Fender turns Lee Sklar's heavily modified studio workhorse into a production Precision Bass
The $3,499 signature model combines dual active EMG P pickups, mandolin frets, a Jazz Bass-profile neck, Hipshot extender and Badass II bridge.
Sep 28, 2026
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Fender has recreated the Precision Bass that Lee Sklar shaped over decades of session work. The new signature model uses an alder body with a worn-in satin nitro finish, a maple neck carved to a 1962 Jazz Bass C profile and a round-laminated rosewood fingerboard fitted with unusually small mandolin frets.
Its hardware follows Sklar's working instrument rather than a stock vintage template: two active EMG Lee Sklar P pickups, a Badass II bridge, a Hipshot BT3 Bass Xtender and a custom brass string retainer. Fender lists the bass at $3,499 and made it available with the September 15 announcement.
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Credit: Fender
Why it matters
Sklar's bass is tied to thousands of sessions, and this model translates a deeply personalized professional tool into a repeatable production instrument.
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