LukeFRC Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Just looked it up ... £2.7k !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 On 09/10/2018 at 16:30, The59Sound said: It was priced at £3.2k... but in a blind test could have been any MIA Jazz to me. In all likelihood, in a blind test you probably wouldn't have been able to tell the difference between that and a Harley Benton JB75 selling at 4% of the CS price. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said: In all likelihood, in a blind test you probably wouldn't have been able to tell the difference between that and a Harley Benton JB75 selling at 4% of the CS price. What do you mean "in all likelihood"...? I was there too! I didn't spot one of the 15 basses correctly! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, TrevorR said: What do you mean "in all likelihood"...? I was there too! I didn't spot one of the 15 basses correctly! ...not even your own! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lord Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 never had a custom shop bass, but I had a fender custom shop strat, and have a gibson custom shop 1958 les paul The fender was nice, looked old, played nicely and sounded good. But did none of those things any better than the American standard strat I had. The custom gibson is better than a normal les paul standard, but that's only because Gibson's QC on their normal stuff is not so great. Modern standard US Fenders are built impeccably IMO, and I personally wouldn't pay the extra to get Fender custom shop Having said that, I was astounded by how good the 2018 Mexican precision I just got is. Mexican Fenders seem have gone from being total crap to being fantastic. I had to do nothing to it - no truss rod adjustment, no saddle height adjustments, no intonation tweaking, no pickup height adjustment. It was perfect. Makes me seriously consider whether getting a standard USA fender (let alone a custom shop one) is really worth it right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 (edited) Currently my experience on Fender quality is above the average (probably I've been lucky) I own 4 CS (2 jazz , 1 P59 and 1 Masterbuilt P51) The only one I sold was a 64 Jazz , which was nice sounding , but required a shim in neckpocket. I was not able to have the setup I want. The jazz I kept is nicely assembled , very resonant , but if I have to find a pain point she has a little "wolf tone" on E string. Estetically marvellous. The P59 is a marvellous bass : Light resonant and perfect for setup. Beat many vintage basses played so far for tone and playability. The P51 is , in my opinion , one of the best instrument ever played. I purchase it in spain for a steal , it is a mark kendrick masterbulilt. it has the real "magic" that you feel when you play something uncommon. 51 Neck shape is not my preferred one , but the neck of that bass is something unreal. What really is above any other fender in CS basses is the finish. Every bass I saw was perfect. Edited October 25, 2018 by Bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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