By Paul Balmer Bass players, it's your turn to solo! This installment in Paul Balmer's impressive guitar handbook series is the first practical "how-to" manual devoted specifically to Fender's workhorse basses. Here are the expert tips and tricks for making your bass play and sound its best: setup and intonation essentials, simple repairs and adjustments, do-it-yourself maintenance and troubleshooting, and hot-rod pickup/control modifications. You'll find authoritative tips for all '51 and '57-type Precision, Jazz, Jaguar, Mustang and Squier models, in the same colorful, easy-to-follow format that's made Balmer's handbooks popular sellers. 201 pages, hardcover.
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Paul Balmer’s authoritative hardcover guides are the definitive owner’s manuals. Colorfully designed, filled with practical information and highly recommended!
Contents in brief: • Foreword by Carol Kaye • Overview of Fender bass models • Practical tips for buying a new or used Fender bass • Unique features of Fender bass models • Setup and tuning procedures • Retrofitting a Hipshot Bass Extender Key • Retrofitting a new bridge • Repairs, tools, maintenance and adjustments • Replacing pickups and controls • Fitting strap locks • Fretless conversion • Case studies: practical tips for specific Fender models • Influential players and their instruments • Serial number chronology
201 pages, hardcover, with over 600 color photos.
Precision Bass®, Jazz Bass®, Jaguar Bass®, Mustang Bass® and Squier® are registered trademarks of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.
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