Fender 1970 guitar and bass catalog. Page 25. Details of the single pickup 30" scale Fender Musicmaster bass, shown in White. Also available in Red and Blue - see the 1970 Fender color chart on page 95.
The Musicmaster guitar had been around since 1956, but the bass equivalent was not launched until the second half of 1970 - this is the first catalog inclusion of the Musicmaster bass. It had a 1970 US list price of $139.50
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