Detail 01
Unfretted ebony fingerboard
The fingerboard has no frets and uses side dot position markers.

Independent shopping perspective
A fretless Precision Bass built around Tony Franklin’s pickup configuration, 3-way switching, and a Hipshot Drop D extender.


Strong match
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What matters in use
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.

Detail 01
The fingerboard has no frets and uses side dot position markers.
Detail 02
Selects among the bass’s available pickup tones.
Detail 03
Allows the E string to be tuned down to Drop D.
Final check

Product questions
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
Yes. It has an unfinished, unfretted ebony fingerboard with side dot position markers.
It has an American Series Precision Bass neck pickup and a Tony Franklin signature Jazz Bass bridge pickup.
Yes. The E-string tuning key has a Hipshot Bass Xtender Drop D tuner.
Tony Franklin.
Reference
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