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Paul Cooke
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To me, it means it's unused stock that's in as new condition but was actually made some time ago...

To Fender?

Well:

"This bass has been given our “New Old Stock” (NOS) treatment—built (from original tooling) as if bought new in its respective model year and just found today. "

so N.O.S. isn't what you or I would take to mean as N.O.S.

They're confusing the issue here and demeaning the real meaning of N.O.S.

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[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='80867' date='Oct 29 2007, 04:56 PM']They also have the closet classic range which apparently has something to do do with Tom Cruise.[/quote]


[quote name='john_the_bass' post='80870' date='Oct 29 2007, 05:08 PM']..help me out - i'm not clever enough to work this out on my own[/quote]

Maybe it's where Katie Holmes puts the little fella when he's been naughty? That, or we're still waiting for him to come out? :)

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[quote name='Paul Cooke' post='80864' date='Oct 29 2007, 04:47 PM']They're confusing the issue here and demeaning the real meaning of N.O.S.[/quote]


I agree- what they are saying is 'it is like New Old Stock' rather than saying 'it IS New Old Stock'........

Imagine if they found a batch of untouched '62 Jazzes in a dusty cupboard somewhere...

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[quote name='Muppet' post='80926' date='Oct 29 2007, 06:44 PM']I agree- what they are saying is 'it is like New Old Stock' rather than saying 'it IS New Old Stock'........

Imagine if they found a batch of untouched '62 Jazzes in a dusty cupboard somewhere...[/quote]

I'd give my right arm for one... wait... I'd have problems playing it...

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[quote name='Muppet' post='80926' date='Oct 29 2007, 06:44 PM']I agree- what they are saying is 'it is like New Old Stock' rather than saying 'it IS New Old Stock'........[/quote]

Right, so if they're say "it is LIKE New Old Stock", where is the confusion?? They're not saying it is!

They describe the NOS as:
"This bass has been given our “New Old Stock” (NOS) treatment—built (from original tooling) as if bought new in its respective model year and just found today"

Notice the speech marks around the "New Old Stock" suggesting its a model name rather then actual NOS, and that it has undergone a 'treatment' to attain the effect, and then later on in the sentence the "...as if brought new...", the "as if" highlighting the effect they're going for and nothing else.

Its seems fairly obvious to me!

Si

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