Fender James Jamerson 1962 Precision Bass Guitar, 3-Color Sunburst

The bass that launched a thousand, gold-plated hits, the Fender James Jamerson 1962 Precision Bass is a loving tribute to whom many consider, with good reason, the greatest bassist of all time. This striking, '60s-style Precision Bass, directly inspired by Jamerson's own, summons a period-accurate tangible and sonic experience to fall in line with Jamerson's context-defying legacy. Early '60s Motown style drips from this P Bass for an instrument to carry on a lifetime's worth of indispensable bass playing.

According to the likes of legendary bass players like Paul McCartney, Geddy Lee, Marcus Miller, and John Entwistle, James Jamerson doesn't even compare. An icon among icons, James Jamerson's decorated body of work speaks for itself across years of work with timeless Motown hitmakers from Marvin Gaye to Smokey Robinson to Stevie Wonder. Today's James Jamerson Precision Bass recreates the bassist's signature instrument with striking authenticity through Fender flourishes all throughout.

This James Jamerson special begins with an alder solidbody assuming an iconic double-cutaway P Bass form. Decked in Fender's specialized Heirloom nitrocellulose lacquer finish, this instrument's gloss coat exhibits a keen age normally found in much older Fender models. Celebrating the distinctly '60s style of this bass, the instrument's gently worn lacquer makes it a true vintage model in the modern day.

This authenticity continues on with a maple neck, also decked in Heirloom gloss, assuming a custom, era-correct James Jamerson 1962 "C" neck profile. A period-accurate "C" differing from your usual Fender "C", this aged, gloss neck connects Jamerson's grip to yours as you traverse the bass's full scale. A slab rosewood fingerboard with twenty Vintage Tall frets across a 7.25" radius compounds on this vintage feel and playability.

All of these tangible features meet with a number of specifications designed for further authenticity and playability. Onboard this instrument, a custom-voiced James Jamerson '62 Precision Bass split single-coil pickup embodies all the thump and smoothness of the bassist's original pickup. This distinctly Motown split-coil drives the entire experience forward for a bass in and out of time. There's plenty more to this Motown trip downtown, however. A Pure Vintage 4-Saddle bridge with threaded steel saddles lands at the instrument's base with period-correct chrome bridge cover and pickup cover for that distinct '60s playing experience.

A bone nut and Pure Vintage Reverse Open-Gear tuning machines land at the Original Precision Bass-shape headstock for smooth stringing. Speaking of strings, this signature model goes the extra mile with La Bella 0760M stainless steel flatwound strings for the full Motown package. The bass travels with an included Fender Vintage-Style Brown hardshell case with an orange interior and a custom certificate of authenticity and commemorative booklet.

All these years later and the sun's all but set on Motown. Luckily enough, everyone knows that's when the party truly starts. You can't hurry love, but you might have to in this case before this James Jamerson special is gone.