Leo Fender - A Moment In Bass Guitar History

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 Leo Fender

The Man Behind The Music We All Know And Love.




The electric bass guitar has been rumbling the hearts of people on this earth for nearly 80 years.

 It wasn't until 1950 that Leo Fender put his mind into creating one of the most Iconic foot notes in Electric Bass Guitar technology to this day, The Fender Precision Bass.

 The original prototype was a four string bass designed after the 6 string telecaster electric guitar (which was very popular at that time) in 1950 and marketed in 1951. It went through many adjustments and design updates over time and in 1957 it was redesigned to look more like the ever classic Fender Stratocaster electric guitar and to this day is the most popular design for the bass.



 Leo Fender along with designing mostly all of Fender's classic products was also responsible for designing basses for Musicman and many a custom axe for 'G&L (George and Leo) Musical Products'.

 After contracting a streptococcal sinus infection, Leo Fender sold the Fender company to CBS in 1965, he switch doctors and eventually got better.

 That is when he went on to design instruments for Musicman through his company 'CLF Research' and eventually became president of Musicman in 1975 and in 1979 he sold Musicman to Ernie Ball and went on to form 'G&L Musical Instruments' where he designed mainly high end custom models including his final bass that many consider it to be his "opus" of design.  before his death in 1991.

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