Fender Artist Signature Victor Bailey 5-String Acoustic Electric Bass Review :: Bass Guitars Reviews
an unique instrument!
Victor Bailey – man, what a resume. First-call session guy. Solo artist. Consummate sideman. And acoustic bassist extraordinaire. Veteran of more than 1,000 recordings by artists including Weather Report, Michael Brecker, LL Cool J and Mary J. Blige.
And when Fender started working on Victor Bailey Signature five-string Acoustic Bass, the man himself graciously spent a great deal of time and effort on it with us. The result is an unique instrument! The Victor Bailey Signature 5-string Acoustic Bass features a beautifully arched back, figured dao back and sides, a laminated spruce top with a gorgeous dao veneer, an abalone rosette, tortoise-shell binding, a 34″ – scale neck modeled on Bailey’s signature Fender Jazz Bass Guitar, satin gold Hipshot licensed lightweight tuners, Fishman electronics and a deluxe gig bag. A truly stunning instrument.
Unique Features:
– Victor Bailey Graphic on Headstock,– Abalone Dot Position Inlays,
– Abalone Rosette,
– 5-Pin Bridge with Rosewood Pins,
– Double Bound (White/Tortoise Shell) Fingerboard,
– Matching Dao Headstock Overlay,
– 3-Over 2-Under Tuning Machine Array,
– Inlaid Mother of Pearl Fender Logo,
– Tortoise Shell Body Binding,
– Fender/Fishman Classic 4 Active On-Board Preamp which Features:
- Saddle-Fishman Sonicore Under Saddle Pickup and Blendable,
- Body Mounted ACLR Sensor,
- Volume,
- Bass (±12dB @ 60Hz,±3dB @ 350Hz),
- Mid (±12dB @ 700Hz, 3dB bandwidth @ 1kH),
- Treble (±12dB @ 10kHz, 3 dB bandwidth @ 2.4kHz),
- Brilliance (±9dB @ 10kHz, 3 dB bandwidth @ 7 kHz),
- Body (Blend for Body Mounted ACLR Sensor),
- Low Battery
| Features + Technical Specs | |
|---|---|
| Model Name | Victor Bailey 5-String (Acoustic/Electric Bass) |
| Model Number | 095-3305-(221) |
| Series | Artist Signature Series |
| Colors | (221) Natural, Finish Gloss (Polyurethane Finish) |
| Body | Thinline, Single Cutaway |
| Top | Laminated Spruce with Dao Top Veneer |
| Back and Sides | Arched Back of Laminated Dao |
| Neck | Mahogany |
| Fingerboard | Rosewood |
| No. of Frets | 22 |
| Bridge | Rosewood with Compensated Saddle |
| Machine Heads | Hipshot Licensed Gold, (Die-Cast) |
| Electronics | Fender/Fishman Classic 4 Active On-Board Preamp |
| Scale Length | 34″ (864 mm) |
| Body Depth | 3.5″ |
| Width at Nut | 1.875″ |
| Width at Heel | 2.875″ |
| Strings | Phosphor Bronze 5-String Acoustic Bass, Gauges .045, .055, .075, .095, .120 |
| Accessories | Deluxe Gig Bag |
| Introduced | 1/2007 |
