Fender Vintera 50s Precision Bass | All You Need to Know | Review & Demo
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- čas přidán 4. 08. 2024
- In this video, I review & demo the Fender Vintera 50s Precision Bass and show you all you need to know.
Vintera 50s Precision Bass:
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Thank you very much for your help. One of these came on the market, so I went on a search for anyone reviewing it. I'd seen your videos before, so as soon as I saw you'd done one, I didn't bother going to any other video. You really do a great job in trying to describe as much as you possibly can, to experienced, and beginner players. I appreciate everything you're doing.
you're my favorite reviewer, I don't have more to add to that. I just really love your reviews.
Thanks Ryan! Massively appreciate the support and will keep the reviews coming! T
As always, a very good review Tyler. Thank you.
Anthony Vermeersch thank you for watching, and the support! Much appreciated! T
Good job this was thorough and quite helpful.
I just purchased the Seafoam Green version. It was meant to back-up/accompany my 2005 American Vintage '62 P-Bass. It is shocking how well it holds up to my A.V. Instrument. I absolutely love this thing. It is getting a ton of playing time. Great review, sir.
I have the sea foam green version as well, best $1100 I have ever spent. The neck is just phenomenal and it sounds great with the revoiced 50s pickup by Tim Shaw using formvar wiring.
I want to buy this bass too, isn't it too heavy? How is the neck?
Very nice demo Tyler. Your review of this bass has got me really wanting one of these for myself. However, I think the gold pick guard is just a little too much for my eyes so, I would probably go with a tortoise one. I liked all of the 50% tone settings and the first 100% tone setting with the pick and the rest of the demos with tone set at 50%. This is a very fine sounding bass and is definitely a step up from the player series. I will definitely be looking at one of these or the Vintera 60’s p bass in the future. As for right now, I am really enjoying my new Fender Tony Franklin fretless bass. I’m running it through a small Fender Rumble lt25 and it sounds amazing! I do want to get a second bass with just the split P single coil because that is a very classic and vintage tone that I would love to have.
They are great basses that I wouldn’t hesitate to gig! I also took the gold scratch plate off and replaced it for a tortoise on my fiesta red classic 50s P bass so I can totally understand that. The lack of contrast between the two is a little odd. I’ve always liked the Tony Franklin bass, particularly the new blue finish, but rarely need a fretless. I’ve often debated re-fretting one, but I’m glad to hear you’re enjoying yours and the rumble, it’s hard to go wrong with those rumble amps! T
Nice review Tyler thanks post sharing nice tone too 👍👍
Paul Traynor thanks Paul, much appreciated as always! T
Cheers Tyler, been looking at that exact bass and having compared neks and fret sizes i much preferred this bass to the other Fender range of P's. Another great review. Would have been nice to hear it compared against your CS one.
I was considering comparing it to the CS! They are a different sound surprisingly, but that ash maple combo is probably at the heart of that!
Really nice bass, thanks for the review!
It is indeed! Thank you so much for the support, I really appreciate it! T
Hey Tyler: I am so glad you finally did a 50's Fender Vintera P bass! I think I already told you: I own this same bass except mine is in Sea Foam Green with the gold anodized pickguard. The price is good and it does play/sound really nice. I also have a 70's Fender Vintera Jazz bass in three color sunburst and black pickguard. I love them both. Thanks. Patrick
2016 Road King hey my man! I really liked this one so I imagine your Sea Foam Green is an absolute delight to own. I think these are great instruments and workhorses for a long time to come - increasingly that “made in” logo is meaning less and less!
@@TylerSpicer Agreed!!
thank you for doing a great job showing the neck width and profile!
Thank you for watching - it’s such an important part of our interaction with an instrument that it can’t go unmentioned! T
Lovely Tones 🔥🔥
Nice review. You have a really nice touch with your plucking-hand!
Thank you so much! I love talking technique so nice to hear a positive thought on it! T
@@TylerSpicer As you probably know, technique varies a lot from player to player but good technique is fairly easy to spot.
Wish they still produce that Vintage Blonde Color. Really love that!
Great review
Thank you for watching!
I bought one of these basses back in October. The feel and build were impeccable, an absolute beauty to play. I don't think you mentioned that the truss rod has to be tightened at the bottom of the neck which requires loosening the neck to get at the screw, but I prefer it as the neck seems more stable.
I raised the action to 2.5mm and put on flatwounds. It didn't quite sound like I wanted so I then put some Fender custom 63 pickups in it and it is now the greatest bass I have ever owned. Sounds like Donald "Duck" Dunn and early Sting.
The stock pickups sound good with roundwounds but I would definitely recommend changing to custom 63 pickups for flatwounds. Peace.
