Vintage Fender Bass

There are only a few giants when it comes to musical instruments and Fender just so happens to be one of them. They make basses for every genre of music and they have been doing it for a very long time.

Fender was the first company in the world to make an electric bass. They were and still are to this day innovators. In 1951 the Fender Precision Bass was born. Being the very first electric bass made makes it a huge collectors item and any bass collector would love to add it to their collection. It would make it's mark on music history and change everything with precision. It was the first bass guitar to use frets which made everything more precise!

In 1960 yet another great Bass was born, this was called Fender Jazz Bass. This bass would also change history. It has a much brighter tone. The very first model had two stacked knobs which was later changed to three. This is an easy indicator as to which one you might have your eyes one. The original two knob version well cost you more but any vintage Fender Jazz bass is an excellent choice.

1961 Marked the birth of a completely different bass guitar, the Fender Bass VI. This bass came with six strings that were slightly thinner than regular bass strings and it also came with a whammy or Tremolo bar. This awesome guitar can go either way. Play it as a bass or a guitar. Imagine the possibilities.

1965 Brings the first Fender 5 String bass. The Fender V bass. It proved to be before it's time. 5 String basses were just not what the public wanted at that time.

1966 brings in the last bass guitar designed by Leo Fender. The Fender Mustang Bass. This was made the same year Jimi Hendrix releases his debut single. It was a shorted scale electric bass made as a companion to the Mustang Guitars.

1970 brings the birth of the Musicmaster Bass Guitar. This bass was simply a lighter version of the Mustang. It is also the shortest Fender bass ever made. This year also brings us the first fretless fender basses as well.