The Fender Bass

Download or read book The Fender Bass written by J. W. Black and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2001 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Book). When Leo Fender added a bass to his growing family of instruments 50 years ago, he created a new world for musicians and revolutionized an industry in the process. Using hundreds of photographs, this exciting release chronicles the evolution of that instrument from 1951 to 2001, providing background, history and highly researched facts vital to understanding everything about this remarkable member of the Fender family. A must for all music fans!

Download or read book The Fender Bass written by Klaus Blasquiz and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1991-04-01 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Book). The Fender Bass, created 40 years ago by the inventive genius of Leo Fender, still remains today as the definitive electric bass. Before Fender, there was simply no electric bass at all! Leo's design was so revolutionary that it rapidly became a 'classic, ' an essential element which was responsible for defining the image of modern music. Every new bass is inspired (more or less) from his basic design. The Fender Bass tells the detailed story of the electric bass through the different models and their improvements, from their origins to the present form. Includes hundreds of black & white and color photos of the basses and their most famous players.

Download or read book Fender Precision Basses written by Detlef Schmidt and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2010 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Guitar). Introduced in 1951, the Fender Precision Bass is the precursor of all modern electric basses. This book takes a look at the history of the "slab body basses" and the most famous players. In addition to many historical photos, the full color book lists many basses with beautiful pictures, detail shots, and anecdotes. This book is a must-have for every bass player and enthusiast or collector.

Download or read book The Bass Book written by Tony Bacon and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1995 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete illustrated history of bass guitars.

Download or read book How the Fender Bass Changed the World written by Jim Roberts and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2001 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduced in 1951, the Fender Precision Bass completely transformed the sound of popular music by the early ’60s. This is the first book to show you how and why. This richly illustrated history reveals the true colors of the Fender electric bass - as a powerful agent of change in popular music and popular culture. It tells the story of technological and artistic evolution, of basses and players--and of their profound influence on the world around them. Celebrating the instrument’s 50th anniversary, this book salutes the revolutionary impact of the bass in the hands of James Jamerson, Jack Bruce, Paul McCartney, Carol Kaye, John Entwistle, Jaco Pastorius, Sting, and other bass visionaries and virtuosos past and present.

Download or read book Fender 75 Years written by Dave Hunter and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gorgeously illustrated and authoritatively written, Fender 75 Years is the officially licensed celebration of the legendary brand's landmark anniversary, covering all of Fender's iconic guitars, amps, and basses.

Download or read book The Bass Book written by Tony Bacon and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2008 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first full-color, comprehensive history, tracing the entire development of one of the 20th century's most important musical instruments. Based on firsthand interviews with primary inventors and makers of past and present bass guitars, this new book examines the birth of the instrument, its popularization during the 1960s and 1970s, and modern variations of the instrument.