TimmyC Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Check this out at thomann: [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_marcus_miller_iv_master_built.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_marcus_mil...aster_built.htm[/url] Yeah its Master Built but that is a lot of money. You could get a couple of really nice original 70's jazz basses and have money to spare. Someone will buy it though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timloudon Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 What exactly does 'Master Build' mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 It means it was built by [url="http://www.fender.com/customshop/aboutus/profiles.php"]one of these people[/url]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Its those Peral inlays. Have you seen the cost of Peral nowadays? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr1 Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 (edited) isnt that pearl (instead peral) ? nevermind,that's a CRAZY price. Edited April 3, 2008 by dr1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ednaplate Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 I recently went into a local guitar shop and they had a maple neck ash bodied telecaster which was identical in every way to a telecaster I had at home. Identical apart from the custom shop logo on the headstock and a more highly figured neck. It wasn't any better in terms of construction or sound but was nearly four times the price. It wasn't worth it and I would be terrified to use it outside of a highly padded room. The same day I also played an Eric Clapton signature strat that looked like it had been put together in a darkened room by men in sunglasses. And they wanted £1900. If you've got money to burn then fine but better alternatives exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 [quote name='dr1' post='169445' date='Apr 3 2008, 09:07 PM']isnt that pearl (instead peral) ? nevermind,that's a CRAZY price.[/quote] And what's wrong with peral? It's very rare don't you know... *jeez* - I was taking the piss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 looks like you're paying for the exclusivity- only 10 made. but not as absurd as the Fender custom shop EVH frankenstrat- exactly replicating an $80 junk guitar for $25,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sercet Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I have a (not master built) Custom Shop Pino precision. The best I ever played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbass Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Thats bloody ridiculous, who'd pay for that when lets be honest its probbably not much difference between the standard signature model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 [quote name='kevbass' post='169595' date='Apr 4 2008, 01:30 AM']Thats bloody ridiculous, who'd pay for that when lets be honest its probbably not much difference between the standard signature model.[/quote] People with shedloads of money who want a bass built by the same person that builds guitars for Sting and Eric Clapton. To be fair, I don't think you, I, or 99.99999999999% of the readership of Basschat are the target market for this bass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 WoT..... Go on then who is the 0.000000000001% ....... Name and shame..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Warwickhunt. He lives in a castle, you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 While I agree that its not really a 'player' in a players world ; it does have a 'collectable' value to it..... and thats precisely who is likely to buy it.... Who would have known that 45 years ago a standard Fender P would be worth what, 10 000 times more than it cost new? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='169652' date='Apr 4 2008, 09:58 AM']Warwickhunt. He lives in a castle, you know.[/quote] LMAO..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD1 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Is the pre-amp "master built" as the one in mine wasn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 [quote name='finnbass' post='169848' date='Apr 4 2008, 02:49 PM']Is that a confession? [/quote] I'll cough that if I had 4 1/2k to invest in a keeper piece I might consider it (along with an original 4000 Ric, a 60s P, an SRV strat) ..... But I dont, and infact the £1.5k investment bass may have to go soon..... I dont play it and like something that I can and will play! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tait Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 would any of you notice the difference if i was to post a picture of that bass and a standard marcus miller? it seems a silly price to pay. especially if you can get four (maybe three and a half) shukers for that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 If I had a spare £4.5k i'd buy one in the blink of an eye..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tait Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 [quote name='Marcus' post='170353' date='Apr 5 2008, 05:44 PM']If I had a spare £4.5k i'd buy one in the blink of an eye.....[/quote] why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 [quote name='lwtait' post='170708' date='Apr 6 2008, 02:22 PM']why?[/quote] Simple really....... Big Miller Fan Big Fender Custom Shop Fan Sucker for a Signature !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 This is what I'd call a "pension scheme" bass. Face it, it's a signature 10 of a kind master crafted Fender, it won't lose money. Store in hardcase under bed, check on it every few years. Wait for 30 years. Instant pension fund. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 [quote name='Buzz' post='171598' date='Apr 7 2008, 03:58 PM']Face it, it's a signature 10 of a kind master crafted Fender, it won't lose money.[/quote] It may well do in the short term.. CS Fenders take a little while to accumulate in value, as does most new stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyC Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 [quote name='Buzz' post='171598' date='Apr 7 2008, 04:58 PM']This is what I'd call a "pension scheme" bass. Face it, it's a signature 10 of a kind master crafted Fender, it won't lose money. Store in hardcase under bed, check on it every few years. Wait for 30 years. Instant pension fund.[/quote] I can think of a better ways to make money - you could do a lot with 4.3k. Especially if you're not going to play it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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