In 1950 Leo Fender took on the challenge of making a string bass
audible in 'Western Swing'. He also wanted to design a bass playable by
guitarists - with 'Precision' fretting and a workable 'scale'. His
audacious solution caused a revolution and today no aspect of popular
music is untouched by his genius.
This easy-to-use manual offers advice on how to get the best from your
Fender Bass, be it a budget Chinese Squier or a Classic Jazz.
With step-by-step guidance and clear colour photographs, subjects
include changing pickups, adjusting a truss rod, active EQ and a DIY
fretless conversion on a budget Squier.
Seventeen case studies examine in detail everything from an ex-John
Entwistle 1952-53 USA-made '51-type precision to Indonesian, Japanese,
Mexican and Chinese Fender Bass variants, including:
Jazz
Telecaster Bass
Bass VI
Bronco
Mustang
Jaguar
Legendary Californian session bassist Carol Kaye supplies a foreword
and there are 'Tech Tip' contributions from world-renowned Bass experts
John and Andy Diggins including:
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