TRBboy Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Spotted this in a GAK newsletter email; [url="http://products.fendercustomshop.com/en-GB/products/search.php?partno=1510008806"]http://products.fendercustomshop.com/en-GB/products/search.php?partno=1510008806[/url] I think it looks awesome, but at £2799 there's no chance for me! Besides, I could buy about about 6 used Sandbergs for that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichF Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 [url="http://products.fendercustomshop.com/en-GB/products/search.php?partno=1510005806"]http://products.fendercustomshop.com/en-GB/products/search.php?partno=1510005806[/url] nicer than the guitar version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fender73 Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Not my taste, i think it's hideous....as for the price..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merello Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 I'm a bit torn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Mmmmmmm - - did this back in August [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/149356-the-best-p-bass-ive-seen-for-a-long-time/"]http://basschat.co.u...or-a-long-time/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Looks a bit.... Simple for that much money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 [quote name='merello' timestamp='1316937536' post='1384453'] [/quote] Hey Merello, Pray tell - how have you posted that picture? It's almost 3D to me, the head even sticks out over the 2 borders of the forum page. I don't know if it looks the same to everyone? Cheerz, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 [quote]has a bit more body mass for added sustain[/quote] Can they actually prove that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 [quote name='Doctor J' timestamp='1316946093' post='1384561'] Can they actually prove that? [/quote] They don't have to - they're Fender & what they say is the absolute truth. The only thing I thought when I saw that bass the first time was "What a waste of a really good TV Jones pickup". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric nate Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 (edited) [quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1316945698' post='1384552'] Hey Merello, Pray tell - how have you posted that picture? It's almost 3D to me, the head even sticks out over the 2 borders of the forum page. I don't know if it looks the same to everyone? Cheerz, John [/quote] I see this too! My guess is that the image has a transparent background, which is possible with .png format as far as I remember. I want this bass quite badly, it's just the kind of thing I like, simple design, very little to it, but what few components there are, are of the highest quality. Obviously overpriced though. It'd be great if they did a jap or mex version, or even a squire, then people could buy it and put a good pickup and circuit in it themselves. Edited September 25, 2011 by electric nate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 (edited) Not my sort of thing. Also yeah too expensive. If i was spending that much on a bass, i would get an actual custom made one and not just a pretend custom made one from fender (tm) corp ® Edited September 25, 2011 by EdwardHimself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkstrike Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 That should be unbearably simple to Warmoth up, mmm...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBboy Posted September 25, 2011 Author Share Posted September 25, 2011 [quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1316941800' post='1384488']Mmmmmmm - - did this back in August [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/149356-the-best-p-bass-ive-seen-for-a-long-time/"]http://basschat.co.u...or-a-long-time/[/url][/quote] Apologies, didn't realise it had been done already! I know it's very simple folks, but that's what I like about it personally. I'm not really a coffee table sort of guy, and I like that this just looks like an out and out rock machine! I do think the price is absurd for what it is though! It's got me thinking about doing a '51 P type of project but with a MM 'bucker and active eq.... Don't know what would be the cheapest way to do it though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkstrike Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 It is very simple, but in the best kind of way. Different enough from a regular P to stand out, and I can't imagine it sounding anything besides killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike257 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 I checked out the La Cabronita guitar a while back, with a view to building one similar for an old bandmate. I can't fathom what they're charging so damn much for - even if its the highest quality components, there just aren't that many components in it! The price of exclusivity, it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly deluxe Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 (edited) Yet another radical groundbreaking design from the Fender parts bin. "a bit more mass" = un-contoured. "unique body shape" erm,i dont think it's any more unique than any other Precision bass shape. Edited September 26, 2011 by hillbilly deluxe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 [quote name='hillbilly deluxe' timestamp='1317019507' post='1385414'] "a bit more mass" = un-contoured. [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc2009 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 How is that worth that much money, given so many luthiers could make it for so much less. You know, I sort of understand some custom shop prices, because the cost of the parts and labour is f-ing immense, but I honestly believe anyone who has the right tools could knock that up for under £200 (electronics aside). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 One person's trash is another person's treasure. If you like it and have that kind of money lying around in your change saucer then go for it. I think it's a ridiculously overpriced bitsa. I wouldn't buy it if I had a full change saucer the size of the Ark Royal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 [quote name='dc2009' timestamp='1317043559' post='1385834'] How is that worth that much money, given so many luthiers could make it for so much less. [/quote] Apparently it's because of the name on the headstock. That little decal automatically transforms any piece of sh*t into the greatest basses/guitars in the cosmos. The Fender marketing people must just spend all day pissing themselves laughing at the stuff they can get people to buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 I think it would better in white personally but I'm still not really a fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Infact any of you photoshop wizards fancy giving that ago. It could be a trebor bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 What's up with the finish on the upper horn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1317069848' post='1386454'] What's up with the finish on the upper horn? [/quote] It looks like most of the Fender shop pressed their fingerprints onto it, then dinged it a few times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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