thisnameistaken Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Must've taken the work experience lad all of five minutes to design those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Surely they're Mexican? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutton Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 [quote name='cocco' timestamp='1317243813' post='1388689'] Surely they're Mexican? [/quote] Is there an echo in here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackers Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 [quote name='merello' timestamp='1317236848' post='1388568'] Love the tele - went on TalkBass and someone has christened the other one as the Geddy Jag! The Tele bass needs modded though: (TalkBass image!) [/quote] Now THAT, I would buy! haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime_BASS Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Fender japan already make decent modern fenders. Aerodyne. A modern fender to me has: Matching headstock Finishes people want Decent pre-amp No pickguard. I feel the original jaguar would have best suited here if it was done with a little more finesse and quality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pow_22 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 id take that tele if it has a rosewood board Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 [quote name='Wooks79' timestamp='1317215585' post='1388178'] I'm sold on anything with maple neck and black blocks and binding [/quote] Id love a black PJ with maple neck but dont really go for black blocks on a maple neck. Looks like they have a Squier HM bridge on them, if so im guessing the string spacing will be 20mm so another negative for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry norton Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 I always wanted a 2 pickup Tele bass, although I would put the bridge pickup in the sweet spot like a Stingray. I think it would look and sound better that way. They look too widely spaced with the bridge pickup that far back and that mounting ring looks a bit like an afterthought. I wonder why they didn't use the big scratchplate that custom shop version used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussFM Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Love the look of the Tele, always liked the 72 Custom Tele, or whatever it's called, that looks like a decent bass version. Already considering selling my Deluxe Active Jazz to fund it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 I'm constantly amazed at how they manage to reinvent exactly the same product in different ways and never change anything. They've gone from producing basses to marketing an image. They're an absolute master class in marketing. Major respect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 It seems to be that as far as Fender are concerned "modern" means some time in the 70s rather than the 60s... ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 [font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=4][color="#000000"]More disappointment! All they do is shuffle the parts boxes around. If they were “masters” of anything they’d come up with some new classic designs.[/color][/size][/font][font=Arial][size=2][/size][/font] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 I can see the logic with the newer models they keep brining out. How many times do we see people saying "if only it had a maple neck/blocks/etc"? While Fender are just re using parts they are giving us more choice. They arent trying to change the world, just give us more choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fender73 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 yawn.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 I likes the look of that tele, and if they're under £400 I might take a punt on one... (poorly named though, they are clearly not modern...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 [quote name='henry norton' timestamp='1317285713' post='1388926'] ....I wonder why they didn't use the big scratchplate that custom shop version used?.... [/quote] [size=4][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][color=#222222]Because they had several boxes of Roscoe Beck scratch plates lying around to get rid of first![/color][/font][/size][color=#222222][font=Arial][size=1][/size][/font][/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransistorBassMan Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 And a Jazz too... [url="http://www.musicstore.com/en_EN/EUR/Basses/4-strings/Fender-Modern-Player-Jazz-Bass-RW-Olympic-White/art-BAS0005852-000"]http://www.musicstore.com/en_EN/EUR/Basses/4-strings/Fender-Modern-Player-Jazz-Bass-RW-Olympic-White/art-BAS0005852-000[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransistorBassMan Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 ... In Sunburst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransistorBassMan Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 (edited) ...and black Edited September 30, 2011 by TransistorBassMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 the double double jazz jazz bass looks nice, if it also had single/double coil options...... though then it does go towards G&L L2000 territory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransistorBassMan Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 I really like that look of the Sunburst Jazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willyf87 Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 I'm well into Fenders but the jag is the same as the squier version, the new jazz is the same as the blacktop except with a different body/neck config. Does seem kinda pointless, the tele looks alright but i wouldn't buy one. The sunburst jazz does tickle my fancy slightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 [quote name='willyf87' timestamp='1317372998' post='1389927'] I'm well into Fenders but the jag is the same as the squier version, the new jazz is the same as the blacktop except with a different body/neck config. Does seem kinda pointless, [/quote] Why is offering more options pointless? Seems sensible to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted September 30, 2011 Author Share Posted September 30, 2011 Cuh.. typical Fender. Never offering people options. Just the same old boring Js and Ps... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 I think the problem is, Ive never played any Fender I liked that wasnt just a plain P or J. The others Ive tried, incl the deluxe USA models pre 2010, were never 'right' for what I was after. What they need to do is stop messing about and release a proper P/J passive bass, on a normal P bass body, USA made, little bit more money than a USA P Standard, same colours (not just black), not a sig model like the TF, with Vol/Vol/Tone. I'd buy one instantly. My friend has one of the old USA models (I think it is) with a P/J setup like this and its fabulous. I'd like to try the new Deluxe models. I'm sure the pre-amp must be better than the old one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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