Vintage Fender Bass Guitars

Heres a little history of some popular Vintage Fender Bass Guitars. Fender introduced the Precision Bass (P-Bass) in 1951. The P-Bass was the first electric bass and was a smash hit. The Precision bass included a Slab double cut away ash body, a single coil pickup, one piece 34" neck (Maple). The early P-Bass also featured large Kluson tuning machines heads which were later replaced by conventional geared tuning machines.

In 1957 the pickup was upgraded to a split double coil pickup and a wider head stock was added. The Fender Jazz Bass was introduced in 1960. The Fender Jazz Bass was designed to provide a mellower tone and featured 2 pickups and a 34" neck. The fingerboard was tapered and narrower than the Precision bass and the body was Alder rather than Ash.

Fender Bass Guitars Available Online

Patent Fender Precision Base Guitar v2 1950s Art Print
Patent Fender Precision Base Guitar v2 1950s Art Print
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1968 Fender Telecaster Bass guitar
1968 Fender Telecaster Bass guitar
Paypal   US $4,500.00
Vintage Palmer 1960s Japan Bass Guitar Fender pick
Vintage Palmer 1960s Japan Bass Guitar Fender pick
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1961 Fender Precision Bass guitar
1961 Fender Precision Bass guitar
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Vintage 1966 67 Fender Mustang Bass Guitar SS Dap Blue
Vintage 1966 67 Fender Mustang Bass Guitar SS Dap Blue
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1953 Fender PRECISION Bass Guitar
1953 Fender PRECISION Bass Guitar
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Guild b 302 Vintage Bass Guitar Gibson Fender
Guild b 302 Vintage Bass Guitar Gibson Fender
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Vintage FENDER PRECISION BASS Guitar 1953 Patent Print
Vintage FENDER PRECISION BASS Guitar 1953 Patent Print
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1963 Fender Precision Bass guitar
1963 Fender Precision Bass guitar
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VINTAGE 1972 FENDER TELECASTER TELE BASS GUITAR
VINTAGE 1972 FENDER TELECASTER TELE BASS GUITAR
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Gibson Les Paul

The Gibson Les Paul is a solid body electric guitar originally developed in the early 1950s. The Les Paul was designed by Ted McCarty in collaboration with popular guitarist Les Paul, whom Gibson enlisted to endorse the new model.

Beyond shaping and body design, there are a number of characteristics that distinguish the Gibson Les Paul line from other electric guitars. For example, in a fashion similar to Gibson's hollow-body instruments, the strings of Les Paul guitars are always mounted on the top of the guitar body, rather than through the guitar body, as seen in competitor Fender's designs.

Gibson Les Paul Epiphone Signature Guitar Wall Clock
Gibson Les Paul Epiphone Signature Guitar Wall Clock
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4 Pcs Sprague 022uF 600V Caps Gibson Les Paul Guitar
4 Pcs Sprague 022uF 600V Caps Gibson Les Paul Guitar
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Gibson 1979 Les Paul Custom Vintage Guitar Wine Red
Gibson 1979 Les Paul Custom Vintage Guitar Wine Red
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1959 Gibson Les Paul Jrguitar
1959 Gibson Les Paul Jrguitar
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Gibson Vintage 1961 Les Paul Junior Guitar
Gibson Vintage 1961 Les Paul Junior Guitar
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1982 Gibson LES PAUL Custom guitar
1982 Gibson LES PAUL Custom guitar
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1989 Gibson LES PAUL Custom Frampton guitar
1989 Gibson LES PAUL Custom Frampton guitar
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2007 Gibson LES PAUL Studio guitar
2007 Gibson LES PAUL Studio guitar
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2006 Gibson LES PAUL Std Double Cut Plus guitar
2006 Gibson LES PAUL Std Double Cut Plus guitar
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Gibson Jimmy Page Les Paul Guitar Wall Clock
Gibson Jimmy Page Les Paul Guitar Wall Clock
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61 GIBSON SG LES PAUL standard vintage guitar LK
61 GIBSON SG LES PAUL standard vintage guitar LK
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1959 Gibson Les Paul Junior Guitar Jr Buzzsaw
1959 Gibson Les Paul Junior Guitar Jr Buzzsaw
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1952 GIBSON LES PAUL GOLD TOP GUITAR CLEAN 100 ORIG
1952 GIBSON LES PAUL GOLD TOP GUITAR CLEAN 100 ORIG
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Gorgeous Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Guitar Wall Clock
Gorgeous Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Guitar Wall Clock
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1977 Gibson Artisan Les Paul Guitar with 3 Pickups
1977 Gibson Artisan Les Paul Guitar with 3 Pickups
Paypal   US $3,400.00
1976 Gibson Les Paul Custom Black vintage guitar ohsc
1976 Gibson Les Paul Custom Black vintage guitar ohsc
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VINTAGE LES PAUL GIBSON CUSTOM GUITAR YELLOW CASE 65
VINTAGE LES PAUL GIBSON CUSTOM GUITAR YELLOW CASE 65
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1976 Gibson Les Paul Custom vintage electric guitar
1976 Gibson Les Paul Custom vintage electric guitar
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The Gibson also features a variety of colors, such as Wine Red, Ebony, Classic White, Fire Burst, and Alpine White. In addition, the Les Paul models offered a variety of finishes and decorative levels, a diversity of hardware options, and an innovative array of electric pick-up options, some of which significantly impacted the sound of electric music.

