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Fender Vintera III Early '60s Bass VI

Name: Fender Vintera III Early '60s Bass VI
Brand: Fender

Fender · Vintera III Early '60s Bass VI

Price: 1.165 EUR – 2.664 EUR

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A six-string baritone-tuned instrument built on the offset Bass VI concept Fender introduced in the early 1960s, reissued as part of the current Vintera III series.

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About the Fender Vintera III Early '60s Bass VI

The Bass VI is not a conventional four-string bass but a six-string instrument tuned an octave below a standard guitar (E to E), built on an offset body descended from the Jaguar/Jazzmaster line. The Vintera III Early '60s edition follows Fender's original concept: three single-coil pickups, a floating vibrato tailpiece, and a shorter-than-bass 30-inch scale length that keeps it playable with guitar-like technique while producing a distinct low-register tone used historically for surf, film-score, and studio doubling work.

As part of the Vintera III range, this model represents Fender's current take on reintroducing period-correct offset features to a Mexican-made instrument at a more accessible price point than a US-built Bass VI reissue. It occupies a niche role: not a substitute for a standard bass guitar, but a distinct tonal tool for players wanting the Bass VI's particular register and switching options.

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Sound character of the Fender Vintera III Early '60s Bass VI

The Bass VI is not a standard 4-string bass but a 6-string instrument tuned an octave below a guitar, with a guitar-like ~30" scale and three single-coil pickups. That combination gives it a fundamentally different voice from any 4-string bass: a bright, twangy, guitar-like character often used for 'tic-tac' bass parts or surf-style lead lines rather than a conventional low-end foundation.

Bright Crisp Airy

Technical data for the Fender Vintera III Early '60s Bass VI

Strings	6, tuned E-E (octave below guitar)
Scale	30 inch
Pickups	3x single-coil
Bridge	Floating vibrato tailpiece
Origin	Mexico (Fender Vintera III)

Price history for the Fender Vintera III Early '60s Bass VI

Cheapest seen: 1.165 EUR · Most expensive seen: 2.664 EUR

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The history of the Fender Vintera III Early '60s Bass VI

Fender's Bass VI dates to 1961, an offset six-string instrument tuned an octave below guitar; the Vintera III Early '60s edition revives that original three-pickup, vibrato-equipped concept in Fender's current Mexican-made reissue line.