Fender Black Top Basses

[ezbass]

At last Fender are embracing something outside the standard JJ or PJ concept [url="http://www.fender.com/en-GB/news/index.php/?display_article=725&EDID=RN50MSE-QF1EH-73Z5I-HIUNY-47YZ-v1"]http://www.fender.com/en-GB/news/index.php...I-HIUNY-47YZ-v1[/url]

[MikanHannille]

Looks very interesting

[dc2009]

double p pups on a j o.O

[Blademan_98]

Wow, looking good!

[chrismuzz]

Intriguing! I hope therer are many more varieties coming... Perhaps a P body, J neck, with a humbucker/J pickup combination

[LiamPodmore]

Those actually look quite good, my bands singer is after the Fender Blacktop Telecaster in Candy Apple Red.

Liam

[Ben Jamin]

Like the prices too!

[url="http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/fender-blacktop-precision-bass"]http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/fender...-precision-bass[/url]

[ezbass]

[quote name='Ben Jamin' post='1304182' date='Jul 14 2011, 11:25 PM']Like the prices too!

[url="http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/fender-blacktop-precision-bass"]http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/fender...-precision-bass[/url][/quote]
Ooh even if they cost the same in £s as they do $s they'll be tempting. Add a preamp to that P and you could have a 2xHH 'Ray/G&L L2000 killer on your hands.

[Kinder]

Ooh, very interesting. Are they MIM?

[cocco]

They are indeed gringos, our guitarist has a blacktop jazz master with a humbucker in the bridge that is amazing. Not sure I like either of these though.

[thepurpleblob]

Oh look.... Fender has made a Stingray HH

Appear to be available in the UK... [url="http://www.soundsliveshop.com/p/Fender_Blacktop_Precision_Bass_Black/FEN-014-8500-506"]http://www.soundsliveshop.com/p/Fender_Bla...EN-014-8500-506[/url]

Edited July 15, 2011 by thepurpleblob

[dc2009]

if they do a fiver of that blacktop jazz i'm buying one, without a doubt in my mind

[Muzz]

Black P body, Maple Jazz neck, double-P. If they did one, I might have to stop modding for one of those...

[Gust0o]

I like the price, which is a novelty for Fender. Gives some additional options for those who don't mind MIM.

[garymilitia]

They look sexual

[dc2009]

[quote name='Gust0o' post='1304460' date='Jul 15 2011, 10:24 AM']I like the price, which is a novelty for Fender. Gives some additional options for those who don't mind MIM.[/quote]
I'm no expert, particularly not with Fenders, but I can't imagine the Mexico factory is much behind the USA one in this day and age in terms of anything other than the wages they pay their workers! I wouldn't be surprised if the equipment used to make USA Fenders a decade ago is now in full use in the MIM factory.

[Jarhead]

So glad I've switched back to 4 strings now