History
The Fender Performer Elite Bass was designed by John Page to be an Elite version of the Fender Jazz Bass. The Performer Standard was manufactured in Japan in 1986 at a time when Fender was not manufacturing guitars in the USA. 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 - 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.
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