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    Forum Member ch willie's Avatar
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    Fender Bass Innovations?

    Looks-wise: Using the car paint colors. Colors like Daphne Blue stand out to me--first Fender Bass I was ever aware of was a Daphne Precision.

    Practical: Inline tuners. I like being able to see what I'm doing when tuning. Ease of use--all four go in the same direction tuning up and down.
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    Re: Fender Bass Innovations?

    I do like inline tuners
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    Re: Fender Bass Innovations?

    If only Leo had developed a bass amp to match the potential of his revolutionary Fender basses......

    "When injustice becomes law then rebellion becomes duty."

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    Re: Fender Bass Innovations?

    Quote Originally Posted by phantomman View Post
    If only Leo had developed a bass amp to match the potential of his revolutionary Fender basses......


    i was never as happy with my 70s Bassman 50 head and cab as I am with my Ampeg V4-B.
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    Re: Fender Bass Innovations?

    IMO Acoustic, Ampeg, and Sunn were the only credible bass rigs and only because those companies built speaker enclosures optimized for bass guitars. There was nothing wrong with Leo's amp architecture.
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    Re: Fender Bass Innovations?

    As much as you’ve worked on and built amps, you’re the man who’d know.
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