Has anyone in UK bought a bass from Fender 'Mod Shop'?

[Twigman]

I thought my GAS had gone with my EBMM Sterling 4HH but I am being tempted by Fender....

 

I was having a look at the Fender Custom Shop but I find it frustrating that there's no transparency on pricing and there doesn't seem to be any listed dealers in UK who would take my custom order.

Then I discovered the Mod Shop.

https://uk.fender.com/pages/fender-mod-shop

Here you can configure an instrument from a priced menu and place the order online.

Fender then build the bass you spec in Corona and ship it to you - it seems to be less than half the price of the custom shop albeit with fewer options.

According to uk.Fender.com the prices posted on the website include UK VAT at 20% so there's no risk there.

 

 

Has anyone here specced a MOD SHOP Fender?

How was the experience?

 

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Twigman

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

I like the idea of the mod shop, but the options for hardware etc were far too restrictive for me.

 

I found that (re)building my bitzer precision around a fender replacement neck allowed me to put together an instrument that has my favourite components.