locking in with the drummer. I learned as I went on and took an especial reference for the instrument. I grew to understand the importance of bass and I often wondered why guitar players believed that they could just play bass any time. Most couldn’t do it right, or well for that matter. Keith Richard’s would lay down bass lines in the studio and I swear I can tell. Even rhtyhm guitarists don’t get the bass. It’s a whole different thing. Only after mastering the nature and concept of the bass can a bassist then learn how to support the melody. John Entwhistle did this. In a one guitar band bass should also support the melodies if possible. I was always a Fender man. I never played anything else. I must’ve owned at least fifteen P basses. Never had a jazz bass. Something about the P bass was elemental for me. It’s sound and feel are inimitable. I suppose other brands play and sound just as well, but I never strayed from Fender. Their tube amps also sound the best. God bless Fender.

[@silverdragon0000120]

Cool! I’ve always wanted a musicman stingray, a strandberg bass or a fender jazz bass.

[@JustinBrown-qu8qn]

I checked the serial number on my p bass 1983 made in japan that I picked up for $50 thank you Lord.

[@jcrogers3854]

I have a 62 reissue Squire JV precision bass its my go to bass for everything ! Anything made in Japan from this period is incredible hang on to it !

[@dopplebear9755]

I love these short histories! Thanks for putting these into the world. there isn't a dud in the bunch

[@geofflb6537]

Apologies if it's been said before but in an interview last night on UK TV (Oct 2021) Sting referred to his 54 as his number 2 bass - his number 1 is his 57. Thanks for these histories, especially this one.

[@Cris2Lin]

Keith, another great video on the subject of the P-Bass. Your master class education on the topic is above par. Thank you for keeping them coming.

[@wedgenstein]

I've got a 60th Anniversary Precision that I've had for a couple of years , and it became my number 1 bass immediately... Not a reissue but is a "hybrid" model using some memorable features of the 60 year (at the time) run of the Pre bass... It's the most resonant bass I've ever owned, made of swamp ash and is a joy to play and listen to! Long live the P Bass!

[@fredherfst8148]

Nice job. Would love to see the checkered history of Rickenbacker basses. "I know you'd like one, but you'll have to wait. Oh, and we'll have worked out what didn't work so well over the next few decades". (I love my 2005 4003)😎

[@Surge_LaChance]

I really appreciate all your work. Your content is concise and clearly narrated. Makes me want to jam even more! Thanks!

[@kingstumble]

The instrument that changed the sound of popular music. A genius invention. Thank you Leo.

[@CMFL77]

I think it would be great for Fender to officially partner with you. Couldn't think of anyone better to narrate the history of one of the most important & influential companies in music. With so many details still up for debate decades after the fact they could use you to tell the stories and also clear up things debated endlessly. Looking forward to the next FWW!

[@Funkybassplayer]

Hello there. My Fender polar white p bass with flats and bridge covers, I call him Buddy. Is my pride and joy. I’m a student of bass playing for a little more than two years now and it’s getting more and more joyful to play him. I’m a funk lover and old disco but Steely Dan is my favorite band to play along with. Only a few songs till now. Their bass lines are difficult to say the least. Good old Chuck Rainey 😁😁😁 This video gave me a lot of good information. Well done pal. ❤️ Greetings

[@ragingchimera8021]

Fantastic research and presentation... missed ya 5-Watt!

[@fivewattworld]

Thanks man-Hope it’s worth the wait!

[@ragingchimera8021]

@@fivewattworld for sure, I can do a better job of geeking out with my bass player now : )

[@ericbgordon1575]

Despite how there probably isn't enough information even for a short history of it, a Bass Six retrospective would rock. It's a misunderstood and unsung gem in the Fender catalog/history. It may not have been the pathfinder that the P-Bass and J-Bass have been, but it deserves honorable mention. Thank you for acknowledging Mr Sklar, Mr. Williams.