Amazing! They’re great basses! I think the truss rod adjustment at the bottom of the neck is a pain, but I find these bigger necks also require less work in that department. T
@@TylerSpicer Thanks for your reply. Would love to see you cover a Hofner violin bass one day. Keep up the great work :-)
Nice, thanks for posting. For this bass I prefer the tone off. Smooth.
Nice video, I have a Classic 50s and would like to add a couple of things:
- as per vintage specs, the stock tone cap is a 0.1, and it rolls off more highs and mids when closed. I think it's quite audible in your demo. It even creates a bit of volume drop. If you want to have the "standard P" tone knob specs, a quick swap with a 0.047 cap is all it takes, so don't let the massive roll off you hear prevent you from considering these. The neck size IMO is more of a deciding factor.
- that blonde finish, AFAIK, is the only one being ash, the others are alder bodies.
- I'm 99.9% positive that's Alnico V and I wouldn't be surprised if that's the same pickup they put on the Classic 50s, which is Alnico V.
- interesting about the neck finish feeling less sticky than the Classic 50s. A quick and well known hack is to WISELY use a green brite pad, mine basically has a satin feel now.
Great info! The light wire to the rear of the classic 50s is definitely a good shout!T
Got this bass a few months ago and I love it! I love the wide nek, really suits my style of playing. Before this a played a Yamaha BB bass with PJ configuration and a satin neck, so I had to get used to the sound and the feel of the neck. But now I feel right at home. And it sure is a looker!
I dig the wide neck on these too, and agree it was just that slightly sticky feel at first that I had to get used to. After that it wasn’t a problem and I enjoyed my classic 50s - playing this was not different if a little better! T
i bought a red alder one, last year! find it awesome! really nice bass! looking forward to your review! due to fenders esh wood problems i think this one will be somewhat rar over the next years. i ordered a nate mendel signature a month ago...hope it arrives without any wood problems or flaws🤔....
TheCrusader1099 absolutely, I thought it was interesting to be using ash when it’s being phased out in the Fender line - but great to be period/finish correct and I dig the tone! I hoe so too, just heard today that Fender aren’t giving ETAs on new builds at the moment, but hopefully being Mexican made and ordered a while back that won’t be an issue! Also the aging on the NM should make any finish issues a little less noticeable - which is a saving grace in many ways! T
@@TylerSpicer thanks for the reply! really looking forward to my nate mendel😊
i put fender flatwounds on my vintera. now its a killer! i own 10 basses total, and thats one of my favourites... my favourite beeing my Yamaha rbx 374 in candy apple red. if you got the opportunity check out the squier contemporary line, the matt colour ones with ceramic humbuckers! they are for the price amazing basses( own a white one;)) thx and take care!
Surprisingsy smooth, well balanced sound for an ash body with one piece maple neck. Seems the pickup is a little less bright than the standard USA p-pickup.
Had a 79' ash p-bass some years ago, that was quite a beast. Sounded much more aggressive in the midrange. I really like the warm smack of one piece maple necks, especially on p-basses and certainly that typical barking midrange grind. This one has it all.
Usually I like the tone pot at about 75-80% on Fenders with maple neck. That takes a little bit of the harsh high mids and warms up the tone, especially for slap style. Makes the overall sound more compact or punchy in a certain way, somehow more 'in ya face', and lets it still perfectly cut through in a mix. Same here, somewhere between 50 and 100% would be the perfect tone for me.
Nice demo again, Tyler!
Thank you! I was surprised by how refined the tone was too, but loved it! That 75-80% is a real sweet spot on a P for me. T
I would be happy if you reviewed the Schecter Banshee Bass... (It's basically a short scale P-bass)
A good review and a really tasty looking P bass 😋. At below 4kg really comfortable for longer gigs. Shame i just can't justify buying any more basses at the moment!
Ted Bassman a great weight, great feeling and sounding bass! I know the feeling - I’m curbing my enthusiasm for bass buying at the minute too! 😂 Thank you for the kind words and watching! T
great tone
I have that exact bass. Same color and anodized guard. It def has the 50s vibe. It was worth every penny. It sounds like a P bass should sound. I can get any sound out of it. If you dig a 50s P style, build and sound without spending $15k this is it. You can really appreciate Leos vision.
Yes!
Great sound.
Thank you! Hard to go wrong with one of these basses! T
I've got the fender 50s reissue p bass mim. Same colour and all. As far as I can tell it's like the same bass but they took out the holes in the pickguard to drill and put ur chrome pickup cover? Maybe the neck is slightly different. Mine is quite fat but when u get used to it its lovely. Fucking amazing bass man. I love it so much. Got some great flatwounds on it and feels like butter. Sounds like butter but has alot of tone if u want a bit of bite just turn the tone knob more full. I usually dont have it up full.
