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Fender Custom Shop Bass VI Journeyman Relic Rosewood Fingerboard 3-Color Sunburst (289)

New for 2023, the Fender Custom Shop introduces the Bass VI Journeyman Relic. An expertly crafted recreation of Fender’s original six-string bass of 1961-1975, it’s loaded with looks, sound and vibe that authentically evoke the instrument’s four-switch design of the early 1960s.

The sleekly offset two-piece select alder body wears Journeyman Relic lacquer finishes in Aged Vintage White, Aged Black and Three-Color Sunburst. This special treatment imparts the look of an instrument that has changed hands or been handed down over the years, mostly played around the house and the occasional jam session or weekend gig. This generally well-cared-for look includes light finish checking, several “friendly” down-to-the-wood nicks and dings, some dulling of the hardware, and general moderate playing wear. The look of a very lucky find, in short.

The quartersawn maple neck has a ’60s-style Oval “C” profile, topped by a 7.25”-radius round-lam rosewood fingerboard with 21 medium vintage (47095) frets and a bone nut. All three Custom Shop hand-wound ’62 Jaguar® pickups deliver deeply resonant period-correct tone with punchy lows and growling midrange, with vintage Bass VI wiring and controls including three pickup on/off slider switches and the Bass VI’s classic low-cut “strangle” slider switch.

Other premium features include a Fender “floating vibrato” tailpiece with vintage-style six-saddle bridge and mute, four-ply brown shell pickguard, vintage-style tuners, wing string tree, deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

Body Shape: Bass VI
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
Neck Shape: '60s Oval "C"
Scale Length: 30" (762 mm)
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Jescar Medium Vintage (47095)
String Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.555" (39.5mm)
Headstock: Large '60s Style
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Fingerboard: Round-Laminated Rosewood
Position Inlays: Vintage Clay Dot
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop '62 Single-Coil Jaguar®
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop '62 Single-Coil Jaguar®
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop '62 Single-Coil Jaguar®
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Pickup Switching: 3-On/Off Slide Switches (One for Each Pickup)
Pickup Configuration: SSS
Special Electronics: 2-Position Slide Switch for Bass-Cut "Strangle" Circuit
Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style with Threaded Steel Saddles and Included Adjustable Bridge Mute
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender Logo
Orientation: Right-Hand
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 4-Ply Brown Shell
Control Knobs: Black Vintage-Style
Strings: Fender® Bass VI 5350/6 Stainless Steel .025-.095
Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.

 

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