molan Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 (edited) The shop I work in is about to order 6 new basses and has been offered quite a few different colour choices and some design mix and match options. As there are quite a few variations I thought it might be fun to see what the BassChat vote would be as a first order We can get something along the lines of a Precision with 1.75" nut or Jazz wih 1.5" nut. However it's also possible to put a chunkier P neck on a J or a slimmer J neck on a P. All will come with rosewood boards and, initially, in 4 string RH format only. All will also come with matching headstocks because we just really like them:) There's an additional option to add blocks and binding on any neck. Colour choice (based on something similar to Fender descriptions) is: Inca Silver Sonic Blue Firemist Gold Feista Red Lake Placid Blue Black 2 Tone Sunburst Ice Blue Metallic Shoreline Gold Lake Placid Blue Candy Apple Red Emerald Green Everyone gets two choices - I'll start the ball rolling with: P - 1.75" nut - dots- sonic blue J - 1.50" nut - blocks & binding - candy apple red It's obviously OK for people to choose the same as someone else and we really will use people's ideas to help shape the first order So what would you go for. . . Edited June 22, 2014 by molan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 OK - you have my attention. One of these with a 70s P neck profile, around 8.5lbs, and I'll pick it up next week. Thank you. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygYu_7364gE[/media] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBass Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 P - 1.75" dots Lake Placid Blue - Tort pg? Is that possible? P - 1.5" blocks and binding Inca Silver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 P - 1.50" nut - block and binding - Black J - 1.50" nut - block and binding - Lake Placid Blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliasMooseblaster Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 I'd be very boring and go for a P body with a P neck - it's just the way I like 'em. The colour is the tricky one - probably CA Red as a first choice, 2-tone sunburst as a second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 (edited) [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1402392635' post='2472860'] OK - you have my attention. One of these with a 70s P neck profile, around 8.5lbs, and I'll pick it up next week. Thank you. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygYu_7364gE[/media] [/quote] This, and also a straight copy of a 66 dots and bound CAR or Firemist Gold Jazz with lollipop tuners. Edited June 10, 2014 by walbassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 One of them might be fretless? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 P in 2-tone burst with gold anodised guard ('57 style but with rosewood). Black or green jazz with all black stealth hardware! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allighatt0r Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 (edited) J - 1.5" - Dots - Emerald Green (drooool....) J - 1.5" - Blocks, no binding - Lake Placid Blue Edited June 10, 2014 by allighatt0r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 P - 1.75" dots Sonic Blue - Aged White Guard P - 1.75" dots Fiesta Red - Tort pg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJE Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 My two would be: J - 1.75" nut, dot (or dot and bound if possible) Candy Apple Red (mint guard?) P (with jazz pickup) - 1.75" nut, blocks and binding, Sonic Blue If you can get any type of Jazz with a 1.75" nut and slightly relic'd finish, let me know I will probably buy it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 colour (sea foam green) not on your list but I would go for: [attachment=164709:Fender86_62JBV_Seafoam_4.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Harumph. TWO Lake Placid Blue and no Burgundy Mist? You Burgundy Mistist you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myke Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]P - 1.50" nut - no dots - Fiesta Red[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]J - 1.50" nut - no dots - Lake Placid Blue[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][/font][/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 another sonic Blue P for me, with a 1.75 neck, and seeing as we're allowed 2 choices i'll have a matching jazz with the 1.5 neck and blocks and binding! are these budget or premium priced? Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJE Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 If you could get a copy of a Pino signature with a J pickup that would cure my GAS forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fretbuzz Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 (edited) 51 or 55P paisley finish top and bottom and a 64 Jazz Burgundy Mist Metallic for me :-) Edited June 10, 2014 by Mr Fretbuzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 As I have my dream Precision, I`ll go for Jazz, 2T Sunburst, 1.75 nut, blocks/binding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 P - 1.5" - Blocks/Binding - Sonic Blue. P - 1.5" - Blocks/Binding - Candy Apple Red Would have preferred Olympic White as an option... MUST HAVE tort guards. The downside for me would be the matching headstocks. To me, they rarely look anything but cheap. I wanna see that wood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Wot? No Burgundy Mist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTB Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 I've been regretting selling my CAR Sadowsky RV4 and that feeling was compounded last night when I came across a picture of Jimmy Earl in Bass Player magazine. He was holding a 66 Jazz in CAR with a rosewood board, blocks & binding. I shall therefore have one of them. The other one would be a 62 Jazz with a tort pickguard. If Oly White was added, I would choose it but otherwise, Sonic Blue please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UglyDog Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 J - 1.50" nut - blocks & binding - Candy Apple Red P - 1.50" nut - blocks & binding - Lake Placid Blue Both with white pearl pickguards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Transaxle Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 P - 1.50" nut, 2 tone sunburst. Black guard. Blocks & binding J = 1.50" nut, CAR white pearl guard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share Posted June 10, 2014 Thanks for all these everyone. Interesting to see how many people have voted for tort or pearl white guards. These are available but carry a cost premium to simple white. How much would people pay to be able to choose something other than white? I know how much it cost so source decent quality tort and pearloid but not sure what the 'market' will stand. In terms of body colours it looks like we can choose many of the the most common Fender standards. Oly White is next in line (it's surprisingly harder to get just right than a bright arctic white) but burgundy mist and sea foam green should be readily available. Five strings, lefties and fretless variaties should be seen in Sept/Oct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 Maple boards available very soon as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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