[@aaronpetri6224]

I think one very great variation of the P-Bass that you forgot is the cowpoke. Even though it is from the made in Mexico series, I would argue it is the best sounding P-Bass I have ever hear. They were only produced for a limited time, as a "Fender Precision Bass Special". The sound of the bass is just upright spectacular and I am glad to own one.

[@brianstrawser5695]

I can't thank you enough for your content. Each one is so well thought out and informative. Please keep them coming.

[@acousticsong-guitarco964]

I own a USA G&L LB-100 bass, which has all the qualities and charcteristics of the Fender P bass. I love it.

[@chrisbradshaw159]

Absolutely excellent as usual. Five Watt World is my favourite guitar/amp channel on KZbin. So well researched and presented.Thank you mate.

[@ProfessorX931]

As a bass player who stumbled upon your guitar videos. I couldn't wait to start this video. You nailed it my man. Great job!

[@fivewattworld]

Thanks Cody.

[@ProfessorX931]

@@fivewattworld Ain't no thang. I'll be sure to recommend your videos to my guitar playing friends.

[@dawsonfradin9071]

Man, you have one of the coolest channels! I dig all the stuff you make man, this one was great.

[@unfinishedworship3173]

Our bassist uses an American Professional II P-Bass. It’s the Dark Night reverse burst. Love the sound! Love the look!

[@ryanhallwrites]

Truly a fascinating video. It's amazing how much modern music is still influenced by 60-year-old technology. Also thanks for the Rocco Prestia shoutout - one of my favorite musicians of all time right there.

[@jrosner6123]

The bassist in Hampton's band that embraced the P bass: Monk Montgomery. Possibly the first to record with it, and all around badass.

[@ivankachkovski]

You’re back Sir! We’ve been so waiting! Thank you very much for this!

[@fivewattworld]

Glad to be back Ivan! Thanks for watching man. Keith

[@teddownum7428]

I love that Lionel Hampton had a role in the early history of the P-Bass. Well done, Hamp!

[@Kirke182]

My first bass was a pbass bought brand new in 1977 fot $500! Still have it, still use it.

[@joekind1]

I still have my 1st 1959 p bought new 1/02/60.

[@ScreaminT81]

In times like these, I am glad I have 5 Watt world videos to watch, along with other KZbinrs. Thank you Keith.

[@dr.buzzvonjellar8862]

Late night, 5WW Binge! Thank you as always

[@HughDeFrance]

Welcome back Keith! Hope the move was smooth and I hope this is the first of a lot more videos to come!

[@richardsidler]

Most excellent, well researched and inspiring video. Much thanks! 🙏🏻

[@sonsauvage]

How could anyone dislike these videos? I just don't get it. The content delivers on the titles exactly, and in great yet concise detail, every time

[@44thenazz]

There's always some dickhead out there.

[@PaulWilliamGibson]

Because some people, who don’t know what they’re talking about and have never made a video in their lives, think they can do better.

[@JasonChannell]

Good to have you you back Keith. We were getting worried.

[@fivewattworld]

Just moving house Jason. But thanks for the concern. Working on the Jazz bass next. Thanks for watching man. Keith

[@JasonChannell]

@@fivewattworld no worries. I still bought a DGT because of your video and love it. An EJ Strat may be next. :)

[@timbowen2586]

Absolutely love your short history videos... not only a history of the instruments but also the players that played them is so cool also... It was so great you mentioned Pino Palidno, has such a killer bass player. Again thank you for all the knowledge and entertainment

[@davidjonorato3554]

Great Job Keith!!! Glad I could help out!

[@fivewattworld]

Thanks for everything Dave.

[@dongiovanni-m3i]

Nice. Team jazz myself but recognize the purity and beauty of the precision.

