information courtesy of fender.com

The electric bass was invented in 1951. Bassists wanted a louder and eaiser to handle bass. The new bass was named the Percision Bass. Unlike the stand up bass, the Precision Bass had frets, which now bassists were able to play with "precision". A new sound was born and music had been changed forever. The new Fender Standard Precision features a comfortd body, rosewood fingerboard and split-coil hum canceling pickup.

Colors
black
brown sunburst
midnight blue
midnight wine
artic white

Standard Precision BassŪ Specifications
Model Number: 013-6000 (rosewood)
Body: Poplar
Neck: Maple
Fingerboard: Rosewood (9.5" radius/241 mm)
Scale Length: 34" (864 mm)
No. of Frets: 20
Width @ Nut: 1.625" (41 mm)
Machine Heads: Standard butterfly
Pickups: Standard P-BassŪ split single-coil (Mid)
Controls: Volume, tone
Pickguard: 3-ply white
Bridge: Standard P-Bass
Strings: Fender Super Bass 7250ML: NPS .045 / .065 / .080 / .100 (pn# 073-7250-005)

Melissa showed an interest in music when she was younger. Melissa had mastered the trumpet, recorder, and xzylophone. She started to play bass when she was 18. Melissa conisders her Precision bass to be "invaluable part of a band, it's the glue that {attaches} the drums, the vocal, and the guitar." "It's the spinal cord but at the same time it is the root."

Fender custom made a sparkle bass just for Melissa!