Fender Vintera III Early ’60s Bass VI Olympic White

Returning to their acclaimed Vintera series, Fender recrafts iconic favorites to vintage-spec, delivering impressive throwback tones in affordable, accessible packages. Here, for the Vintera III collection, the brand focuses on specific periods to tell the story of their legendary history, showcasing the vintage appreciation with era accurate decisionslooks, feels, and aesthetics all accounted for. This early ’60s Bass VI in Olympic White shows why this unique bass guitar hybrid has persisted through the years, boasting the intricate details that solidified itself within Fender canon.

This Bass VI story begins with an alder solidbody sculpted to form the iconic offset shape. A fantastic tonewood for both bass and guitar, this choice delivers lasting resonance and a force that is felt in every note. The balanced tone lets the mids cut through while the low-end presents a punch that never becomes unflattering. Offered here in clean Olympic White gloss polyester finish, and adorned with a 4-ply tortoiseshell pickguard and nickel/chrome hardware, the early ’60s Bass VI encapsulates the vintage thesis in all aspectstonally and aesthetically. Attached to the body is an early ’60s “C” shaped neck found with a gloss urethane finish, a comfortable and smooth piece that begins narrow at the nut and thickens slightly towards the twelfth fret. With the extended range supplied by the Bass VI, this neck choice will feel particularly homey for guitar and bass players alike. Affixed to the neck is a rosewood fingerboard lined with 21 vintage tall frets across its 30″ scale length, delivering additional sustain and signature Fender tone when sliding seamlessly across all frets. Guided by clay dot inlays and white side dots, bassists will always feel confident about their precision when producing the singular vibe of the Bass VI.

When appreciating what makes this offset bass so special, we find the floating tremolo system. Originating in a 6-saddle vintage-style adjustable bridge with engageable Bass VI mute, the iconic bass with a trem arm meets its pitch modulating heart in the tailpiece, fastened with a locking button to ensure notes are consistent when the effect isn’t wanted. Peculiar for any other bass, but perfect for the Bass VI, the hybrid qualities of the instrument lets players utilize the Bass VI like they would a guitar, so why not put a tremolo system on it? But there’s no need to worryall bass notes are solidified by the Fender vintage-style tuning machines, an addition that maintains tunings and intonation are sound even when utilizing the tremolo system for extreme measures.

In spite of its guitar-centric appearances, the Bass VI packs a bass-oriented punch due to its tailored electronics system. Amplified by three vintage-style early ’60s Bass VI single-coil pickups found in the neck, middle, and bridge positions, the Bass VI produces chunky, huge bass tones that can be tweaked to mimic biting guitar-like crunchesa hybrid instrument for hybrid applications. To alter the pickup configuration, on/off switches are installed just below the pickupsthree of which are associated to the appropriate pickups. The fourth switch, however, engages the “strangle” circuit, a high-pass filter that thins the tone and annunciates the brightness of the instrument for cutting leads or guitar imitation. Further controlled by master volume and master tone knobs, the only complex part about the Bass VI are the intricate, singular tones.

Make the most of the iconic bass-hybrid favorite with the Fender Vintera III Early ’60s Bass VI in Olympic White.

• Alder solidbody in iconic offset silhouette
• Maple neck in Early ’60s “C” profile
• Round-laminated rosewood fingerboard with clay dot inlays
• 21 vintage tall sized frets across the 30″ scale length
• 6-saddle vintage-style adjustable bridge with mute
• Fender “floating” tremolo tailpiece
• Vintage-style Fender tuning machines
• Vintage-style Early ’60s Bass VI single-coil pickups
• Low cut switch
• Gloss polyester finish
• Fender deluxe gig bag included