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Victor Bailey Acoustic/Electric Bass

Victor Bailey...man, what a resume. First-call session guy. Solo artist. Consummate sideman. And acoustic bassist extraordinaire. Veteran of more than 1,000 recordings by artists including Weather Report, Michael Brecker, LL Cool J and Mary J. Blige.

And when we started working on our Victor Bailey Acoustic/Electric bass, the man himself graciously spent a great deal of time and effort on it with us. The result is a unique instrument: The instrument features a beautifully arched back, figured dao back and sides, a laminated spruce top with a gorgeous dao veneer, an abalone rosette, tortoise-shell binding, a 34"-scale neck modeled on Bailey's signature Fender Jazz Bass® guitar, satin gold Hipshot® licensed lightweight tuners, Fishman® electronics and a deluxe gig bag. A truly stunning instrument.

Product Features
Body Style Thinline, Single Cutaway Acoustic / Electric Bass
Top Laminated Spruce with Dao Top Veneer
Bracing X Bracing
Back and Sides Arched Back of Laminated Dao
Neck Mahogany
Fingerboard Rosewood
No. of Frets 22
Bridge Rosewood with Compensated Saddle
Machine Heads Hipshot Licensed Gold, (Die-Cast)
Electronics Fishman® AeroTM Plus Pickup System with Active On-Board Pre-Amp which Features: Volume,
Integrated Electronic Tuner with On/Off Switch, Bass, Mid, Treble, Notch, Brilliance, Phase, Low Battery Indicator Light
Scale Length 34" (864 mm)
Body Depth 3.25"
Width at Nut 1.69"
Width at Heel 2.5"
Unique Features Victor Bailey Graphic on Headstock,
Abalone Dot Position Inlays,
Abalone Rosette,
4-Pin Bridge with Solid Rosewood Bridge Pins,
Double Bound (White/Tortoise Shell) Fingerboard,
Matching Headstock Dao Overlay,
Inlaid Mother of Pearl Fender Logo,
Tortoise Shell Body Binding
Strings Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Bass 8060LS
Gauges .045, .055, .075, .095
Accessories Deluxe Gig Bag