Nice looking bass...really like the vintage colored fingerboard. Generally speaking, I prefer the tone at 50%. Tone rolled-off completely has that Jameson vibe. Did not like the pick at all. I researched the price for these basses and was pleasantly surprised. Be well.
Thank you! They’re cool basses for sure, I’m a big fan of classic style Fenders! T
Hello there mate, watching your video I went and bought one myself. Thanks for suggesting!
A question: is the bass in your video directly connected to the DAI or do you have any preamp or DI?
P. S: I also have watched your BB735 video but couldn't get my hands on that one... (vintera got me first)
Thank you for watching, they’re great basses!
It’s going through the DI on my Aguilar DB751 head into the interface in this video. I’m 90% it’s pre-EQ so just a bit of preamp colour and no EQ.
Hope that helps! T
@@TylerSpicer helps a ton thanks!
Love it. Mines the dakota red. Sportin' labella flats, I call it my doug dunn bass.
My bass !! haha, I'm really delighted with it, I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to enjoy a mythical precision tone 😉🤘.
These basses are killer. Real sweet spot basses!
Hi guys! Did you know they discontinued this model in blonde with ash body? Only the red and green one are stil available. I have the same one and like it so much that I couldnt understand why they do this. I guess we’re the lucky ones
@@gaetanclybouw It is true! I don't understand it either, but yes, it is no longer available in this color. The other two colors are also very pretty but I am glad I got this model, because it is my favorite.😉

Man, I hate cutting up instruments but if you put a jazz pickup in there (in addition to the stock pickups) I feel that it would make some funky bass lines.
Nice Tone. 🎵❤️
whats d difference with 50s & 60s precision neck?
Hi Tyler, please tell me it is hard to play because of the strings spacing comparing to player series?
jimm I’m a fan of vintage specs so I felt very comfortable with it, but felt comfortable with the player too. So long as it’s not slimmer than a jazz bass width I’m comfortable on a 4. T
@@TylerSpicer thanks, I'm going with the seafoam green, love your channel, keep the great work and uploading more stuff! 👍
jimm thank you for watching and supporting - and great choice on the colour! More videos on their way, always! T
I was going for one of these in dakota red but had a better idea. I plan to use a blonde vintera body and throw on a black dimarzio no solder loaded pickguard and a mim standard fender neck with maple fingerboard. My candy apple red vintage modified PJ with dimarzio model P's will then inherit the gold anodized pickguard.
If I had it I would change that pickguard for a nice tortoise shell one. That would look amazing. The all-gold is a bit too specific for my taste.
But a fine instrument.
Draxler Chronicles agreed - the lack of contrast is strange. I changed mine for a tortoise shell too on my fiesta red classic 50s! T
@@TylerSpicer Ah, what was it originally? White?
Does it really use a 50’s fender pickup?
Tone up really helps cut through on an iPhone speaker :-)
My favorite setting is all 3 plus at 80 percent.
Brother can u do vintera ii 50s bass
Man, that PBass is really trebly with the tone at 💯. It seems to get better the more you roll off.
I got the Squier Matt Freeman. I think it's all the bass im ever going to need in my life.
Good review! One thing i dont like that bass is that the Nut width is 44,5mm. Thats rather wide.. I have small hands. Otherwise i should buy this bass.
My favorite bassists are Geddy Lee, Steve Harris, John Paul Jones, Flea and John Entwhistle. Should I go with the player's or the vintera? Will the vintera's tone be too old school for me?
A lot of those players are more known for their work on a jazz bass more than anything. I think it’s likely the Vintera is aiming for a different market than those kind of players if I’m honest! I’d look at a Player or the AM Pro second hand. And maybe a J or PJ so you have the brightness of the rear pickup. T
I'm delighted to have stumbled onto this bass. I was searching, nearly giving up hope, for that "classic" P bass tone: smooth, deep, thunderous and thumping. Yesterday, I found it and bought it! Since you asked, it's definitely an old school style instrument. It's true to the sound of electric bass in the 50's and 60's.
Significant differences between Player and Vintera basses boil down to a matter of production quality, tone, unique screw-like barrels permitting precise positioning of strings in relation to pickup pole pieces, as well as a reverse-operating tuning system. As opposed to Players aggravating fret edges sprouting, the Vintera's frets appear to benefit from a better fret-edge finishing job. Fit and finish are superb throughout, and the tone is a refreshing change of pace from jazz basses (and I own and love mine).
What strings are you using....nice tone!
Just the stock fender strings! T
I love the look of these, but I cannot play that neck. It has to be the widest bass neck I've ever played. Personally, I prefer the Player Series. Several hundred dollars cheaper and much easier to play (though it doesn't look as nice).
That neck is definitely a love or hate it feature, I love a wide neck but know a lot of players who can’t stand them. These are a joy for people like me, but totally get it! I have a player to review this week so it will be nice to compare! T
Tone 100% is my favorite.
