Bassist Sean Hurley has certainly made his mark in L.A., playing bass on tour and on record for John Mayer while maintaining an astonishing pace as an in-demand studio bassist with artists including Ringo Starr, Annie Lennox, Robin Thicke, Alanis Morissette, Vertical Horizon, and Colbie Caillat. Hurley recently anchored Mayer's Born and Raised as well as the latest release, Paradise Valley, with his well-worn '61 Fender Precision Bass.
The Fender Custom Shop now replicates Hurley's favorite Precision Bass in three colors. When we were spec'ing out Hurley's original bass, we noticed a piece of foam he'd stuffed under the strings in front of the bridge to deaden the strings, so we designed a special Fender string mute that can easily be engaged at any time during a song—a feature never before offered on a Fender bass.
Body: Select Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Precision Bass
Control Buttons: Knurled Flat-Top
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Cover plate: 4-Ply Tortoiseshell
Fingerboard Insert: White Dot
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Orientation: Right-Hand
Configuration: Split Single Coil
Saddle: Bone
Center pickup : Hand-Wound Vintage Split Single-Coil Precision Bass
Pickup Selector: None
Pickup Configuration: Split Single Coil
Bridge: 4-Saddle American Vintage Bass with Threaded Steel "Barrel" Saddles
Tunings: Vintage-Style
Strings: Fender USA 7250M Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges), PN 0737250406
Unique Features: Custom String Mute, La Bella Flatwound Strings, Thumb Rest, Custom "C" Shape Neck Profile
Supplied Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity
Case / Cover: Deluxe Blonde Hardshell with Brown Ends (Gold Interior)
Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Frets Size: Vintage Style
Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
Neck Material Type: Maple
Neck Shape: Custom "C"
Neck Profile Type: C Shape
Number of Frets: 20
Headstock Material: Bone
Saddle Width: 1.75" (44.45 mm)
Scale Length: 34" (86.36 cm)
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
Adjustments : Master Volume, Master Tone
