This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/29/2023
McVie's Owned & Studio-Played Guitar - Used to Make Fleetwood Mac's "Behind The Mask" - Direct from McVie with Photo-Match Provenance!
A rare c. 1990 fretless 5-string Heartfield DR5 electric bass guitar owned and used by John McVie while recording with Fleetwood Mac. Housed in a black hard case. McVie adopted this Fender collaboration with Japanese manufacturer Matsumoko in 1990 and is pictured playing it (along with its fretted counterpart) in the Fall 1990 issue of Fender Frontline, where he also discusses the importance of the 5-string's low B to the sound of Behind the Mask (Warner Bros, 1990). McVie's Heartfield basses can be heard on tracks such as "Back in My Mind," "Hard Feelings," and "Standing on a Rock."
McVie was one of only two Heartfield endorsees (Steve Bailey was the other). According to the Heartfield website, "The regular public was not able to order factory fretless instruments. Only people who worked for Fender, or who endorsed Heartfields, could get them."
Accompanied by a PDF that will be emailed to the winning bidder of the Fall 1990 issue of Fender Frontline magazine, which shows an image of McVie playing this exact bass and includes an article with him discussing the bass. A terrific piece of Fleetwood Mac history! Sourced direct from the John McVie collection.