Fender Nate Mendel Precision Bass
| Nate Mendel Precision Bass | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Mendel in 2010 with his original 1971 Precision Bass. | |
| Manufacturer | Fender |
| Period | 2012-present |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Bolt-on |
| Scale | 34in |
| Woods | |
| Body | Alder |
| Neck | Maple |
| Fretboard | Rosewood |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Badass II |
| Pickup(s) | Seymour Duncan SPB3 Quarter Pounder Split single coil |
| Colors available | |
| Roadworn Candy Apple Red Nitrocellulose | |
The Fender Nate Mendel Precision Bass is a variant of the Fender Precision Bass and a part of the Fender Artist Signature Series. Designed off Foo Fighters’ bassist Nate Mendel’s 1971 Fender Precision Bass, the Nate Mendel Signature features a Road Worn Nitrocellulose Candy Apple Red finish, black pickguard, Rosewood fingerboard, vintage-style butt-adjust truss rod. In addition to Mendel's original specs, the production variant features a Seymour Duncan SPB3 Quarter-Pound pickup, for an aggressive modern sound, and an upgraded high-mass Badass II bridge.[1] The bass has found widespread popularity due to its vintage aesthetics with a mix of modern hardware, it is also relatively affordable, being made at Fender's Ensenada plant in Mexico.[2]
Being a part of Fender's Road Worn series, the bass features a distressed Nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Many players debate that nitrocellulose lacquer as used on vintage Fender instruments provides a better tonal character, as opposed to modern polyurethane finishes.
Notable users
[edit]- Nate Mendel of Foo Fighters and formerly of Sunny Day Real Estate
- Guy Berryman of Coldplay
- Zach Cooper of Coheed and Cambria[3]
- Scott Devine (Scott's Bass Lessons)[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nate Mendel P Bass®". Fender Australia. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ "Fender Nate Mendel Precision Bass review". Music Radar. April 4, 2013. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ "Zach Cooper - Bass Guitars". Equipboard. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ "Fender Nate Mendel Signature Precision". Equipboard. Retrieved November 11, 2024.