wateroftyne Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 It's been a while since we talked about this one. It's come up for air again... https://www.instagram.com/p/BHTWEaUDfi6/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 I've never seen that. Is that the actual prototype or is it a master build custom shop? I presume its a prototype? Looks VERY clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted July 15, 2016 Author Share Posted July 15, 2016 Fab, isn't it? It's generally regarded to be the real deal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 If Jason spent the day with it with the owner, guessing that means one of two things: 1) A CS limited run of '59 Protos 2) The owner wants a replica to gig. Very cool though! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 It is lovely. I wonder what it sounds like! They should definitely consider a re-issue special edition of something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 [quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1468573934' post='3091828'] If Jason spent the day with it with the owner, guessing that means one of two things: 1) A CS limited run of '59 Protos 2) The owner wants a replica to gig. Very cool though! Si [/quote] Imagine having the kind of money to be able to walk in and just say 'I want a replica'. That is when things are great in life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 [quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1468574190' post='3091833'] Imagine having the kind of money to be able to walk in and just say 'I want a replica'. That is when things are great in life! [/quote] I imagine that owning that bass, the owner probably has quite a close relationship with Fender. A master built is probably 4-5k?, I imagine he might get a slight concession simply because they get to work on such a piece of history, gets their customers excited etc. Basically just Fodera money + the history involved. But who knows Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammers Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 It probably stayed as a prototype for a reason. [quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1468573934' post='3091828'] If Jason spent the day with it with the owner, guessing that means one of two things: 1) A CS limited run of '59 Protos 2) The owner wants a replica to gig. Very cool though! Si [/quote] Could of just gone in for a service? Someone who owns a bass like this and probably doesn't play it much (looking at the condition) probably wants it to have a full Fender "service history". That's my guess anyway Wonder what it sounds like though, those fat pups look interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHeart Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Looks like our friend at Phillips Cleartone Conversions has had his hands on the knobs as none match Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Interesting that the roscoe beck model and the modern player jazz had similar pickups. The second generation modern player jazz with the 4 way selector was/is a fantastic bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthaside Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Im gonna leave this here , looks possibly the same bass but no red pot . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB5IHynNVfo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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