[@peterlodman-slater8798]

Your videos are a godsend for anyone in the market for a vintage instrument

[@TropicalLatitude]

Pros from the 1950s have told me bands usually had an electric guitar play the bass part, since uprights are hard as heck to play and very expensive (I got 3 lol.) Carrying one is like hauling a tree around. This is the real reason the 52 tele has a bassy sounding selector switch position, so guys could play the bass part more convincingly on a guitar. Leo's idea about a fretted bass was right in line with what bands were doing. By about 1957 just about every bass player had junked his upright and went with the Fender bass. This rest is history. I got a cheap Mexican p bass that sounds incredible at shows and still looks great after being treated like crap for 5 years.

[@kjemradio]

Been playing bass now for 30 years, and I absolutely love the P bass. Though my first bass was the Squire Precision II (sadly no longer have this and never new it's age), I actually built a tribute Fender P bass (Steve Harris's blue sparkle P bass). Steve is one of the reasons I started playing bass. Yes I know there was an official version issued by Fender back in 2009, but $1250.99 was out of my price range. It's why I built my tribute. Mine is not a replica, but is 100% original in terms of what I used for parts. To be honest I am learning the craft of luthiery and building this bass was far more satisfying then buying what anyone else can have. Tribute bass specs. 35" in scale Mahogany body (2 piece) Might Mite (made by Fender) 3 piece maple neck with skunk stripe (I think that is mahogany) Single ply 13 screw mirror pick guard CTS 250K pots (smooth shaft) Orange drop capacitor Switchcraft output jack Fender clover tuning machines Nureled chromed vol and tone knobs (rounded tops) Roller string tree (better than the metal disc version) Steve's signature split coil Seymour Duncan pickups Steve's signal Rotosound Flatwound strings (110, 95, 85, 65) Bright Blue paint with sapphire sparkle dust (really pops) yes I know they used royal blue, but I could not find that) When I plugged this in I nearly cried because the sound was EXACTLY Steve's classic sound from the 80s. Especially true when I jam to the tracks on the self titled album. Fender did what no one else did. Gave heart and soul to us bass players. Thank you Leo for the mad thunder bottom end of these excellent basses. What you gave the world lives on!

[@miramarensis]

Great video. These videos are so important for just bass players but anybody that appreciates what makes modern popular music what it is today. Keep up the great work!

[@fivewattworld]

Thanks man!

[@bazookahorse]

My main bass is a 94 Fender Squier Series P-Bass with SD Bassline pickups. If you've never heard those pickups they're beastly, like a normal P-Bass pickup set on steroids.

[@JoeBat95]

Squier series!! I have a Strat and a Jazz bass both have the most comfortable neck ever.

[@bazookahorse]

@@JoeBat95 Yeah those Squier series are crazy good for their time. I think they may have been machined in the states and put together in Mexico if what I've read on an old forum is correct.

[@JoeBat95]

@@bazookahorse I'd really love to personally ask Fender the history behind this guitar line because in a forum I read that they're American neck and bodies with Mexican pickups and put together somewhere in Asia but I want to really confirm what's true.

[@bazookahorse]

@@JoeBat95 I've actually called Fender before and gotten answers about things I couldn't find. I can't specifically remember what at the moment but they do have a line you can just call lol.

[@RoanHayden]

I’ve got a ‘94 squire also. I’m a guitar player but use it for recording. Always have been a fan of the P-bass. Plus back then they still had the large fender logo on the headstock and the squire logo was tiny. It’s a solid bass.

[@KB6YAF]

I am the original owner of my '72 Precision Bass in sunburst with the rosewood neck. I play it with the flat wound British piccato strings that I keep clean after every time it is played. The body sustain is fabulous.

[@telecasterbear]

I am back to watch this again. I have just purchased a used 2020 fender professional precision bass, used. I have not owned a bass for about ten years. I want to keep up with bass as well as guitar. That will double my opportunity to fit into a band of retired folks like me. Thanks Keith.

