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  Fender Musical Instruments Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fender is particularly important because of its role in bringing solid body electric guitars to the masses.
Fender offered the first mass-produced solid-body Spanish-style electric guitar, the Telecaster (originally named the 'Broadcaster', 'Esquire' is a single pickup version); the first mass-produced electric bass, the Precision Bass (P-Bass); and the enormously popular Stratocaster (Strat) guitar.
While Fender was not the first to manufacture electric guitars, as other companies and luthiers had produced electric guitars since the late 1920s, none were as commercially successful as Fender's.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fender   (1465 words)

  
 Fender Guitars Electric Basses
The Fender Precision Bass, known as "P-bass" for short, is an early model of the electric bass designed by Clarence Leonidas Fender on the electronics and his team crafting the body and neck, and brought to market in 1951.
Bass VI The Fender Bass VI, originally known as the Fender VI, is a six-string electric bass by Fender.
The originial Fender Bass V was a quirky and unusual electric bass guitar model produced by Fender between 1965 and 1970.
musicalroll.com /brands/fender_guitars.html   (2346 words)

  
 Valentine Mark VI Closeup Part 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Inboard of the fender is one of the large, civilian-style headlight mounts (the light itself has long been broken).
The large fairing on the fender is for the horn (which is missing), while the smaller one outboard is for a station-keeping light (also missing).
The rack on the fender is for the jack block.
ipmslondon.tripod.com /armourreferencearticles/id23.html   (680 words)

  
 The Fender Bass VI
Danko with Fender Bass VI The Fender Bass VI is sometimes referred to as a baritone guitar and sometimes as a six string bass guitar.
In the February 1989 issue of Guitar Player it is claimed that Leo Fender intended the Bass VI to be a bass and, with its extended upper range, a baritone guitar as well.
A Bass VI neck is in between an electric guitar and an electric bass guitar in length.
theband.hiof.no /articles/fender_bass_vi.html   (619 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Fender Jaguar Bass VI Custom at Epinions.com
Jaguar bass VI which is a Bass VI with Jaguar body and tune-o-matic style bridge and - at last - Jaguar guitar.
The Bass VI had a tremolo bridge which is cool but not really usable, so this time we have something more conventional.
Jaguar bass VI was a bit of the opposite direction - there was too much bass frequencies in the E string which made is sound muddy but actually the basses were still weak.
www.epinions.com /content_264984366724   (2277 words)

  
 Fender Bass VI - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Fender Bass VI, originally known as the Fender VI, is a six-string electric bass by Fender.
The Fender VI was released in 1961, and followed the concept of the Danelectro 6-string bass released in 1956, having six strings tuned E-E, an octave below the Spanish guitar.
Peter Green made extensive use of the Fender VI as a solo instrument during his live performances of 'The Green Manalishi' with Fleetwood Mac from 1969-1970, and also as a session musician with Duster Bennett (AKA 'Peter Blue') and Peter Bardens, among others.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fender_VI   (1282 words)

  
 Vintage Guitar® magazine : Brand Pages
Fender broke new musical ground in late 1951 with the introduction of the Precision Bass.
In ’65, the Bass VI received white binding on its neck (as did the Precision and Jazz basses and the Jaguar and Jazzmaster).
Fender of Japan produced a fine reissue which sold fairly well and this time most users played it like a baritone guitar rather than a bass.
www.vintageguitar.com /brands/details.asp?ID=96   (551 words)

  
 Vintage Guitars Collector - Fender collecting vintage guitars fender, stratocaster, strat, telecaster, tele
This variant was made from late 1968 to early 1971 and said "Fender Telecaster" only on the peghead (as per regular solidbody Telecasters), the truss rod adjusted at the butt-end of the neck, and had a pearloid pickguard going from the neck pickup to the tone control.
The placement of the Fender logo between spring 1951 and late 1951 is parallel to the neck end and not at an angle, as seen before and after last 1951.
Fender used a very photo-reactive red dye in their sunburst finish, causing many 1959 Strats to fade from a 3-color sunburst to a 2-colors (the photo-reactive nature of the red caused fading from ultra-violet light).
www.provide.net /~cfh/fender2.html   (13567 words)

  
 Fender Australia - STRINGS-BASS
That's because they're installed as original factory equipment on Fender basses that are strung through the bridge.
The 8250 series is designed to fit Fender's string-through-the-body basses, while the 8255 series is designed for any long-scale bass that is strung through the bridge.
The first electric basses were made by Fender and were strung with flatwound strings to sound more like an upright bass.
www.fender.com.au /spa/strings-bass.shtml   (641 words)

  
 Fender® News
Fender introduces the Jazzmaster® guitar, the electric violin and the weirder-than-weird Eccofonic echo unit.
Fender introduces the semi-hollow Thinline Telecaster, Bronco amplifier, Pink Paisley and Blue Flower Telecaster, Montego and LTD hollow-body archtop guitars, Palomino acoustic, Orchestration + brass/wind effects unit (!), Dimension IV effects unit, Fuzz Wah pedal, Fender Blender™ distortion pedal and Bandmaster Reverb amp.
Fender SFX® (Stereo Field Expansion) Amplifier Technology is announced, and the Sunn line of amps is unveiled at the winter NAMM Show in Los Angeles.
www.fender.co.uk /news/index.php?display_article=93   (3739 words)

