Fender Urge Bass
The Fender Urge Bass and Fender Urge II Bass are models of electric bass guitars produced by Fender. The models were designed and are endorsed by bassist Stu Hamm.
Stu Hamm Urge II Bass
The original Fender Urge Bass was designed in conjunction with John Page and was the first Artist Signature bass offered by Fender, and featured a sleekly downsized alder body; two Custom Noiseless Jazz Bass pickups; a Custom Precision Bass pickup; dual-band EQ; 18v power supply (only on Urge II) and a Lace Sensor on first Urge; a panning Jazz pickup selector control; asymmetrical oval neck profile and a neck with a sculpted heel; string-through gold-plated bridge; two stacked black control knobs; black Gotoh GB7 tuners, and a medium-scale, 32" graphite-reinforced maple neck featuring a 2-octave pau ferro fingerboard with 24 medium-jumbo frets. This bass also had a rotary switch offering four modes: standby (off), active mid-boost, active no-boost, and passive (urge). The pearloid pickguard was of a unique shape with a smaller footprint than many other Fender basses. Colors offered were Lake Placid Blue, Montego Black, Sherwood Green Metallic, and Burgundy Mist. The original Urge was first introduced in 1993 and was discontinued in 1999.
There was also a short-lived Urge Standard which was made in Mexico between 1993 and 1999, featuring a medium-scale 32" neck, two standard Jazz Bass pickups, a poplar body, and active circuitry with dual concentric volume and tone for each pickup.
As of 2008, the Urge II came with a Hipshot Drop D-tuner and three new finishes: Ocean Turquoise, Red Sparkle and Black with Matching Headstock. As of January 1, 2010, the Urge II bass has been discontinued by Fender after 20 years on the roster of Fender basses.
