Fender Bass V
| Fender Bass V | |
|---|---|
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| Manufacturer | Fender |
| Period | 1965–1971 |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Bolt-on |
| Woods | |
| Body | Alder |
| Neck | Maple |
| Fretboard | Rosewood |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Fixed |
| Pickup(s) | 1 split single-coil pickup |
| Colors available | |
| Sunburst, Black, Olympic White, Candy Apple Red Metallic, Lake Placid Blue Metallic, and all custom finishes offered by Fender at the time | |
The original Fender Bass V was a model of electric bass guitar model produced by Fender between 1965 and 1971. It was the world's first five-string bass guitar, a popular concept today.
The Bass V is unusual in its dimensions: although it is three inches longer than a Precision Bass, the Bass V has only 15 frets. Although most modern five-string basses feature a low B string, the Bass V featured a high C string, to allow reading bass players to reach high notes on the instrument more easily. The top note on the instrument is E-flat, the same as a standard 20-fret 4 string Jazz or Precision Bass.
The Bass V originally came with chrome bridge and pickup covers.
Players did not accept the Fender Bass V, partly due to its size and shape.[1] Players also had problems with the small amount of space between strings. Only about 200 Fender Bass V models were produced, before being discontinued in 1971.[1] Surplus bodies were then used in the construction of the Fender Swinger.
Players
Players reported to have owned a Fender Bass V include:
See also
Literature
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fender Bass V. |
- Peter Bertges. The Fender Reference. Bomots, Saarbrücken. 2007. ISBN 978-3-939316-38-1.
References
- 1 2 Dave Pomeroy (March 2006). "Retro-Rama 1965 Fender Bass V". Bass Player. Archived from the original on April 8, 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2015.