| 词条 | Fender Performer Bass | |
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|image= |manufacturer=Fender |period=1986–1987 |bodytype=Solid |necktype=Bolt-on |scale=34.0 in (863.6 mm) |woodbody=Alder |woodneck=Maple |woodfingerboard=Rosewood (Standard), Ebony (Elite) |pickups=2 or 3 special design single coils |colors=Various solid metallic and sunburst finishes }} The Fender Performer was an electric bass guitar released in 1985 and discontinued in 1987, assembled in the United States and Japan. The Performer was also available as an electric guitar.[1] The guitarThe Fender Performer bass was a uniquely styled bass guitar, designed by John Page, renowned for its extremely slender neck (narrower than Stratocaster and Telecaster guitars). The Japanese Performer Standard has an alder body, with a bolt-on 34" 24-fret micro-tilt adjustable maple neck and a 2-octave rosewood fingerboard as opposed to the United States-made Performer Elite, which sports an ebony fretboard. Controls are: Volume, Pickup Selector Switch and TBX Circuit Control (Treble Bass eXpander). The latter provided the same tonal range as the Jazz Bass between 0 and 5, with the range 5-10 providing significantly brighter sound – oriented towards solo playing and particularly suiting the sharp attack needed for a slap bass playing style. Both basses were available in Burgundy Mist, Gun Metal Blue, Candy Green, White and Tobacco Sunburst. All finishes were metallic except for the sunburst. Both versions featured a number of minor features underlying the 'high end' design including rubber inserts around the volume and tone controls, a 'micro-tilt' adjustable neck, tuners with enclosed worms, a high-quality fully enclosed jack socket, a then new and contemporary Fender logo, sculpted pickups marked with an (original) Fender logo, felt washers to prevent the strap buttons marking the body and individual intonation adjustment for each string as standard (many P-Basses at this time had just two bridge pieces). The Performer Bass was available in 2 versions, Standard and Elite, with the latter having rear-routed controls and sporting three specially designed single coil pickups (with the first two placed side-by-side in the rear position and the third in the center), 5-way switching and an ebony fretboard. Unlike the Japanese-made Performer Standard, which featured a 3-ply white pickguard, dual single coils, 3-way toggle switch and a rosewood fretboard, the more expensive Performer Elite was manufactured in the United States, retailing at $949. The moderately priced Standard retailed at $499.[2] A short-lived 5-string prototype of this bass was released in 1987, though less common. HistoryThe Fender Performer Elite Bass was designed by John Page to be an Elite version of the Fender Jazz Bass.[1] The Performer Standard was manufactured in Japan in 1986 at a time when Fender was not manufacturing guitars in the United States. Shortly after the launch of these instruments, CBS sold Fender to a group of employees led by Bill Schultz and production of the Performers ceased. It is rumored that only a few hundred were made and that some were ordered to be destroyed because of a copyright dispute concerning the neck; however, there is no credible evidence for this. Because no manufacturing assets were transferred in the sale[3] – forcing the new owners to contract the manufacture of instruments – it is more likely that the new Fender Musical Instruments Corporation simply chose to focus on proven lines. CollectibilityOnce largely ignored by Fender enthusiasts, the Performer has recently grown in popularity and second-hand values. As of 2010, in recent eBay auctions these instruments have commanded prices as much as US$1,000 and higher. Words from the designerThe following is from posts[4] that designer John Page made on fenderforum.com:
References1. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.edroman.com/guitars/fender/fender_performers.html |title=Fender Performer |publisher=Ed Roman Guitars |access-date=2015-08-23}} 2. ^http://www.fender.com/en-GR/m/news.php/?display_article=904{{dead link|date=August 2015}} 3. ^Fender History {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091130020936/http://www.fender.com/support/fender_history.php |date=2009-11-30 }} from www.fender.com 4. ^John Page's Post from www.fenderforum.com External links
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