Fender Steve Harris, Standard Dim, Standard Str, Nate Mendel, American Vin User Manual

OWNER’S MANUAL

For Fender Bass Guitars

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LANGUAGES

Si necesita acceder a los manuales de
instrucciones de las guitarras en Español,
visite nuestra página web

http://www.fender.com/support

Vous trouverez le mode d’emploi des
guitares Fender® en français sur le site Internet

http://www.fender.com/support

Il manuale d’uso delle Chitarre Fender in
Italiano disponibile nel nostro sito web

http://www.fender.com/support

Das Fender Bedienungshandbuch für Gitarren
in Deutsch, finden Sie auf unserer Website

http://www.fender.com/support

Se desejar ler o manual do proprietário
Fender para guitarras em português, por favor,
visite nosso website em

http://www.fender.com/support

日本語のギター用 Fender オー ナ ーズ･マニ
ュ ア ル は 、弊 社 の ウ ェ ブ サ イト

http://www.fender.com/support

をご 参 照くださ い 。

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CONGRATULATIONS

… On your new Fender® electric instrument.
You’re now part of a worldwide family of
Fender musicians inspired by an expansive
musical future and connected to more than
half a century of heritage. The sound of Fender
is heard everywhere. It’s the culmination of
musical expression that drives the sound of
modern music. You can now contribute your
sound with unlimited musical imagination
and creativity. Pick up your instrument and
let it take you where you want to go.

Connect with us and other Fender players
worldwide by becoming part of the Fender
online community. Create your own profile
and receive updates on music news, new
products, events, promotions and more. Visit
www.fender.com for more information.

Thank you, and enjoy your new Fender instrument!

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SINCE 1946...

Your new Fender® bass guitar holds more
than half a century of musical history.

Fender was founded in 1946 by Clarence
Leonidas “Leo” Fender, a Southern California
inventor and businessman with a talent and
passion for electronics. He started the company
in his small radio repair shop in Fullerton, Calif.,
building solid amplifiers and lap steel guitars
that were popular with Western swing bands
of the era. A decade later, these modest and
earnest beginnings would lead to an explosive
intersection with the birth of rock ‘n’ roll and
the first of several Fender “golden ages.”

With a tireless and constant commitment to
improved sound and design fueled by direct
and immediate feedback from professional
and influential musicians of the time, Leo and

his staff soon embarked on an extraordinary
creative streak that began in early 1951 with the
world’s first solid-body Spanish-style electric
guitar, the Telecaster® (and its single-pickup
version, the Esquire®). Later that year, Fender
introduced the world’s first commercially
successful solid-body electric bass guitar, the
Precision Bass®, soon followed by its companion

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Bassman
1952 as the first model in one of the world’s most
acclaimed and enduring guitar amp families.

Fender unveiled perhaps the most popular
and influential electric guitar ever—the
Stratocaster®—in 1954. Within a decade, some
of rock’s greatest artists would start wringing
unbelievable sounds from the instrument—
sounds never envisioned by Fender designers,
or anyone else for that matter. Other classics

amp. The Twin Amp® appeared in

followed—the Jazzmaster® guitar (1958 ),
the Jazz Bass® (1960) the Jaguar® guitar
(1962), and more great amps. By the time it
was sold to CBS in 1965, Fender had grown
from a fledgling California guitar maker to an
industry leader with a stable of acclaimed
instruments and amplifiers that revolutionized
and profoundly transformed music worldwide.
After the CBS years, the modern-era Fender
emerged in the mid 1980s to become the
iconic brand it is today, with worldwide
influence on music and popular culture.

Just as it was when it began, Fender continues
to be driven by continuous innovation,
passion for music and a commitment to
constant input from musicians like you.
Thank you for becoming part of this history,
and enjoy your new Fender instrument.

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OVER 60 YEARS OF INNOVATION

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GENERATIONS OF WORLD-CHANGING MUSIC

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FEATURES, CONTROLS, AND SPECS

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For details on the features and specifications of
your bass guitar model, visit the Products section
of www.fender.com, where each individual bass
guitar listing has a Specs link that provides
complete and comprehensive information.

For wiring diagrams, switch/control function
diagrams and parts lists for your specific
model, visit the Knowledge Base in the Support
section of www.fender.com, where the Service
Diagrams link presents detailed information on
more than 250 Fender instrument models.

For additional support, please contact us
directly by mail, e-mail or telephone at:

Attn: Consumer Relations

Fender Musical Instruments Corp.
Global Headquarters
17600 N. Perimeter Drive, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
[phone]
[e-mail]

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