jd56hawk Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) Saw this one at Russo Music, a local shop. Fender Custom Shop '60s Jazz Bass NOS Rosewood, Faded Shell PinkFender Custom Shop '60s Jazz Bass with AAA rosewood fingerboard, handwired single-coil pickups, and Fender Custom Shop New Old Stock finish treatment $4,300.00 Edited February 13, 2022 by jd56hawk 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Reminds me of my old 77 which was less NOS and more POS 😉 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 I agree. Wow! That things hideous! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Meh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 I'm glad you enjoy it. The Jazz bass does nothing for me, be it Custom Shop or bargain bin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd56hawk Posted February 14, 2022 Author Share Posted February 14, 2022 8 minutes ago, neepheid said: I'm glad you enjoy it. The Jazz bass does nothing for me, be it Custom Shop or bargain bin. I didn't buy it. Other than that, I have four jazz basses and they're incredible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 14 minutes ago, jd56hawk said: I didn't buy it. Other than that, I have four jazz basses and they're incredible. I'm glad you enjoyed it from afar then. If it's any consolation, I'm a pragmatic Jazz hater - if I saw a Jazz bass on fire, I'd put the fire out. Then I'd sell it and buy something else 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Shell pink is one of my favourite colours and that’s a nice jazz I’d happily own if the $ wasn’t quite so high 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd56hawk Posted February 14, 2022 Author Share Posted February 14, 2022 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: Shell pink is one of my favourite colours and that’s a nice jazz I’d happily own if the $ wasn’t quite so high 🙂 Seriously, even $2,000 might be okay with Play Now, Pay Later...of course, it would mean $2,400 or $2,500 by payoff time. Other than that, I had a build a few years back that I still regret selling...a bit more pink, Korean pickups and electronics, but hey, it sound just fine and felt even better. Edited February 14, 2022 by jd56hawk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd56hawk Posted February 14, 2022 Author Share Posted February 14, 2022 49 minutes ago, neepheid said: I'm glad you enjoyed it from afar then. If it's any consolation, I'm a pragmatic Jazz hater - if I saw a Jazz bass on fire, I'd put the fire out. Then I'd sell it and buy something else I'm actually a Fender hater. Maybe hater is a bit harsh, because obviously they make some great basses, but there's just something about them that simply doesn't do it for me. I'll just say I'm not their biggest fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 I do like that as a look (apart from not play 4 strings), although the price would be a 'you *** kidding me?'! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Fender's quest to make Fodera prices look very reasonable continues at pace 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 What's a New Old Stock finish? Do they just put it in a dusty case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Am I reading that right? Fender are now advertising a finish on a bass to make it look like it did in the 60s, when new? What the hell does that mean?? I thought NOS was just something literally unplayed, so surely a bass finish in the same finish that would have been applied at the time would work, period correct? But NOS finish? Totally lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, Kev said: Am I reading that right? Fender are now advertising a finish on a bass to make it look like it did in the 60s, when new? What the hell does that mean?? It means "A fool & his money are soon parted"... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Looks like it means about $500? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd56hawk Posted February 14, 2022 Author Share Posted February 14, 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Kev said: Am I reading that right? Fender are now advertising a finish on a bass to make it look like it did in the 60s, when new? What the hell does that mean?? I thought NOS was just something literally unplayed, so surely a bass finish in the same finish that would have been applied at the time would work, period correct? But NOS finish? Totally lost. They've been doing it for a very long time. I wouldn't buy one, but they sell and continue to sell. https://www.thomann.de/gb/search_dir.html?sw=Fender journeyman bass&smcs=2046df_20106 Edited February 14, 2022 by jd56hawk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 12 minutes ago, jd56hawk said: They've been doing it for a very long time. I wouldn't buy one, but they sell and continue to sell. https://www.thomann.de/gb/search_dir.html?sw=Fender journeyman bass&smcs=2046df_20106 I don't understand reliced basses really. But now, they seem totally rational. I mean, what do they do to it? NOS means its finish is as-new, so given the bass is new, the finish is naturally as new. And presuming they've used a period correct finish for the bass, itll be a replica. What makes it NOS??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd56hawk Posted February 14, 2022 Author Share Posted February 14, 2022 I have a hard time understanding a lot of things Fender does. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers_Williamson Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Hairdresser's bass comes to mind looking at that colour. And isn't Fender run by a Brit? So be careful what you wish for...they'll be looking like Minis next (although didn't Enfield do a British Racing Green finish?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 1 minute ago, Piers_Williamson said: Hairdresser's bass comes to mind looking at that colour. And isn't Fender run by a Brit? So be careful what you wish for...they'll be looking like Minis next (although didn't Enfield do a British Racing Green finish?) The 1980s called, they want their gender/sexuality/occupation specific colours back. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLowDown Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 "Fender". Pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd56hawk Posted February 14, 2022 Author Share Posted February 14, 2022 (edited) Pink used to be a boy’s color, blue was for girls. https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/05/01/pink-blue/?andro=1&chrome=1 Edited February 14, 2022 by jd56hawk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers_Williamson Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Isn't the waistcoat on the right the sort of thing Guy Pratt still wears? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 I'm not a player of the Jazz, but I still think they look incredible - that pink one particularly so. That said, should the bridge pickup be sticking out that far from the cover? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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