Fender Artist Series Troy Sanders Precision Bass Silverburst With Gig Bag
Celebrated for their ferocious live shows and their brutal, profound and enigmatic studio albums, Mastodon are one of the most exciting bands making heavy music today. Gaining commercial and critical acclaim with a sound that continues to evolve over 20 years and 8 full-length releases, the Grammy-award-winning metal heavyweights truly defy categorization. Troy Sanders’ behemoth bass playing has anchored the band over the length of their career, grounding Mastodon’s ever-expanding sonic landscapes in epic, pre-historic heaviness. Flanked by a gruesome drop-tuned guitar-duo, Troy goes from understated support to all-out assault and requires an instrument that can keep up with his relentless attack. Tough as nails and thick as elephant skin, the Fender® Troy Sanders Precision Bass® is the next step forward in gnarly, grinding bass tone and high-voltage versatility.
The Troy Sanders Precision bass is loaded with colossal power and tuned to perfection with Tim Shaw-designed split-coil precision bass® and single-coil jazz bass pickups, custom-voiced 18V preamp and Fender HiMass™ vintage bridge. Other key features include an alder body in a mesmerizing Silverburst finish, distinctive chromed control plate, maple neck with custom ‘70s P-bass® "C" shape and 9.5"-radius slab rosewood fingerboard with pearloid block inlays and 20 medium jumbo frets.
The headstock is finished in a matching Silverburst with a ‘70s style Fender logo on the front and Sanders' own signature decal on the back, while the neck plate displays a Mastodon “Remission” logo and the inlays feature a custom “Emperor of Sand” icon at the 12th fret.
With razor-sharp clarity and titanic muscle, The Fender® Troy Sanders Precision Bass® brings the crushing power and signature sonic mayhem of Mastodon right to your fingertips.
Product Specs
General
SERIES: Artist
ORIENTATION: Right-Hand
COLOR: Silverburst
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: MX
Neck
HEADSTOCK: Precision Bass®
NECK MATERIAL: Maple
NECK FINISH: Satin Urethane with Matched Headcap
NECK SHAPE: Custom '70s Precision Bass®
NECK CONSTRUCTION: 4-Bolt
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 9.5" (241 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Slab Rosewood
POSITION INLAYS: White Pearloid Blocks with Custom Mastodon Inlay at 12th Fret
SIDE DOTS: White
NUMBER OF FRETS: 20
TRUSS ROD: Head Adjust
TRUSS ROD NUT: 3/16" Hex Adjustment
STRING NUT: Synthetic Bone
NUT WIDTH: 1.625" (41.3 mm)
NUT MATERIAL: Synthetic Bone
FRET SIZE: Medium Jumbo
SCALE LENGTH: 34" (86.36 cm)
Hardware
BRIDGE: 4-Saddle HiMass™ Vintage (String-Through-Body or Top-Load)
BRIDGE MOUNTING: 3-Screw Modern
PICKGUARD: 3-Ply Black/White/Black
PICKUP COVERS: Black
CONTROL KNOBS: Knurled Flat-Top
HARDWARE FINISH: Nickel/Chrome
TUNING MACHINES: Standard Open-Gear
STRING TREES: Vintage-Style Disc
STRINGS: Fender® USA 7250M Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges), PN 0737250406
NECK PLATE: 4-Bolt with Custom Mastodon Logo, Serialized
STRAP BUTTONS: Vintage-Style
Body
BODY: Alder
BODY FINISH: Gloss Polyester
BODY SHAPE: Precision Bass®
BODY MATERIAL: Alder
Electronics
BRIDGE PICKUP: Custom Troy Sanders Single-Coil Jazz Bass®
MIDDLE PICKUP: Custom Troy Sanders Split-Coil Precision Bass®
PICKUP CONFIGURATION: PJ
CONTROLS: Master Volume, Pan Pot (Pickup Selector), Treble Boost/Cut, Bass Boost/Cut, Active/Passive Mini Toggle
SWITCHING: Pan Pot
AUXILIARY SWITCHING: Active/Passive Toggle Switch
SPECIAL ELECTRONICS: Fender Custom 18-volt Preamp