waynepunkdude Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Bit of a weird one in my local shop today, looks like a bitza but apparently made by Fender in the early 90's Anyone played one of these? Seems like a lot of bass for £450 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 (edited) Wayne - These weren't 1990's, more like 2004 ish. Mexican, they did a Strat and Tele too. That pickguard is non original too. £450 Is way off the mark, think they were that new!? They're cool, like a poor mans Stingray. This one isn't cool though. Edited March 28, 2011 by AndyTravis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted March 28, 2011 Author Share Posted March 28, 2011 [quote name='AndyTravis' post='1180114' date='Mar 28 2011, 09:44 PM']Wayne - These weren't 1990's, more like 2004 ish. That pickguard is non original too. £450 Is way off the mark, think they were that new!? They're cool, like a poor mans Stingray. This one isn't cool though.[/quote] Haha, I'm not surprised they are usually crooks in there. I thought the Tele control plate was a bit weird, I quite like it but not enough to be conned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 the plate is original, Vol, Coil selector switch and stacked bass/treble... The pickguard is dodgy mad fitting, they were just really plain...no pickguard. I loved them, thought they were really good fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 It should look like this without a pickguard: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 They appeal to me, in theory, but they got pretty bad reviews, or had a jazzy neck, something put me off when I looked into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchman Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 [quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1180159' date='Mar 28 2011, 10:09 PM']They appeal to me, in theory, but they got pretty bad reviews, or had a jazzy neck, something put me off when I looked into it.[/quote] I also loved them, or at least the appearance and idea of them, at the time. They were quite a recent thing, mind you - certainly not 10+ years ago. A Jazzy neck would have increased the appeal for me, but when I was checking out the online reviews a while back the consensus was that they sounded crap (technical term). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73Jazz Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 (edited) as a long time ago i was in search for youtube videos about the amazing fender tbp 1 preamp, which i bought later on, i found those french guys performing in this video with a big block, it may give you an idea of the bass you maybe want to start at 2:00 ^^ Edited March 29, 2011 by 73Jazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MythSte Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 That sounds really nice to me... and if they go for under £400 I might keep my eyes open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73Jazz Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 [quote name='MythSte' post='1180760' date='Mar 29 2011, 02:39 PM']That sounds really nice to me... and if they go for under £400 I might keep my eyes open.[/quote] i`ve seen them 3 or 4 times for that price in my oppinion, they are worth a try, depending on that impression of the video above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 [quote name='EssentialTension' post='1180137' date='Mar 28 2011, 09:58 PM']It should look like this without a pickguard: [/quote] that looks fantastic! I never saw one of those before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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