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Electric bass guitar
Electric bass guitar
Electric bass guitar

Electric bass guitar

Date1982-1984 ca.
Place MadeMatsumoto, Japan, Asia
ModelJapan Vintage Precision Bass
Serial No.JV10762
SignedDecal on pegbox: Fender / PRECISION BASS MADE IN JAPAN
DescriptionThe Precision Bass revolutionized the electrification of basses with its short scale in 1951. It was intended to be played like a guitar rather than as an upright bass, freeing the performer to explore different fingerings. In the early 1980s, Fender moved the production of some instruments to Japan, where this bass was made. The serial number, beginning with JV, indicates that the instrument was part of their Japan Vintage line.
ProvenancePurchased by the donor in 1986, while stationed at Yokota Air Base, near Tokyo.
Credit LineGift of James S. Patterson Estate, 1991
Object number05223
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