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1968 Fender catalog page
- Thread starter Marley's Ghost
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Didn't know they were still marketing the Bass VI that late in the day. Fender mustn't have had many parts left when they discontinued it or there might have been some sort of oddball made out of what was left, just like the guitars made out of leftover Electric XII parts.
I wonder where that Bass V is now.
I wonder where that Bass V is now.
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Y'know, for those times you're talking up the ladies whilst hanging out on a cannon.
Guy must have thought he was a big shot.
When I bought my new P bass in 1970, there were three or four or Sunburst Fender VI's hanging on the wall, don't know if they were making hm at that time or were left over. I saw a Fender V one time in a band in 1969, the guy also had a blue sparkle Kustom 200 with three 15"s.
That pbass bridge cover crooked assembly since 1968.......
In today's episode of what were they thinking we discuss this ad piece.
"So we're looking to put together a catalog for our 1968 instruments."
"OK well how about a guy and two girls." "Sounds good. How about a cannon." "A cannon wait we're in the middle of the Vietnam War." "Don't worry trust us we will put one of the girls behind the fence for no apparent reason and the other girl in front of the fence with the guy by the cannon."
"But wait this has nothing to do with bass guitars"
"Don't worry we'll use a hot guy and two cute girls no one will notice."
Marketing steps in. "Don't you want to appeal to college preppy type Civil War reenactors?
"Hmm hadn't thought of that." "Most of our customers are degenerates so maybe this would be a good way to upscale our product line."
'Shakes hands'. "Good job all."
"So we're looking to put together a catalog for our 1968 instruments."
"OK well how about a guy and two girls." "Sounds good. How about a cannon." "A cannon wait we're in the middle of the Vietnam War." "Don't worry trust us we will put one of the girls behind the fence for no apparent reason and the other girl in front of the fence with the guy by the cannon."
"But wait this has nothing to do with bass guitars"
"Don't worry we'll use a hot guy and two cute girls no one will notice."
Marketing steps in. "Don't you want to appeal to college preppy type Civil War reenactors?
"Hmm hadn't thought of that." "Most of our customers are degenerates so maybe this would be a good way to upscale our product line."
'Shakes hands'. "Good job all."
looking beyond all the marketing cheese, 
I'll take one of each please.
I'll take one of each please.
He had a mighty big cannon.
Chicks dig cannons more the Fender basses.
Definitely a metaphor hiding there somewhere...maybe he couldn't afford a Corvette?
Just remember, that groovy guy and gals are now well into their 70s.
Does the cannon have a matching headstock?
Back in 1968 , it took 5 basses and a cannon for a bassist to score with two chicks.......Oh , how the times have changed ?
I think that's called subliminal advertising.
That image was my desktop wallpaper for a quite some time. I should bring it back...
For Tchaikovsky, this was a perfectly normal musical instrument.
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