  
 Bass Player - Retro-Rama 1965 Fender Bass V   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Fender Bass V has to be one of the most bizarre Fender basses of all time.
Perhaps Fender should have marketed the Bass VI as a baritone guitar, as bass players had trouble with the tight string spacing, not to mention the foibles of guitar tuning.
The classic Fender sunburst and tortoiseshell pickguard are in beautiful condition on this bass, which belongs to bass amplifier builder Phil Jones.
www.bassplayer.com /story.asp?storyCode=13672   (1002 words)

  
 Fender VI - FenderVI
The Fender VI or Bass VI is a six-string electric bass by Fender.
Its body and electrics so closely matched those of the Fender Jaguar, released the following year, that in all but name the Fender VI was the first model of the Jaguar line released.
The original Fender VI, along with the rest of the Jaguar line, was discontinued in 1975.
www.kopete.org /Fender-VI.html   (601 words)

  
 John Entwistle Gear: 1967-1971 | Whotabs | The Who Equipment
Sunburst Fender Precision Bass with rosewood fretboard (1968).
Assembled from various basses, including the chrome pickup cover from a Fender Jazz Bass; the neck pickups and circuitry from two of John’s three ‘dead’ slab basses.
John’s bass is the Fender Precision bass with rosewood fretboard.
www.thewho.net /whotabs/equipment/bass/equip-entwistlegear-67-71.html   (1207 words)

  
 More Fabrication: Front Fender and Seat Pan
A couple months ago we marketed two front fenders inspired by my other bikes, “Dreamliner” and “High Octane.” Builders have to promote their own parts, and I already know that the “High Octane” front fender is going to look good on Expresso.
I show her my fender and tell her to make steps less than 1/16 thick in the rear and dying to zero in the front.
Because my fender brackets are made narrower than the fork legs, from profile we get continuous stepping lines from rear to front.
www.bikernet.com /garage/huze2001-6.asp   (321 words)

  
 New To Guitars - TheGuitarSite.com, TGS Gear Mall, guitars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Fender Bass VI is sometimes referred to as a baritone guitar, as well as a six string bass guitar.
In the February '89 issue of Guitar Player Magazine, it is claimed that Leo Fender intended the Bass VI to be just that: a six stringed bass, and with it's extended upper range, a baritone guitar as well.
Smith's use of the Bass VI on several tracks on the Disintegration album from 1989 is an example where the electric guitar only plays the off-beat chords, while the melody is played by Smith on a Bass VI; resulting in a much spookier sound than standard guitar alone.
www.theguitarsite.com /new/baritone.asp   (311 words)

  
 Vintage Guitar - Fender Bass VI Guitar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Fender Bass VI was a short scaled (30 ") six string bass.
Built with both the guitarist and bassist in mind, the Fender Bass VI is tuned one octave below the standard guitar.
The Fender Mute and reinforced fast action neck with trim and inlaid position markers are additional features employed.
www.vintageguitars.org.uk /bassVI.php   (267 words)

  
 Replacement Optoisolator Caution for Fender Vibrato
The adjustable low-frequency oscillator (LFO) uses one triode of a 12AX7 tube, and is enabled by closing a switch attached to the "vibrato pedal" jack.
Fender tried different photocells, picked a relatively fast one, and tweeked values of other components in his vibrato circuit experimentally, with pleasing musical results the criterion.
In re-building the OC, I had to use larger diameter shrink wrap than in a standard Fender OC or replacement, but I stuffed the ends with little wads of fl electrical tape to insure isolation from ambient light.
www.clarkhuckaby.com /fendervib.html   (900 words)

  
 Discount Lincoln fenders   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Lincoln fenders are only really accessed by your convenient shopping spree.
Lincoln fenders are usually made from rubber or fiber glass.
Lincoln fenders are the panel found on either be rewarded.
aa.1asphost.com /spares/Lincoln/fenders.html   (121 words)

