Fender - Vintera III Early '60s Bass VI Candy Apple Red + Housse

The Fender Vintera III Early '60s Bass VI Candy Apple Red faithfully captures the spirit of the early '60s Bass VIs, with a decidedly vintage approach to design and feel. It features an alder body for a balanced response, with dense lows, present mids and clear highs.

The maple neck has an Early '60s "C" profile and a rounded, progressive grip that's comfortable all the way through the scale. The rosewood fingerboard, with its 7.25" radius, retains an old-fashioned, natural feel, particularly appreciated for chords and melodic lines.

The Vintage Tall frets give greater control over bends and vibrato without betraying the spirit of the period. The 30" scale puts the instrument in the same octave as a standard electric bass, while remaining playable like a guitar. The 6 thick strings allow you to get down low in frequency with stability and precision.

The 3 single-coil Early '60s Bass VI pickups deliver deep bass tones, snappy attacks and airier textures in different combinations. Each pickup has its own on/off switch, allowing the sound spectrum to be finely sculpted. A low-cut switch allows you to lighten the low register for more defined parts in a dense mix. The vintage-style floating vibrato allows for subtle or more pronounced variations, with a supple and expressive behaviour. The integrated Bass VI mute lets you tone down the attack for a more muted, percussive sound.

Fender Vintage-Style tuners feature a tuning stability that's ideal for high-draw strings. The Candy Apple Red finish adds to the retro character of the instrument, in keeping with its 60s aesthetic. Supplied with a Deluxe case, this Bass VI is aimed at guitarists, bassists and composers looking for an atypical, expressive and historically significant instrument.