In 1957, Gibson introduced the humbucker which revolutionized the sound of the electric guitar, and eliminated the 60-cycle noise which had previously plagued guitars with single coil magnetic pickups.

Vintage Fender Electric Guitars

fender_strat-1Vintage Fender Electric Guitars - Heres the line of guitars that all the other Electric Guitars Famous. Although Fender was not the first to manufacture an electric guitar they did make it popular. Heres a little history of Fender Guitars...

Fender offered the first mass-produced solid-body Spanish-style electric guitar, the Telecaster; the first mass-produced electric bass, the Precision Bass (P-Bass); and popular Stratocaster (Strat) guitar. While Fender was not the first to manufacture electric guitars, as other companies and luthiers had produced electric guitars since the late 1920s, none was as commercially successful as Fender's.

Furthermore, while nearly all other electric guitars then were either hollow-body guitars or more specialized instruments such as Rickenbacker's solid-body Hawaiian guitars, Fender had created versatile solid-body electric guitars. These guitars were and still are popular for musicians in a variety of genres.

The core of the Fender instrument line — the Telecaster, Stratocaster, Precision Bass and Jazz Bass, remain largely unchanged from the 1950s and 1960s originals (Roberts, Jim  2003  American Basses:  A Illustrated History).

Vintage Fender Electric Guitars Available At Live Auction

1978 Vintage Guild S 300 D Electric Guitar Fender case
1978 Vintage Guild S 300 D Electric Guitar Fender case
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Fender Electric Guitar Display Case UV door Locks
Fender Electric Guitar Display Case UV door Locks
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FENDER VINTAGE STRAT METAL PICKGUARD SHIELD GUITAR PART
FENDER VINTAGE STRAT METAL PICKGUARD SHIELD GUITAR PART
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1977 Fender Telecaster Thinline guitar
1977 Fender Telecaster Thinline guitar
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Vintage 1971 Fender USA Telecaster Tele Guitar w HSC
Vintage 1971 Fender USA Telecaster Tele Guitar w HSC
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1964 Fender Jaguar Custom Color guitar
1964 Fender Jaguar Custom Color guitar
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1978 Fender Telecaster Guitar
1978 Fender Telecaster Guitar
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1960 FENDER DUO SONIC GUITAR CLEAN ORIGINAL
1960 FENDER DUO SONIC GUITAR CLEAN ORIGINAL
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VINTAGE 1959 FENDER DUO SONIC GUITAR SUPER CLEAN
VINTAGE 1959 FENDER DUO SONIC GUITAR SUPER CLEAN
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1956 Fender Telecaster Blonde Vintage Guitar USA Player
1956 Fender Telecaster Blonde Vintage Guitar USA Player
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Vintage 1980 Hohner Electric Guitar Fender Gig Bag
Vintage 1980 Hohner Electric Guitar Fender Gig Bag
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1966 Fender Jazzmaster Custom Color guitar
1966 Fender Jazzmaster Custom Color guitar
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1959 Fender Custom Esquire Guitar PETE ANDERSON
1959 Fender Custom Esquire Guitar PETE ANDERSON
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1956 Fender Esquire Guitar PETE ANDERSON
1956 Fender Esquire Guitar PETE ANDERSON
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1979 1981 Fender Stratocaster guitar
1979 1981 Fender Stratocaster guitar
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1965 Fender Jaguar guitar
1965 Fender Jaguar guitar
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Fender Jazzmaster 1961 Guitar Jazz Master
Fender Jazzmaster 1961 Guitar Jazz Master
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1966 Fender Telecaster Guitar Blonde Excellent OHSC
1966 Fender Telecaster Guitar Blonde Excellent OHSC
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