dwh87 Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Something "new" from Fender. Was there a gap in the market for this? It has a couple subtle changes from his old one like the added forearm contour. He also played one at Reading and Leeds festival tonight. Here is the sweet talk from Fender Fender and hard-hitting Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt join forces once again to bring you the Mike Dirnt Road Worn Precision Bass. With original-era 1951 Precision styling, its ash body wears a 3-Color Sunburst or White Blonde lacquer finish worn to perfection to simulate years of hard-played onstage glory. Other distinctive features include a comfortable forearm contour, a volcanic custom vintage-style '59 split single-coil pickup, side-mounted output jack and custom Mike Dirnt neck plate. The maple neck has a thick "C"-shaped profile and a classic '51-style Telecaster headstock shape, with a 9.5"-radius maple or rosewood fingerboard with 20 medium jumbo frets and black (maple board) or aged white (rosewood board) dot position inlays. The bass also has a single-ply black pickguard, two knurled chrome flat-top control knobs (volume, tone) and special '70s vintage-style tuners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 I quite like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damonjames Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 It doesn't look particularly "road worn" to me... If I am going to pay for that look I think they need to try a little harder. Sounds like they may have changed the pickup from the description which is a good thing, the previous model had a fairly low output. They have always had the forearm contour though. Road worn or not these are a cracking bass for the money, especially if you have big mitts cos the neck is mahoosive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 The maple fb neck with the white blonde would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwh87 Posted August 23, 2013 Author Share Posted August 23, 2013 (edited) [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1377296378' post='2186087'] The maple fb neck with the white blonde would be nice. [/quote] Fender offer them both with maple or rosewood. Edited August 23, 2013 by dwh87 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 White/maple - niceeeee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Those are the colour combinations he played this eve - white/maple & sunburst/rosewood. Think both looked really good. Only thing that puts me off of them is if they`re as heavy as the original MD Sigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adee Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 I like 'em ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damonjames Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1377297334' post='2186103'] Those are the colour combinations he played this eve - white/maple & sunburst/rosewood. Think both looked really good. Only thing that puts me off of them is if they`re as heavy as the original MD Sigs. [/quote] Oh yes, I forgot about that! You certainly know you have it on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I had a MIM sunburst one. Monster sound, but monster weight. That resulted in me moving it on, which was a shame because I think they look great. Mind you, mine had some build issues, the bridge was not screwed down fully, one of the screws in the control plate mainly located into air and the scratch plate was badly finished around the controls. are these MIM? I think the white /maple looks cool. Wonder if they've improved the weight ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyellowcar Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 +1 on the white/maple version. Looks great. The body is still a huge slab of ash so I doubt the weight will have changed much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeystrange Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 If that's what he played at Reading last night it sounded incredible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 (edited) Just realised I starred listening to Green Day at 12/13 and its almost been 20 years. My god time has flown. I like the fact it's quite subtle that its a signature. I can see me trying out the white/maple. Edited August 24, 2013 by Musicman20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeystrange Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Dookie is 20 years old next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 [quote name='dwh87' timestamp='1377296679' post='2186092'] Fender offer them both with maple or rosewood. [/quote]Oh yeah that's better looking IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 [quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1377297112' post='2186101'] White/maple - niceeeee! [/quote] +1. Just fit a mint pickguard and you're done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1377346547' post='2186510'] +1. Just fit a mint pickguard and you're done! [/quote] ....and it'll look a lot like your bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Gotta be worth it for the custom Mike Dirnt neck plate. If the gig's not going well, just lift your bass to eye level and take inspiration from it. Or maybe not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bh2 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Single coil and vintage string thru bridge... maybe. Pricey though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChickenKiev Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Nice nice bass. I don't think there's anything better than a slab retro Tele body and a proper p-bass pickup. How much are they charging for the 'road worn' versions? Because I could get a bass to that level of road worn in about three weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 [quote name='dwh87' timestamp='1377295006' post='2186059'] Something "new" from Fender. Was there a gap in the market for this? It has a couple subtle changes from his old one like the added forearm contour. He also played one at Reading and Leeds festival tonight. Here is the sweet talk from Fender Fender and hard-hitting Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt join forces once again to bring you the Mike Dirnt Road Worn Precision Bass. With original-era 1951 Precision styling, its ash body wears a 3-Color Sunburst or White Blonde lacquer finish worn to perfection to simulate years of hard-played onstage glory. Other distinctive features include a comfortable forearm contour, a volcanic custom vintage-style '59 split single-coil pickup, side-mounted output jack and custom Mike Dirnt neck plate. The maple neck has a thick "C"-shaped profile and a classic '51-style Telecaster headstock shape, with a 9.5"-radius maple or rosewood fingerboard with 20 medium jumbo frets and black (maple board) or aged white (rosewood board) dot position inlays. The bass also has a single-ply black pickguard, two knurled chrome flat-top control knobs (volume, tone) and special '70s vintage-style tuners. [/quote] Hmmm, if the sunburst/maple one has a clean routing under that pickguard... that would be a very tasty bass indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 [quote name='ChickenKiev' timestamp='1377381420' post='2187007'] How much are they charging for the 'road worn' versions? Because I could get a bass to that level of road worn in about three weeks. [/quote] I`d hope they`ll have the sense to put this along the lines of the Nate Mendel Sig, which is also part of the Road Worn family, but which also doesn`t show much fake wear. They`re about £700. I think the majority of the "wear" will be on the neck making it nice and comfortable to play. That for me is the star point of the Road Worns, the necks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merello Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYWm9gvtlKQ&list=UUI7fys0WM62xF2jUlUdq0XQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon1964 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Great to see a Mike Dirnt signature with a maple board. Very tempting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1377410531' post='2187138'] I`d hope they`ll have the sense to put this along the lines of the Nate Mendel Sig, which is also part of the Road Worn family, but which also doesn`t show much fake wear. They`re about £700. I think the majority of the "wear" will be on the neck making it nice and comfortable to play. That for me is the star point of the Road Worns, the necks. [/quote] I've seen them advertised for £1067... [url="http://www.andertons.co.uk/electric-basses/pid30297/cid682/fender-road-worn-mike-dirnt-p-bass.asp"]http://www.andertons.co.uk/electric-basses/pid30297/cid682/fender-road-worn-mike-dirnt-p-bass.asp[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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