[@danielphillipsmusic9145]

My two electrics are a Fender CUstom Shop 55 Time Machine P, and an American Vintage Series 57 P. Easily the best sounding and playing instruments I've ever laid my grubby mitts on. While nothing drives a rhythm section like a split coil P. If forced to choose I'd stick with the original single coil. It's the perfect midground between the power of the P and the finesse of a J. It can do everything. Leo got it right the first time, imo. Great video! Thanks for thinking of us bottom feeders! :D

[@AppleOno]

Like the Strat and Tele, the Fender Precision is a beautiful design with a perfect sound. Never been beat!

[@pandorasflame7742]

If you want to learn more about the genesis of electric instruments and Fender, look no further than the history of Les Paul. The man himself was very close friends with Leo Fender and almost went into business with him before Fender was a fully realized idea. Ultimately Les stuck with Gibson because they had offhandedly told him they'd give his electric guitar a look one day and Les felt that that was a form of contract. History would be radically different had he gone all in with his childhood friends, but they all ended up making history regardless.

[@grantwalkersound]

I work for Fender and I learned things I didn't know in this video... and I have learned quite a bit having worked there for 6 years now... I'm going to share this with some of my co-workers. Extremely well done.

[@fivewattworld]

Thanks Grant

[@johnqwerty7396]

Very interesting and complete video, looking forward to a Jazz bass video.

[@StratBurst92]

I have a Mim P Bass in sunburst as well as a Squire.50s P Bass which I added original Fender chrome bridge & pickup covers. Both are excellent in build and sound. Jamerson played his bass with one finger instead of two. I play the same way.

[@gregoryrobertson6866]

I've got a 91 Blanda Pbass. The one with 22 frets and the longer upper horn and the Schaller micro tune bridge. That's why I'm always smiling! Great video. Great channel.

[@freeamerica4625]

Great video. I love My PBass even more now.

[@markjanos3104]

Thanks again Keith - I love your channel

[@fivewattworld]

Thanks Mark!

[@glenfougeron2823]

Hands down, One of the best channels on KZbin !

[@fivewattworld]

Thanks Glen!

[@jcrogers3854]

Superb documentary great Job !

[@brendanhay8838]

I love watching the transition from experimental builds to the first few performances with working instruments. History in the making. Outstanding work as always, sir.

[@JC-11111]

Man those things looked slick in 1956 when new, with that white guard and the plain chrome control plate. Wow! I never realized just how good they looked.

[@lambsows4168]

my heart broke when you said "to this day" rest in Peace Dusty!

[@sjpallnighter6973]

That Green PBass at 12:19. Lovely!

[@dallasorr1794]

I love this... I play bass and just can't get enough of history about it. Thanks

[@wtfever2474]

Scott Thunes and his work with Zappa always made me want an American Deluxe PBass with that sexy bridge humbucker.

[@michalmikolajmaslowski3994]

Amazing presentation, Keith. You never cease to amaze me with your attention to detail - so impressive. Thanks!

[@WhichBass]

Brilliant video, thank you.

[@erickleefeld4883]

The Mike Dirnt signature bass is so cool: The early-'50s Precision original look and feel, but with the standard split-coil pickup sound.

[@alejandronieto576]

Thanks yet again!

[@geerhoar]

Thank Leo for the 34” scale!! I love the P body with a deep, narrow, Jazz neck.

[@Roomer645]

By FAR the best piece on The Pbass that i have seen on KZbin in all these years. Very very well done !! Hats off and making a Bow.

[@fivewattworld]

Thank you Sergio!

[@aaronchilds4279]

I love your channel's content and its mission. I get excited when each new video pops up in my notifications. Thanks!

[@fivewattworld]

Thanks Aaron!

[@edc3093]

Keith, Wow!! This is great. It is the first and best review of the Fender Precision Bass I've heard. It is also great to see you back doing the 5WW. Please keep those videos coming!

[@GDubyah]

Great video. Between your videos on minimizing setups/rigs to these documentary style videos they are all amazing and I feel I take something away each time I watch one. Keep up the amazing work.

[@fivewattworld]

Thanks Grant