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With the Fame PB Burl Top, the Czech guitar makers from Fame offer a truly unique P-style bass that has it all! Whilst the shape of the neck and body gives it a familiar feel, the pickup from US market leader Seymour Duncan gives the bass a powerful yet flexible voice that is ready for almost any kind of fun. In addition, the Fame PB Burl Top offers some other interesting appointments including genuine Schaller tuners on the headstock.
The visual highlight of the Fame PB really catches the eye. The classic alder body is topped with a two-piece top made of intensely figured burl poplar. Precise bookmatching gives the top its unique symmetrical look. Despite the rather unusual top for the model, the Fame PB remains true to the original and dispenses with all-round body binding, so the delicately crafted transition to the body remains clearly visible. Of course, the body has tried-and-tested ergonomic features such as a wide tummy cut on the back and a practical contour for the right arm.
The neck is made of thermally treated maple and has a slim C-profile to give the fretting hand a solid base for unerring playing on the 20-fret rosewood fingerboard. The guitar makers at Fame paid particular attention to the choice of wood: the neck's growth rings extend from the headstock to the neck foot, making the neck particularly resistant to weather-related deformation. Thanks to the classic nut width of 41.5 mm and a fretboard radius of 10", the tried-and-tested feeling for the fretting hand is felt from the very first note played.
Like many of its peers, the Fame PB Burl Top gets its enormously flexible sound from a single split coil, which is positioned in the centre between the bridge and the base of the neck. In the case of the PB, this is a Seymour Duncan SPB-3 Quarter Pound split coil, which generates additional attack and extended power thanks to hot coil windings with its enlarged Alnico-V pole pieces. However, it should not be forgotten that the SPB-3 is also capable of producing softer sounds with additional depth. The PB's electrics remain traditionally passive and provide a volume control and a treble control to tame overly powerful highs.
Excerpt: "The Fame PB and JB Burl Top electric basses deliver what they promise: a classic playing feel with a familiar character and a broad spectrum of potential sounds with clearly recognisable DNA of the historical models. The absolute highlight: the quarter pounder from Seymour Duncan. Rarely have I heard a passive bass with so much oomph that you'd be forgiven for thinking there were active electronics under the bonnet! Nevertheless, the PB and JB models remain true to their genre, so Preci and Jazz fans know exactly what they're getting into."
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