Posted by mieke at 24 February , 2009

Fender Bass Guitars Make No Payments Until 2009!

Article by Guitar Center

If you’re a guitarist or even if you enjoy the guitar music, you’ll recognize the name Fender bass . Clarence “Leo” Fender established his guitar business in 1946. From then until now, his brand has been a leader for the industry in general and especially for the electric guitar. It is a favorite among professional as well as novice artists.

He was not the first to add electricity to guitars, but “Leo’s” managed to win hearts, minds and the marketplace. He was also the first to create a bass that was not hollow. Such instruments, particularly those marketed by the Fender corporation are at the center of virtually every rock and roll combo in existence.

For those looking at the possibility of electric guitars as holiday gifts, or if you just want a Fender bass or any of several guitar options, you can’t do much better than The Guitar Center’s online store at guitar center.com . There you will find a great selection of Fender guitars, along with any other brand out there, all with great prices and great special offers.

If you choose to shop now, consider purchasing a Fender Bass on credit! If your credit is good, you can go fourteen months “same as cash.” If you pay the full amount before the end of this time period, there is no penalty. There is no better financing. If you are not in the market for a present, consider this as an option for yourself! Go to the site to learn all of the details.

Feel free to visit one of their other stores and test out the Fender bass or guitar of your choice. Be sure to check the website for their amazing web-only special deals. New arrivals come in often and they carry all of the necessary guitar accessories. You can order strings, cases, and most everything else you would want from the comfort of your own computer.

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Posted by mieke at 12 February , 2009

Fender Jazz Bass

Executive summary about Fender Jazz Bass by Wikipedia

The Jazz Bass (or J Bass ) was the second model of electric bass guitar created by Leo Fender. The bass is distinct from the Precision Bass in that its tone is brighter and richer in the midrange with less emphasis on the fundamental harmonic. Because of this, many bass players who want to be more “forward” in the mix (including smaller bands such as power trios) prefer the Jazz Bass.

History

First introduced in 1960 as the “Deluxe Model”, it was marketed as a stablemate to the Jazzmaster guitar which was also marketed as a “Deluxe Model” in its own right; however, it was renamed the Jazz Bass as Fender felt that its redesigned neck - narrower and more rounded than that of the Precision Bass - would appeal more to jazz musicians. The Jazz Bass’ styling was inspired more by the Jazzmaster guitar, with which the Jazz shared its offset body and sculpted edges that differentiate it from other slab-style guitar bodies.

Although the original Jazz Bass is made by Fender, ’boutique’ bass manufacturers also make bass guitars with many of the same features and some of the design sensibilities of the Fender Jazz Bass.

Design Features

A typical Fender Jazz Bass headstock.

Some “Deluxe” Jazz Bass models feature an active pre-amp (usually with three bands of equalization) in place of a single passive tone control, these basses have three separate equalizer controls: bass and treble responses are controlled by the base and top of a stacked double pot, while midrange is controlled by a second knob.

24-Fret Jazz Bass

In July 2005, Fender introduced its first 24-fret Bass, the Fender Jazz Bass 24

[1]. The 5-string version

[2]. has been introduced in 2007.

As of 2008, Fender offers both the 4 and 5-string versions of the 24-fret Jazz Bass in a stealthy Flat Black finish, with matching headstocks and hardware.

Fender Jaguar Bass

In 2005, Fender introduced the Fender Jaguar Bass, available in Hot Rod Red and Black finishes, with a 3-ply white pickguard. This is more or less a variation on the traditional J Bass design - the difference being that it has additional switches for pickup selection and an active/passive slide switch to bypass the on-board preamp.

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