1968 Fender Paisley Tele Bass and Oliver Powerflex with Drew Hart, , SOUND CHECK

Welcome to the Retrofret garage BASS STUDIO, Drew Hart Drew tries out the always iconic 1968 Pink Paisley Fender Tele Bass through the Oliver Powerflex Model P502. This infamous and fabulous looking bass was one of CBS, Fender s most whimsical ideas in the summer of 1968: putting pink paisley or blue floral wallpaper on Telecasters to catch the Groovy 1960 s vibe at its latedecade high. The slabbodied Tele shape worked well (the contoured Strat proved impractical ) and the instruments were released in mid1968, The Bass does not suffer any loss of function under this colorful livery. Paisley Red pulsates with every beat and swirls in a blinding carousel of colors and forms claimed Fender s promotional materials, and who are we to argue. Unfortunately these were not big sellers; the basses were made in smaller quantities than the guitar version, and all were out of production by 1969. This is simply one of the coolest if more eccentric amplifiers o br, br,