The Fender Steve Bailey Fretted Jazz Bass® VI (6-String), Black is a phenomenal vehicle for self-expression that offers you the opportunity to explore a virtually limitless tonal palette in the quest to define your own voice on the instrument. From silky singing cello-like tones to the thundering bottom end that only a beautifully executed low “B” string can produce, this instrument is the finest example of the marriage of art and engineering.
Features include a select alder body, a quartersawn maple neck with an asymmetrical profile, a 9.5” to 14” compound-radius two-octave ebony fingerboard, custom Fender pickups, 18-volt active electronics, an onboard mute switch, onboard active EQ, a heavy-duty fully adjustable Fender locking bridge and Bailey’s initials on the back of the headstock. Heavy-duty ultra gig bag included.
The Fender Steve Bailey Fretted Jazz Bass® VI (6-String) main features include:
- Model Name: Steve Bailey Fretted Jazz Bass® VI (6-String)
- Model Number: 019-7401-306
- Series: Artist Series
- Colour: (306)Black, (Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
- Body: Select Alder
- Neck: Quartersawn Maple, Asymmetrical “C” Shape (Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
- Fingerboard: Ebony with Compound 9.5” to 14” Radius (241 mm to 355.6 mm)
- No. of Frets: 24 Medium Jumbo Frets
- Pickups: 2 Custom 6-String Jazz Bass® Pickups
- Controls: Master Volume, Pickup Blend, Bass Boost/Cut, Treble Boost/Cut, Mute Switch
- Pickup Switching: Pickup Blend Control with Center Detent
- Bridge: Locking CVM (Convertible Modular) Bridge
- Machine Heads: Hipshot Ultralite Tuning Machines
- Hardware: Chrome
- Pickguard: 4-Ply Tortoise Shell
- Scale Length: 34” (863.6 mm)
- Width at Nut: 2" (50.8 mm)
Unique Features
- Steve Bailey’s Initials on Back of Headstock,
- Top Mounted Strat® Input Jack,
- Asymmetrical Neck Profile,
- White Side Dot Position Markers Only,
- Posiflex™ Graphite Neck Support Rods,
- 5-Bolt Neck Attachment,
- Slightly Contoured Heel for Comfort in Upper Register,
- Unique 6-String String Retainer,
- 4 Over 2 Under Tuning Machine Array,
- Rolled Fingerboard Edges
- Strings: Fender® Super Bass 7250 6-M, NPS, Gauges: .030, .045, .065, .085, .105, .130, P/N 073-7250-606
- Accessories: Heavy Duty Ultra Gig Bag, Deluxe Leather Strap
- Case: Heavy Duty Ultra Gig Bag
- Introduced: 1/2009
Fender Steve Bailey Jazz Bass VI Six String (code 61431)
6-String Bass Guitar, Ebony Fingerboard, Black
£1,939.00 (inc vat)