thebassist Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Sorry if this has been posted before - I did a search and couldn't find anything... Anyway - thoughts on it? http://www.fendercustomshop.com/series/artisan/artisan-postmodern-bass/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Nice, but wouldn't pay £3k for one! http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Fender-Custom-Shop-Artisan-Postmodern-Bass/1H22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnozzalee Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Lol the pricing nowadays... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westenra Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 When I saw the thread title I thought this was going to be a joke regarding the American Standard line being discontinued, boy was I wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 I was expecting something a bit more artisan and postmodern. Worse than being 'marmite' that bass is just plain dull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markstuk Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 looks like someone stole my grannies sideboard and made a bass from the top.. minimalist or just dull? I can't decide... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Dull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliasMooseblaster Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 (edited) I call plagiarism - it looks suspiciously like my Frankenbass with an extra pickup (below centre)! [attachment=228724:bass_trio.jpg] Edited September 27, 2016 by EliasMooseblaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBassBob Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 All those modern touches and no easy truss rod access.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 [quote name='markstuk' timestamp='1474962638' post='3141762'] minimalist or just dull? I can't decide... [/quote] I'd go for for 'dull'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Looks like a Marlin sidewinder with the paint sanded off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Considering what 3k can get you bass wise, Fender do seem to be taking the pee with some of their custom shop pricing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebassist Posted September 27, 2016 Author Share Posted September 27, 2016 From the website. ----- "The 2016 Artisan Postmodern Bass is a thoroughly contemporary combination of Fender’s two most time-honored basses. Its roasted ash Precision Bass body features a gorgeous Tasmanian blackwood top and lacquer finish, paired with tinted quarter sawn AA flame maple Jazz Bass neck with a 1960 Jazz “U”-shaped profile and compound-radius (9.5”-16”) round-laminated rosewood fingerboard. Other premium features include hand wound 1962 Precision Bass® (middle) and Jazz Bass (bridge) pickups, rear-load controls and 1960 Jazz Bass wiring, medium jumbo frets and bone nut, A-string Stealth string retainer, RSD bass bridge, Custom Shop certificate of authenticity and black case." Source: http://www.fendercustomshop.com/series/artisan/artisan-postmodern-bass/ ----- I'm not sure you could particularly refer to this as "contemporary"? [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I don't dislike it but £3149 is just so overpriced in my opinion. I actually can't believe that pricing.[/font][/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Bee Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 it'll look nice when they paint it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 How can it be contemporary when it looks 80's? Looks like one of those self build kits for around £80 to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 LOL @ Fender. Typical, though - the 6-strings at least get interesting tops, while the bass gets lumbered with the offcuts from your nan's sideboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebassist Posted September 27, 2016 Author Share Posted September 27, 2016 Personally, I'd like to see Fender continuing with their bread and butter traditional basses while experimenting a little more with other stuff - like what they did with the Steve Bailey 6-string Jazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 [quote name='thebassist' timestamp='1474977105' post='3141947'] From the website. ----- "The 2016 Artisan Postmodern Bass is a thoroughly contemporary combination of Fender’s two most time-honored basses. Its roasted ash Precision Bass body features a gorgeous Tasmanian blackwood top and lacquer finish, paired with tinted quarter sawn AA flame maple Jazz Bass neck with a 1960 Jazz “U”-shaped profile and compound-radius (9.5”-16”) round-laminated rosewood fingerboard. Other premium features include hand wound 1962 Precision Bass® (middle) and Jazz Bass (bridge) pickups, rear-load controls and 1960 Jazz Bass wiring, medium jumbo frets and bone nut, A-string Stealth string retainer, RSD bass bridge, Custom Shop certificate of authenticity and black case." Source: [url="http://www.fendercustomshop.com/series/artisan/artisan-postmodern-bass/"]http://www.fendercus...ostmodern-bass/[/url] ----- I'm not sure you could particularly refer to this as "contemporary"? [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I don't dislike it but £3149 is just so overpriced in my opinion. I actually can't believe that pricing.[/font][/color] [/quote] I thought I was reading one of those poncey menus, reminded me ofThe Gosforth Park and Brown Ale Sorbet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZilchWoolham Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 I think it's quite elegant in a way but it does seem strange that they would make the body out of figured ash and then top it off with a wood that looks just like mahogany. It's certainly no more boring than a solid colour, though. The price, however, is a joke, obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 How much!? Presumably that's the Custom Shop difference. Let's hope the QC is better than the regular production! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 That J pup is far too close to the bridge, too. It'll be a weak as owt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 The back looks better than the front, in fact had they used roasted ash for the whole body and a maple fingerboard it might start to look interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinehead Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 At that price, it's only for the terminally gullible. In my opinion of course. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealting Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Wonder how many they'll sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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