Nowadays, any sense of the exotic evoked by a Fender Bass VI pales in comparison to how extraordinary Leo Fender’s electric instruments were upon their debut. Today, solidbody electric guitars and ...

“Introduced in 1961, the Fender VI is often referred to as the Bass VI. When I was growing up I wasn’t a catalogue geek and I was unaware that this model even existed when I saw a listing in the ...

Fender is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, and is marking the occasion with special editions of its most popular models – the Telecaster, Stratocaster, Precision Bass and Jazz Bass.

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1909: Clarence "Leo" Fender is born. The designer, engineer and inventor would found the Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company, the banner under which he created and produced the first wave ...