Fender Precision Bass
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The Fender Precision Bass is a landmark electric bass guitar introduced in 1951, renowned for its solid-body design, split-coil pickup, and foundational role in shaping modern bass playing across genres.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fender Precision Bass canonical | 14 |
| American Professional Precision Bass | 1 |
| P-Bass | 1 |
| Player Series Precision Bass | 1 |
| Precision Bass Special | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5147715 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fender Precision Bass Context triple: [Fender Mike Dirnt Precision Bass, basedOn, Fender Precision Bass]
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A.
Fender Stratocaster
The Fender Stratocaster is an iconic solid-body electric guitar renowned for its contoured body, three single-coil pickups, and distinctive tone that has shaped rock, blues, and pop music since the 1950s.
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B.
Gibson Les Paul
The Gibson Les Paul is a legendary solid-body electric guitar model renowned for its rich tone, sustain, and iconic use in rock, blues, and other popular music genres.
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C.
Fender Telecaster
The Fender Telecaster is a pioneering solid-body electric guitar renowned for its bright, cutting tone and enduring use in rock, country, and blues music.
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D.
Gibson ES-355
The Gibson ES-355 is a high-end, semi-hollow electric guitar known for its ornate appointments, versatile tone, and association with blues and rock legends.
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E.
Gibson Flying V guitar
The Gibson Flying V guitar is an iconic, angular electric guitar model known for its distinctive V-shaped body and association with influential blues and rock guitarists.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fender Precision Bass Target entity description: The Fender Precision Bass is a landmark electric bass guitar introduced in 1951, renowned for its solid-body design, split-coil pickup, and foundational role in shaping modern bass playing across genres.
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A.
Fender Stratocaster
The Fender Stratocaster is an iconic solid-body electric guitar renowned for its contoured body, three single-coil pickups, and distinctive tone that has shaped rock, blues, and pop music since the 1950s.
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B.
Gibson Les Paul
The Gibson Les Paul is a legendary solid-body electric guitar model renowned for its rich tone, sustain, and iconic use in rock, blues, and other popular music genres.
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C.
Fender Telecaster
The Fender Telecaster is a pioneering solid-body electric guitar renowned for its bright, cutting tone and enduring use in rock, country, and blues music.
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D.
Gibson ES-355
The Gibson ES-355 is a high-end, semi-hollow electric guitar known for its ornate appointments, versatile tone, and association with blues and rock legends.
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E.
Gibson Flying V guitar
The Gibson Flying V guitar is an iconic, angular electric guitar model known for its distinctive V-shaped body and association with influential blues and rock guitarists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electric bass guitar
ⓘ
solid-body bass guitar ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
P-Bass
ⓘ
linked to:
Fender Precision Bass
|
| bodyType | solid body ⓘ |
| bridgeType | fixed bridge ⓘ |
| controls |
tone control
ⓘ
volume control ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designer | Leo Fender ⓘ |
| feature |
adjustable truss rod
ⓘ
dot inlays ⓘ pickguard ⓘ |
| firstMassProducedElectricBass | true ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
American Professional Precision Bass
ⓘ
linked to:
Fender Precision Bass
Player Series Precision Bass ⓘ
linked to:
Fender Precision Bass
Precision Bass Special ⓘ
linked to:
Fender Precision Bass
|
| influenced | modern electric bass design ⓘ |
| inProduction | true ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation ⓘ |
| neckConstruction | bolt-on neck ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
contoured body
ⓘ
split-coil hum-cancelling pickup ⓘ wide neck profile ⓘ |
| notableUser |
James Jamerson
ⓘ
John Deacon ⓘ Pino Palladino ⓘ Roger Waters ⓘ Steve Harris ⓘ Sting ⓘ |
| numberOfStrings | 4 ⓘ |
| pickupConfiguration | split single-coil pickup ⓘ |
| pickupType | passive pickup ⓘ |
| scaleLength |
34 inches
ⓘ
864 mm ⓘ |
| standardTuning | E A D G ⓘ |
| typicalBodyWood |
alder
ⓘ
ash ⓘ |
| typicalFingerboardWood |
maple
ⓘ
rosewood ⓘ |
| typicalFrets | 20 ⓘ |
| typicalNeckWood | maple ⓘ |
| usedInGenre |
R&B
ⓘ
blues ⓘ country ⓘ funk ⓘ jazz ⓘ pop ⓘ punk rock ⓘ rock ⓘ soul ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fender Precision Bass Description of subject: The Fender Precision Bass is a landmark electric bass guitar introduced in 1951, renowned for its solid-body design, split-coil pickup, and foundational role in shaping modern bass playing across genres.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fender Precision Bass
linked to: Fender Precision Bass
linked to: Fender Precision Bass
linked to: Fender Precision Bass
subject linked to:
Roger Glover – bass
subject linked to:
Donald