Fender Bass VI
1963 switch Bassabdämpfung
The Fender VI is a sechssaitiges E -Bass model of the U.S. musical instrument manufacturer Fender. The model was incorporated in the year 1961 in the range of products and entered ( because of its visual similarity to the electric guitar model Fender Jaguar) in history as the Fender VI or "Jaguar Bass". The Fender VI (sometimes like a baritone guitar) tuned one octave lower than a guitar and has a relatively narrow neck, which was barely longer than an electric guitar. This should ease the transition to the bass guitarist. The concept was copied from a similar, but simpler and cheaper electric bass guitar model from the manufacturer Danelectro.
The bass has 22 frets, three single-coil pickups in construction ( single coil ), a whammy bar and an asymmetrical body. In sonic terms, the bass did not reach the quality of the bass classics from Fender ( Precision or Jazz bass). Due to low demand and the relatively high purchase price, the production was set in 1977 after only 800 units had been built, which is why copies of the original production of those years are now highly paid searched objects.
In 2013, Fender put the bass in a modernized variant on new; the specifics here are a more appropriate in bridge position humbucker in P-90 - optics, a five-way selector switch rather than individual switches for each pickup, and the abolition of the chrome cover of the electronics compartment, which is now covered by the pickguard.
Known Fender VI player
The best known group that used a Fender VI, were the Beatles. They acquired the instrument in 1968. Was used by guitarists John Lennon and George Harrison when the Beatles bassist Paul McCartney played guitar or keyboard. The bass can be heard on a number of pieces on the so-called " White Album ". In addition, George Harrison plays him in the promotional film for the song Hey Jew.
The English instrumental band Shadows guitarist Hank Marvin with her Solo used the Fender VI, among others, for the pieces Stingray, Alice in Sunderland, as well as Late Night Set. Curiously, the Fender VI acted here not as a bass guitar, but as a melody instrument. Another musician who used the Fender VI, was Roy Babbington ( Soft Machine ). Jack Bruce played in his early days at Cream mid -1960s, also a Bass VI ( listen to the first album of the band, Fresh Cream ).
For the first time as a solo guitar sat Jet Harris ( ex- member of the Shadows ) the bass in 1962. He had with the piece of music Diamonds 1963 a No. 1 hit in the UK. From 1975 Henk Bruysten ( Hank the Knife and the Jets ) began the Fender VI. The instrument dominated the biggest success of the band, Guitar King. From this title inspired, is also Chris Mike ( "Thunder - the Legend " ) the bass one because of his " twang " sound as a solo instrument.
The mid- 1970s came the Bass VI forgotten until Robert Smith again increasingly put him at The Cure - to hear, among others, in the songs of Faith, Pictures of You and Lullaby.
The bassist of the band Blink 182, Mark Hoppus, this bass used in some performances for the song I Miss You. Additionally, the Blink is this bass in the song All of This to hear ( on the Untitled album ), 182 have recorded together with Robert Smith.
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