Fretless Bass
He is credited with introducing the fretless bass to the hard rock and heavy metal audiences, as the fretless bass is not commonly heard in these genres. This has earned Franklin the nickname of “Fretless Monster”.
In January 2006 Fender introduced the Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass, a distinctive instrument, with an alder body and modern C-shaped maple neck with an unfinished and unfretted ebony fingerboard with side dot position markers. Other features include vintage tuners, Hipshot Bass Xtender drop-D tuner on the E string, and three-way pickguard switch that controls an American Series Precision Bass neck pickup and a Tony Franklin signature Jazz Bass bridge pickup with hex-screw lugs and ceramic bar magnets.
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