  
 Buy Guitars: Fender Custom; The online musicians catalog
The Fender Custom Telecaster HH guitar's voluptuously carved and bound figured Maple tops are available in 3 new hand-applied — Black Cherry Burst, Amber, and Blue Transparent.
Fender Custom Classic C Neck Rosewood The Custom Classic "C" Neck guitar is the Fender Custom Shop's version of the American It has a thin-finished alder or ash body (depending on color) and lightly-figured C-shaped maple neck with rosewood or maple fing...
Fender 64 Vibroverb reg Custom Guitar Amplifier This all-tube, completely hand-wired combo amp is the first addition to "Custom" series since the mid '90s.
www.musicianequipment.com /fender-custom.asp   (376 words)

  
 bass VI
It is said that Leo Fender wanted to design a six string bass that with it's upper range could also be used as a baritone guitar.
The Fender Bass VI went into production in late 1961 and lasted until 1975 when it was discontinued.
Fender was known for using up their left over parts.
www.guitarsandeffects.com /bass_vi.htm   (616 words)

  
 basses a true history   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Fender had been painted for the Murray the K show and paint had got into the electrics resulting in Jack buying new basses when he arrived in NY.
He continued to carry the Bass VI as he plays it on "Sleepy Time Time" at the November Konserthusert gig and used it in promo pictures in February 1968.
The Bass VI is now believed to be in the possession of Leslie West.
twtd.bluemountains.net.au /cream/basses.htm   (862 words)

  
 SWORDS - Equipment
This unusual (and somewhat rare) instrument is classified as a baritone guitar because it is tuned one full octave lower than a regular guitar's tuning.
When playing live he usually uses a 1970's Fender Silverface Twin Reverb, and a 1970's Fender Silverface Pro Reverb side by side in stereo.
During the fall tour of 2002 Jeff began using a vintage Marshall JMP Mk2 Master with his Fender Pro Reverb.
rectangular.org /swords/equipment.htm   (506 words)

  
 Bass Player - 1965 Fender Bass V   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
At the risk of offending the purists out there, the lack of a high E is about the only detail of Leo Fender’s brilliant original designs that I have ever questioned—but regardless, you have to admire Fender’s consistency of execution, even after its sale.
Apparently, Fender was a little too ahead of its time (the high C string certainly was), as the Bass V never really caught on.
So, even though Fender may have struck out marketing-wise with this oddball instrument, there were at least a few heavy hitters who “got it.” Who knows what might have happened if they had tried a low B string!
www.bassplayer.com /story.asp?storyCode=13674   (952 words)

  
 Vintage Guitar® magazine : Artist Pages
So I found the collector and Fender got the original bass from him, copied it, and sent me a prototype, and it was exactly the same as my original bass; they did a brilliant job.
Joe Carducci, from Fender, is very nice, and when we went down to the show, he asked if I’d sign a couple of autographs.
Redding has stayed active throughout the ’90s, and the Fender limited edition Noel Redding Signature Jazz Bass is an industry acknowledgment that the venerable musician has secured his place in the pantheon of rock bass heroes.
www.vguitar.com /artists/details.asp?ID=123   (1516 words)

  
 Fender® Products
Fender’s one and only Bass VI guitar is back in all its glory as a limited release in 2006 only!
Originally used mainly as a studio instrument that could handle the Nashville “tic/tac” sound, the Bass VI has built a loyal following among guitarists looking for a baritone guitar with a look and feel similar to the popular Jaguar® guitar.
Features include a bleached Three-color Sunburst finished on an alder body, small quartersawn plain-grain C-shaped neck with a round laminated rosewood fingerboard, Jaguar pickups (middle pickup is reverse wound/reverse polarity) and vintage nickel Jazzmaster®/Jaguar bridge.
www.fender.com /products/search.php?partno=1500060800   (95 words)

  
 2000 Guitars Database: Bizarre Guitar & Drum, Phoenix, AZ
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www.guitarsite.com /database/Stores/rec/1095   (470 words)

  
 his guitars : biography : eric clapton
Clapton's name has become synonomous with Fender guitars, especially the Strat, but he has owned many other Fender models throughout his career other than just Strats.
For example, he owns a Fender Bass VI and 2 Fender Electric XII's.
Alongside the Fender and Gibson guitars that Clapton has owned are many Martin guitars.
www.claptononline.com /bio/bio_guitars.shtml   (502 words)

  
 [AlecEiffel.net] Instruments Played by the Pixies
For the Pixies' current tour she just got a Trace Elliot amp but it's the new series and I don't know what the number is or if there even is a number on there.
Joey Santiago is a strict Les Paul man. He favors a 1960 reissue Gibson gold-top Les Paul, but he also has a Gibson ES-335 that he uses in the studio for a cleaner sound.
He also owns an old Fender VI six-string bass that the Pixies use in the studio.
aleceiffel.free.fr /gear.html   (1194 words)

  
 Fender Jaguar Baritone Custom Electric Guitar (with Gig Bag) from zZounds.com
It always stays in tune and is definitely "road worthy." I own a 1968 Fender Jaguar, and the new 2004 Baritone Custom actually holds up quite well in comparison to its vintage "cousin" in terms of workmanship and materials.
Gretsch and Danelectro have produced a couple of poor quality low budget baritones that I've tried out, and then there is the Fender Bass VI (original 60's models are very rare and usually go for at least $2500 and up, and even the 90s reissues are not that easy to find and quite expensive).
The 2 single coil pickups are very responsive without producing a lot of hum or noise, the volume and tone controls are pretty sensitive and let you fine-tune the exact sound you need.
www.zzounds.com /item--FEN259400   (949 words)

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