Really nice bass, I would say I prefer more of a sixties sound, shame they don't do a 60s Vintera P. There's a big gap in the range between cv60 and AO 60s.
Have you tried any of the American originals?
That 60s sound is definitely that rosewood board! I really dig the American originals, I went for my CS P bass as it was only a small bump in price once id negotiated and the pickup felt classier and had more nuance. The AO are a bit hotter and less detailed, but only slightly! T
@@TylerSpicer Absolutely agree, that CS of yours is lovely!
In an ideal world i'd have a maple and a rosewood, but that might be a little excessive!
Depends on the day, some days i'll really hanker after that gritty maple tone.
Currently have a player P, which is nice but I really want something a little more vintage.
Anyway love the channel look forward to some more of your wisdom!
Hello that is a nice bass
Hey my man! They’re very sweet basses indeed! T
I thought the Aluminium pickguard on the Classic 50s was quite annoying when I tried one a couple years ago. This keeps ne from concidering the vintera
Simon Rass I don’t find it annoying, but I did change mine for a tortoise shell plate on my classic 50s. I wouldn’t let that stop you, as that’s the one simple, cheap modification you can easily make! T
You can order 10-hole vinyl pickguards from WD, and they also sell and ship from the UK. That's what I did for my Classic 50s and I can confirm it's a spot-on replacement without having to drill anything or else.
A 1.75 nut is too wide for me. I like my 1.53 Fodera most and recently got a Gibson with a 1.625 and it works for me nicely.
Too bad they don't make a left-handed version of this model. I started playing bass 4 months ago and i could never of imagined how little choice i have.
Damn rip left hand people
How heavy is it ?
This was a mid-weight bass, certainly not heavy. I owned a classic 50s model that was also roughly the same. I don't have it in person so can't say specifically, sorry! Thank you for watching and commenting. T
Hey guy, very good video !! This Is really a good precision bass ! I have the same bass, you can see some exemples on my channel.
I look for the same bass in jazz bass version, a Vintera '50s Jazz Bass, soon maybe... !
Really good video guy, and sorry for my bad english !
Thank you for watching and the kind words! Definitely check out the Vintera jazz, they’re quality basses too!
@@TylerSpicer I'm hesitating between Vintera 60's jazz bass and Sire V7...! I have to try them !
VintEra : Vintage Era.
Ahhhh! Of course! Nicely thought! T
Just a personal opinion..I think Fender should get rid of their current string tree and change them for a 'Three-string' string tree (try saying that fast a couple of times), like the ones on Sandberg. 'Three-string' string retainers/tree, gives the A,D,G strings a uniform angle break over the nut and an overall pleasing aesthetic (for the OCD players)....and most importantly, a better string tension for the A string... thus creating better sustain. I can attest that no matter how many rounds you'd wrap the A string around the post, you will never get the same angle break as the D and G string -Try it the next time you change your strings. Do not snip off the tip end of the A string and get it to wrap all the way around to the bottom of the tuning post. And... Fender knew about this. That is why their American Elite basses have the 'Stealth string retainers' installed on the A string post, which, unfortunately, for the majority of the non-American Elite bass owners, that little contraption can only be use with the American Elite Bass Tuners that have a nut type ferrules.
Tone at 50% would be my preference.
Somewhere between 75/50 is normally mine too! T
had it, sold it. I prefer MIJ
I'm torn between getting the Counters or a MIJ 70's reissue (2011) with these black block inlays. Why do you prefer MIJ?
I meant Vintera
MIJ pbasses are killer basses
Good for begginers
Good for most players of any level tbh... T
For slap, 100% tone is great for P-basses :)
I love slap on a P, though it's not for everyone... They always want that classic J sound! T
Thecrusader thats the same bass adam neely has
ƏŁƏVƏŇ ŇMŇMƏX I hadn’t realised that - I’ve only seen his 80s P bass! T
He bought this in red with music is win
@@lwavy1416 He just helped tyler buy it. Adam's bass is a standard mexican p bass with a dimarzio pickup.
@@evaskoklamut9479 i know its tylers
I would never buy another Fender painted guitar. I have a 10 year old strat I was refinishing. After removing all the blue finish underneath I found 9 different pieces of scrap wood glued together. It was a job well done but not what I thought I was buying at the time. I bought it new still have the receipt. I feel like I’ve been had buying a counterfeit guitar. Now I’m left with a nice maple neck and the rest of the hardware. Be careful Fender are not what Leo I’m sure intended for them to be.
was it a made in us / mex / china ?
Serafim Severin It was a US I’ve had better luck with Japan made Squires.
Tone at 0 … that’s a P bass
Thank you for calling it a Precision Bass and not the TikTok-inspired P Bass nonsense.