Synonymous with the needs of the journeyman bass player, delivering outstanding tone, feel and balance, the Fret-King® Perception™ Custom speaks to the bass player’s love of tradition and introduces thoughtful innovation.
One of the electric bass’s most enduring styles the Perception™ has been the instrument of choice for independent thinking bass players for nearly three decades. The enduring style, superb balance, comfort and feel of the Perception™ are exactly what works, with a contemporary twist that remains friendly and comfortable.
Our decades of knowledge in tonewood selection and attention to detail in construction methods, electronics, hardware, and pickups are all crucial in the creation of the Fret-King® Perception™ Custom.
Using either American alder body, the Perception body features an extended neck joint and enhanced upper access cutaways which coalesce to maintain the Perception Custom's elegance and purity of line and ensure the foundations of a constructional integrity which provides strength, superb resonance, amazing sustain and a truly epic bass tone, with a superb overall balance which makes the Perception Custom a pleasure to wear.
The raked signature Fret-King headstock ensures correct string tension, perfect balance, classic looks, and great visual appeal.
Wilkinson® WJBL 750 mini lightweight machine heads contribute to the great balance of the instrument and provide quick, accurate, stable tuning.
A 47.5mm Graph Tech® self-lubricating nut is smooth and friction free.
Light oil finished, hard rock Maple neck with classic profile for instant comfort, speed, accuracy, and a luxurious ‘played in’ feel.
Premium Indian Rosewood fingerboard for durability, and outstanding tonal transfer with a 10" radius for a super comfortable, responsive, positive playing feel.
Scale Length:
34" / 864mm.
Frets:
22 Medium profile hi-durability nickel silver frets ensure accuracy, comfort, and an overall feel.
Featuring the quite outstanding Aguilar® 5SD-D2 pickups mated to Aguilar’s most flexible active on-board pre-amp design, the 18v OBP-3TK, provides 6dB of additional pre-amp operational headroom and offers three discrete bands of cut and boost at +/-18dB at 40Hz, +/- 16dB 400Hz or 800Hz, with a mini toggle switch to select the mid centre frequency, and +/- 18dB at 6.5 kHz. An outstanding and flexible arrangement, which left flat, lets the traditional natural passive tones of the Perception™ Custom shine, and when engaged creates a tonal palette which goes straight into ultimate bass territory.
• Master volume.
• Blend control.
• Active Aguilar OBP3 Pre-amp.
• Tone Control;
Outer +/- 18dB @ 40hz.
Inner +/- 18dB @ 6.5Khz,
Tone control (mid) +/- 18dB at either 400Hz or 800Hz.
• Mini toggle selects mid-range centre.
Energy, so crucial in retaining as much string energy as possible, is managed by the acclaimed Wilkinson® WBBC bridge. Tradionally straightforward, with steel base plate, and individually intonatable brass barrel saddles, the WBBC bridge has solidity, and stability, ensuring great sustain, rich harmonics and note perfect precision.
The included Fret-King Luxury Carry Bag is elegant and bespoke to each body shape. Heavily padded, with zipped external storage space and accessory pockets to keep damaging objects away from your bass. The elements and travails of life are shrugged off by the hi-denier, water resistant rip stop fabric, and heavy duty zipped closure. On the move, you’ll find an integral luggage hanger for easy storage and twin padded ergonomically designed shoulder straps for easy portability.