Fame PB Burl Top Transparent Charcoal #25121726

• Serial number #25121726
• Solid P-style alder body
• Burl poplar top in AAA quality
• Neck made of thermally treated maple (roasted maple) with C-profile
• Rosewood fingerboard with 20 frets
• 10" fingerboard radius (254 mm)
• Seymour Duncan SPB-3 Quarter Pound Split-Coil
• 4-saddle vintage bridge
• Schaller BM tuners
• Black hardware
• Trans Charcoal High gloss finish
  
  

Alder body with burl poplar top

The most striking visual feature of the Fame PB Burl Top is its beautifully figured top. The classic alder body is topped with a two-piece poplar burl top, whose intense figuring is highlighted through precise bookmatching that creates a symmetrical pattern. Despite this unusual aesthetic upgrade, the instrument remains faithful to the traditional design and intentionally omits body binding, leaving the carefully crafted transition between top and body clearly visible. Naturally, the body also features proven ergonomic contours, including a generous belly cut on the back and a comfortable forearm contour.

Roasted maple neck & rosewood fingerboard

The neck of the Fame PB Burl Top is made from thermally treated maple and features a slim C profile that provides the fretting hand with a stable and comfortable playing surface across the 20-fret rosewood fingerboard. The luthiers at Fame Guitars paid particular attention to the wood selection. The growth rings run lengthwise from the headstock to the neck heel, which increases the neck’s resistance to warping caused by climate changes. With a classic 41.5 mm nut width and a 10-inch fingerboard radius, the instrument immediately delivers the familiar feel expected from a traditional Precision-style bass.

Seymour Duncan SPB-3 Quarter Pound

Like many instruments of this type, the Fame PB Burl Top derives its versatile tone from a centrally positioned split-coil pickup. In this case it is the Seymour Duncan SPB-3 Quarter Pound, whose enlarged Alnico V pole pieces and hotter windings provide increased attack and powerful output. At the same time, the pickup is capable of producing warmer tones with additional depth when required. The electronics remain traditionally passive and feature a master volume and tone control for shaping the high frequencies.