Fender Custom Shop Custom Order 59 P Bass FS or Trade with Pre CBS P or J

[wesfinn]

This is more of a feeler to see if anyone out there has what I'm looking for. I had this bass custom ordered from the Custom Shop in 2009. This bass caused a bit of a hoo-ha amongst fender as I specified exactly how i wanted the relicing done with pictures etc and it ended up being mostly done by a Master builder (even though the bass is stated as a team built). After this bass was finished you can no longer specify exact relicing without paying for a Master Built version. Cost me an arm and a leg even still!

Ok the specs

59 C shape QS maple neck with dark slab rosewood board 7.25" radius. heavy relic neck finish
Body is finished in this order White primer- gold base coat - Candy red -Olympic white all nitro.
matching headstock. Hardcase with all the candy + original strings which i took off to put flats on.

The bass plays absolutely incredibly and sounds exactly as a p should. its strung with Flats. Flippyfloop and Headofire have both played this too and absolutely love it.

Im looking to trade for a decent Pre-CBS P bass or maybe a Jazz, if anyone has anything PM me.

Sale price £2550. Firm. bass is available to try in brighton.

Edited January 29, 2011 by wesfinn

[73Jazz]

Nice bass
Good luck!

[Truckstop]

Lovely rusty screws!

Truckstop

[wesfinn]

haha yeah theres some rust there for sure! Seriously the best example of relic'ing Ive ever seen from the custom shop.

[BassBod]

Hey Wes...that really needs a lick of paint, mate.

[Thornybank]

Now, if the pick guard was nicely strumgrooved...
...and had a fag burn between the E and A machines...

Edited January 25, 2011 by Thornybank

[EssentialTension]

Hey Wes, did you have that hanging up in GAK for a while? I seem to recall being in its presence or am I dreaming?

[wesfinn]

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='1102646' date='Jan 25 2011, 07:54 PM']Hey Wes, did you have that hanging up in GAK for a while? I seem to recall being in its presence or am I dreaming?[/quote]

It may of been hanging up in there when I bring it in to mess about on. I think i remember showing to you actually.

[wesfinn]

Now for sale. £2550 firm.

[wesfinn]

Bump

[lettsguitars]

all fenders stink!

[Clarky]

[quote name='lettsguitars' post='1142029' date='Feb 26 2011, 02:41 AM']all fenders stink![/quote]
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Good luck with the sale Wes. I love my Fenders and this one looks a cracker

[captain black]

[quote name='Clarky' date='Feb 26 2011, 09:30 AM' post='1142106']
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Tongue in cheek, I'm sure.

[url="http://www.lettsbasses.co.uk/"]http://www.lettsbasses.co.uk/[/url]

The Guy makes some nice looking basses but if I'm honest, it's Fender all day for me too.

[Noisyjon]

[quote name='lettsguitars' post='1142029' date='Feb 26 2011, 02:41 AM']all fenders stink![/quote]

Of what?

Have a bump for an awesome looking P bass.

[wateroftyne]

[quote name='lettsguitars' post='1142029' date='Feb 26 2011, 02:41 AM']all fenders stink![/quote]
This IS tongue in cheek, right?

[wateroftyne]

Actually, looking at the time of this and other posts, I think it's a case of 'beer-fuelled surf + chip on shoulder = oh dear.'

[wesfinn]

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' post='1141999' date='Feb 26 2011, 01:18 AM']Nice look and all that, but I for one would like a picture including the headstock.

I thought Custom Shop jobs were only available to USA, Canada & Japan.

How did you go about ordering yours?

Regards...[/quote]

You can order custom guitars through any custom shop dealer in the UK. build time is now about 8 months (tho longer for something like this as theres 2 paint jobs and a lot of relicing. Price of one of these will be well over £3k as it would have to be masterbuilt spec.


Yes Fenders do stink...usually of sweat, beer, and tobacco. I think it adds to the tone.

[wesfinn]

heres a pic of the bass in full. (middle one)