Throughout a long career that started with hardcore punk and flourished first with Sunny Day Real Estate and then the Foo Fighters, there has really only been one main instrument for melodic yet hard-hitting bassist Nate Mendel--his 1971 Precision Bass. Fender now brings you the Nate Mendel P Bass®, modeled after his beloved, battle-hardened instrument.
The Nate Mendel P Bass shares the same subtly idiosyncratic and distinctive features as the original, with special body contours, extra-slim neck and nut width, a lightly worn Candy Apple Red finish with a black pickguard, a powerful Seymour Duncan® Quarter PoundTM split single-coil pickup, Fender Hi-Mass bridge for rock-solid sustain and stability, and Mendel's signature on the headstock. It also comes with a spare neck plate engraved with a special hybrid Foo Fighters/Fender logo and a deluxe gig bag. Tour bus and platinum records not included.
SPECS
General
| Model Name: | Nate Mendel P Bass®, Rosewood Fingerboard, Candy Apple Red |
| Model Number: | 0142500309 |
| Series: | Artist |
| Color: | Candy Apple Red |
Body
| Body Material: | Ash |
| Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Body Shape: | Precision Bass® |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Maple |
| Neck Finish: | Lacquer |
| Neck Shape: | Slim "C" (Based on Mendel's '71 Precision Bass®) |
| Scale Length: | 34" (864 mm) |
| Fingerboard: | Rosewood |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 7.25" (184.1 mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 20 |
| Fret Size: | Medium Jumbo |
| String Nut: | Synthetic Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.615" (41.02 mm) |
| Position Inlays: | White Dot |
| Neck Plate: | 4-Bolt "F" Stamped |
Electronics
| Middle Pickup: | Seymour Duncan® Basslines SPB-3 Quarter Pound Split Single-Coil Precision Bass® |
| Controls: | Master Volume, Master Tone |
| Pickup Configuration: | Split Single-Coil |
Hardware
| Bridge: | Fender Hi-Mass with Chrome-Plated Zinc Saddles |
| Hardware Finish: | Chrome |
| Tuning Machines: | Fender '70s Vintage-Style Stamped Open-Gear |
| Pickguard: | 3-Ply Black |
| Control Knobs: | Knurled Flat-Top |
Miscellaneous
| Strings: | Fender® USA Bass 7250M, NPS (.045-.105 Gauges) |
| Unique Features: | Slim neck with smaller nut width, Seymour Duncan® Quarter PoundTM pickup, lightly Road Worn® lacquer finish, extra neck plate included with "Fender/Foos" logo. |
