Steve Bailey Fretless Jazz Bass VI (6-String)

When you play this bass you’re in good company with Steve Bailey himself, a player’s player and instructional author with a diverse and stellar list of performing and recording credits that includes Dizzy Gillespie, the Rippingtons and Jethro Tull.

The Fender Steve Bailey Fretless Jazz Bass VI is a phenomenal vehicle for self-expression that offers you the opportunity to explore a virtually limitless tonal palette in the quest to define your own voice on the instrument. From silky singing cello-like tones to the thundering bottom end that only a beautifully executed low “B” string can produce, this instrument is the finest example of the marriage of art and engineering.

Features include a select alder body, a quartersawn maple neck with an asymmetrical profile, a 9.5” to 14” compound-radius two-octave ebony fingerboard, custom Fender pickups, 18-volt active electronics, an onboard mute switch, onboard active EQ, a heavy-duty fully adjustable Fender locking bridge and Bailey’s initials on the back of the headstock.

Model Name       Steve Bailey Fretless Jazz Bass® VI (6-String)
Model Number     019-7400-(Color #)
Series     Artist Series
Colors     (300) 3-Color Sunburst, (306) Black, (Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
Body     Select Alder
Neck     Quartersawn Maple, Asymmetrical “C” Shape,
(Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
Fingerboard     Ebony with Compound 9.5” to 14” Radius (241 mm to 355.6 mm)
No. of Frets     24 Fretting Positions (No Fretlines, White Side Dot Position Markers Only)
Pickups     2 Custom 6-String Jazz Bass® Pickups
Controls     Master Volume, Pickup Blend, Bass Boost/Cut, Treble Boost/Cut, Mute Switch
Pickup Switching     Pickup Blend Control with Center Detent
Bridge     Locking CVM (Convertible Modular) Bridge
Machine Heads     Hipshot® Ultralite™ Tuning Machines
Hardware     Chrome
Pickguard     4-Ply Tortoise Shell
Scale Length     34” (863.6 mm)
Width at Nut     2″ (50.8 mm)
Unique Features     Steve Bailey’s Initials on Back of Headstock, Top Mounted Strat® Input Jack, Asymmetrical Neck Profile, No Fretlines, White Side Dot Position Markers Only, Posiflex™ Graphite Neck Support Rods, 5-Bolt Neck Attachment, Slightly Contoured Heel for Comfort in Upper Register, Unique 6-String String Retainer, 4 Over 2 Under Tuning Machine Array, Rolled Fingerboard Edges
Strings     Fender® Super Bass 7250 6-M, NPS, Gauges: .030, .045, .065, .085, .105, .130,
P/N 073-7250-606
Accessories     Heavy Duty Ultra Gig Bag,
Deluxe Leather Strap