Fender · Bass

Fender Precision Bass

The TGP take

One split pickup, one job, done perfectly since 1957. A P-Bass with flats sits under a guitar tone instead of fighting it — which is exactly why it's on more records than anything else with four strings.

Best for

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EVH Wolfgang Special

A serious working guitar built around speed, stability and high-output rock tones. The compound-radius neck makes fast legato feel effortless, and the bridge humbucker is voiced tight enough that palm mutes stay defined under heavy gain instead of turning to mush.

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The standard

Fender Stratocaster

The most adaptable electric guitar ever designed. Three single coils, a five-way switch and a vibrato that rewards a light touch — it covers Hendrix, Gilmour, SRV and Mayer without ever pretending to be more than a plank, a neck and some wire.

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The standard

Gibson Les Paul Standard

Mahogany, maple and two humbuckers — the recipe behind most of the riffs you learned first. Heavier and darker than a bolt-on, but it pushes an amp's front end in a way nothing else quite replicates.

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