Recent content by nvrstoplearning

You will enjoy your Cowpoke very much! They are unique enough to get loads of attention and questions, because you just don't see them very often. I've always played Fender basses and I don't think I'm over exaggerating when I say that the Cowpoke is one of the hidden gems of the Fender family...

Thanks for everyone's input. I had never seen one before. Does anyone have experience playing one? I'm always interested in the oddball stuff!

I saw this advertised as a Fender Bass, and obviously it says Fender on the headstock, but I have never seen a Fender with that shape of headstock on it. Fender Bass is the only description given. Is this a legit Fender bass model? My curiosity has been raised.

I remember listening to my tapes over and over just picking out the bass part and trying to copy notes and tone as closely as I could. Now I like to use a free app called Anytune. It lets you slow the song down while retaining the original key, and select a specific part of a song and play it as...

Thanks for the info. I ran across my Cowpoke online and this thread was very helpful in determining exactly what it was that I was looking at. When I picked it up, it was pretty dusty, had a few screws missing from the bridge saddles, and overall needed a little TLC. I cleaned it up, put a new...

I've been playing bass for 25 years now, and just recently stumbled across my first cowpoke bass. I usually play a Fender Jazz, but I do believe that I have fallen in love with this "oddball" that Fender created. Quick question though. Because the body is smaller, what are you guys doing for...