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Fender Performer Appreciation Thread


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I can't resist it; I've been playing my Performer on and off all day. Here are some photos and comments on my Fender Performer, this is the made in Japan version, alledgedly the American ones were superior but it's hard to see where they could make improvements.

It sounds great, feels great and looks great. Despite being standard scale length it looks like the neck goes on forever.

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A radical makeover for the Fender logo may have dented sales.

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The headstock was shared with the even more unconventional Katana guitars and basses.

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The body that was radical in 1987 now looks ace and is super comfortable.

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Controls are deceptively simple, three-way selector and two volume controls but the tone control is a Fender TBX so the range of sounds is wide, but always lively.

Unique appearance of the pickups; I suspect they have a split-coil like a P-bass inside the assymetrical lozenge-shaped case.

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Open back but very smooth tuners.

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Micro-tilt neck and note the tiny cover for accessing the jack socket - not a battery compartment, this is not an active bass.

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A fully sealed jack socket, rather than the usual skeleton socket.

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The neck is thinner than a typical Telecaster, compared here with a Hohner B2.

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I'd love to see or hear about other examples of these beautiful instruments!

 

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2 hours ago, tom1946 said:

Well this is mine, very thin neck, doddle to play, great sound.

Stunning looks.

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You mean, there's basses that you don't sell?! 😱 😂😂😂

What a beauty, even for without being a burst finish. Let me know when this one goes up 😉🏻

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5 minutes ago, burno70 said:

Seems a bit 'out there' by their ultra conservative stance, but then again - it was the 80's.

That was the problem - in the 80s everyone wanted P and J-basses from Fender.

It was meant to be the new J-bass.

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On 31/03/2019 at 11:25, bigsmokebass said:

You mean, there's basses that you don't sell?! 😱 😂😂😂

What a beauty, even for without being a burst finish. Let me know when this one goes up 😉🏻

I have no idea what it's worth now.

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