Interesting Bass Guitar Patents

D169062 - Clarence L. Fender original Precision Bass Guitar design filed: November 21, 1952 granted: March 24, 1953 patent number: Design 169,062 images: 1, 2
D187001 - Clarence L. Fender the popular 1959 Precision Bass Guitar filed: January 6, 1959 granted: January 5, 1960 patent number: Design 187,001 images: 1
3015247 - Larry P. Allers (Gibson) shows the EB-2 bass and tailpiece mute filed: April 20, 1960 granted: January 2, 1962 patent number: 3,015,247 images: 1 2
4192213 - Ned Steinberger the outline for the famous L2 bass filed: September 18, 1978 filed: March 11, 1980 patent number: 4,192,213 images: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
4852450 - Ralph Novak non-parallel (Novax fanned) frets filed: June 30, 1988 granted: August 1, 1989 patent number: 4,852,450 images: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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