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The Fender Jaguar Baritone Custom or Jaguar Bass VI Custom is a
string tension
The body shape, pickup, and its switching setup are identical to the two pickup Jaguar model. Its electrics (not pickups or body shape) are similar to the four-string
The Jaguar Baritone Custom is a Crafted-In-Japan model. The difference is the master has different switches and an unusual internal wiring. It includes a fuzz switch.
In 2006, Fender USA changed the name of the instrument to Jaguar Bass VI Custom. The term baritone guitar refers to one tuned B to B, between the tunings of a standard guitar and a bass. Despite the Bass VI called a baritone for most of its production run, The Jaguar Baritone Custom was always designed as a bass.
At the end of 2006, Fender decided to discontinue the model entirely. There have been no intentions to start manufacturing it again.
retro
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six-string electric bass guitar
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manufactured in 2005 and 2006. It is based on the 1964 Fender Jaguar
The Fender Jaguar is an electric guitar by Fender Musical Instruments characterized by an offset-waist body, a relatively unusual switching system with two separate circuits for lead and rhythm, and a short-scale 24" neck. Owing some roots to t ...
electric guitar
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and the 1961 six-string Fender Bass VI
The Fender Bass VI, originally known as the Fender VI, is a six-string electric bass guitar made by Fender.
Design concept and history
The Fender VI was released in 1961 and followed the concept of the Danelectro six-string bass released in 1956 ...
electric bass guitar.
The tuning for The Baritone Custom is set one octave lower than a standard tuned guitar. It uses the same bass string set as the Bass VI model, but with a shorter scale length giving the Baritone Custom lesstring tension
The body shape, pickup, and its switching setup are identical to the two pickup Jaguar model. Its electrics (not pickups or body shape) are similar to the four-string
Jaguar Bass
The Fender Jaguar Bass is an electric bass guitar currently manufactured in Mexico by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.
Design
In appearance, the Jaguar Bass is largely faithful to the original Fender Jaguar, with exception of the ...
, which was issued in 2006 and is still in production today.
It has a fixed bridge rather than the Fender floating tremolo
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used on the Bass VI and all other Jaguar models. Only the Baritone Custom, its variant, and models of the Fender Jaguar Special HH lack a floating tremolo.
They all have separate and similar belly-mounted bridges and tailpieces.
The Jaguar Baritone Custom is a Crafted-In-Japan model. The difference is the master has different switches and an unusual internal wiring. It includes a fuzz switch.
In 2006, Fender USA changed the name of the instrument to Jaguar Bass VI Custom. The term baritone guitar refers to one tuned B to B, between the tunings of a standard guitar and a bass. Despite the Bass VI called a baritone for most of its production run, The Jaguar Baritone Custom was always designed as a bass.
At the end of 2006, Fender decided to discontinue the model entirely. There have been no intentions to start manufacturing it again.
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