Fender James Jamerson 1962 Precision Bass 3-Tone Sunburst

The bass James Jamerson played on virtually every Motown hit between 1962 and 1972 - built to his spec, voiced to his tone.

James Jamerson is the reason electric bass sounds the way it does. Ranked first on virtually every "greatest bassists" list ever published, he played on an estimated 95% of Motown's charting singles between 1962 and 1972 - nearly always on the same instrument: a 1962 Precision Bass he called "The Hook." Paul McCartney, Marcus Miller, John Entwistle, Geddy Lee - the list of players who point directly to Jamerson as a primary influence is as long as it is serious.

This bass is built around that specific instrument. The era-correct neck profile matches the feel of a '62 P Bass, and the custom James Jamerson pickup is voiced to capture the dark, fundamental, authoritative tone that locked in beneath every Motown track he recorded. The Heirloom Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish ages and resonates the way the original's finish did - not a cosmetic choice, but a sonic one. If you've spent time trying to cop that sound, you already know how much of it lives in the right bass with the right pickup and the right neck in your hand. This is where that search ends.