Precisions
I Love a Fender Precision bass. You plug it into an amp and they just sound good. . . . . . .
Here is a few picks of the Precisions that I have owned past and present . . . .
[attachment=67494:IMG_0502.JPG] My current 1973 Candy Apple Red
Top - 1979/1981 Cherry Red , Bottom 1978/1980 Natural ,my first Precision , I was sad to see that one go . Both of these Precisions are sold.
Here is my latest '69 precision -
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The key factor is the pole pieces and how they affect the attack of the note. The single coil has one pole per string. The split coil has two. The single pole reads the string quite differently from the two poles. Leo Fender designed the dual pole pickup to soften the the attack based on experiences with the single poles trashing speakers in his bass amps.