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dwh87

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  1. I am fine with Fender pumping out the same old design. Just make a mid priced Jazz and Precision bass that keeps the same specs and line up name for at least five years but rotate the colours every twelve months. Fender have a few under used finishes in the catalogue. It’s not going to be to everybodies taste but there is a demand for more colours.

    2018: Grafitti Yellow, Fiesta Red, and Vintage White

    2019: Sonic Blue, Shell Pink and Race Green

    2020: Mystic Aztec Gold, Burgundy Mist and Competiton Orange

    2021: Sonic Grey, White Blonde and Daphne Blue.

    2022: Surf Green, Candy Apple Red and Imperial Blue.

  2. Something "new" from Fender. Was there a gap in the market for this? It has a couple subtle changes from his old one like the added forearm contour. He also played one at Reading and Leeds festival tonight.

    Here is the sweet talk from Fender

    Fender and hard-hitting Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt join forces once again to bring you the Mike Dirnt Road Worn Precision Bass. With original-era 1951 Precision styling, its ash body wears a 3-Color Sunburst or White Blonde lacquer finish worn to perfection to simulate years of hard-played onstage glory.

    Other distinctive features include a comfortable forearm contour, a volcanic custom vintage-style '59 split single-coil pickup, side-mounted output jack and custom Mike Dirnt neck plate. The maple neck has a thick "C"-shaped profile and a classic '51-style Telecaster headstock shape, with a 9.5"-radius maple or rosewood fingerboard with 20 medium jumbo frets and black (maple board) or aged white (rosewood board) dot position inlays. The bass also has a single-ply black pickguard, two knurled chrome flat-top control knobs (volume, tone) and special '70s vintage-style tuners.



  3. Two gentleman that divide opinion wherever they go.

    My local art gallery has a Damien Hirst designed Fleabass for sale. Not quite the $50k that was the asking price a couple years ago for the multi coloured ones but the more "sensible" price of £10k. 125 of these have been made (and probably all look the same to the untrained eye) Crazy money since before Hirst jizzed paint over it the whole thing was worth £100. The only redeeming feature is up close the case looks bombproof, a real heavy looking so-and-so. Nowhere is the word Fleabass used, the model is described as Modular (kinda close to another brand)


  4. [quote name='mart' timestamp='1374267074' post='2147132']

    You want a sunburst, and you're in Cornwall? You, mate, are in luck: just get yourself down to Mansons:
    http://www.mansons.co.uk/product/squier-vintage-modified-bass-vi-rosewood-fretboard-3-tone-sunburst-5672

    Sadly, the rest of us who want a white one have to wait.
    [/quote]


    Very tempting. I have one on order with my local shop but a little trip to Exeter could he fun.

  5. There is a good chance i will be ordering one of these on Monday morning. If my local guitar shop does not have one or getting them for a while i will phone around and track one down.

    Now it's time to choose between white and sunburst.

    If the pickups are not brilliant what would be a suitable replacement?

  6. I would like to think this is going to have a fairly happy ending. Even though i loathe the near tyrannical way the company is sometimes portrayed i am in the market for a Sterling or Stingray so the outcome of this interests me.

    Hopefully i am not getting this too wrong but didn't somebody around here have some issues with Musicman last year?

    He was after a Stingray with certain specs and one had to be freshly made at EBMM HQ and sent over. The bass that turned up was an old neck and body just slapped together and was slightly used looking. The UK distribution blamed Musicman and vice versa. After calls and emails it was eventually sorted (i hope)

    It seems like everything i get the urge to buy one i see a story like this and it puts me off.

  7. [quote name='dudewheresmybass' timestamp='1358551283' post='1941439']
    .....and four grand! ( well £3999!)
    [/quote]

    I was just about post this. Crazy money but Aria, Ray Burton and Metallica all have a finger in this pie.

    Just buy an old model that is closer to the real deal.

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