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Fender honours Lee Sklar with signature Precision Bass

September 16

Fender has unveiled the Lee Sklar Precision Bass, a faithful recreation of the heavily customised P Bass the legendary session player has carried through a career spanning work with James Taylor, Carole King, Phil Collin

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Also covered by: Australian Musician, Bass Musician Magazine, No Treble, Gearnews, delamar, AMAZONA.de, Bonedo

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