nash Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I saw that the Pbass isn’t strung through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I saw that the Pbass isn’t strung through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skej21 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Underwhelming, even by Fender’s standards... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40hz Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I was genuinely a little hyped for this announcement. How wrong was I? Yawn . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyuuga Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) Well, can't say I'm disappointed since I didn't expect much. But it honestly looks that this series is a DOWNGRADE from the American Elite. The compound neck radius AND the contoured neck heel were already present on the Elite so not sure why they brag so much about it on the video...The only "new" thing is the hi-mass bridge which honestly isn't even an upgrade since the bridge on the Elites was quite solid. And what the f u c k are up with these new colours? Seriously I know tastes are personal but those look dull as hell. The old American Elite colours were MUCH better. I'm not even a Fender hater and I don't blame them for not innovating since their userbase is pretty much as close-minded as it goes but they could've at least tried. Their Elite series is supposed to be modern and innovative. Instead it's re-branded with the same old stuff and made worse with disappointing colours. See you in 3 years for the American Royal series (or something like that). Edited November 5, 2019 by kyuuga 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevsy71 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Pretty underwhelming. And a quick visit to snakechat.co.uk confirms that cobras aren't even blue. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 6 minutes ago, kyuuga said: See you in 3 years for the American Royale series (or something like that). Fixed that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 9 minutes ago, kyuuga said: Well, can't say I'm disappointed since I didn't expect much. But it honestly looks that this series is a DOWNGRADE from the American Elite. The compound neck radius AND the contoured neck heel were already present on the Elite so not sure why they brag so much about it on the video...The only "new" thing is the hi-mass bridge which honestly isn't even an upgrade since the bridge on the Elites was quite solid. And what the f u c k are up with these new colours? Seriously I know tastes are personal but those look dull as hell. The old American Elite colours were MUCH better. I'm not even a Fender hater and I don't blame them for not innovating since their userbase is pretty much as close-minded as it goes but they could've at least tried. Their Elite series is supposed to be modern and innovative. Instead it's re-branded with the same old stuff and made worse with disappointing colours. See you in 3 years for the American Royal series (or something like that). If it’s a Royale with cheese, that’s the cornerstone of any nutritious bass collection 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Just clicked the link on the Fender email. Neither bass in left handed??! Seriously???!!! This is cow poop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Just clicked the link on the Fender email. Neither bass in left handed??! Seriously???!!! This is cow poop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 1 minute ago, uk_lefty said: Just clicked the link on the Fender email. Neither bass in left handed??! Seriously???!!! This is cow poop. Well the tag line is: NEVER PLAY A FENDER THE SAME WAY AGAIN. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Excited for a metallic blue. Then the black block inlays ruined it. Just like when they did ice blue metallic last year. anyhow. I’m out. yamaha did that blue a few years ago and called it Shelby blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 14 minutes ago, bartelby said: Well the tag line is: NEVER PLAY A FENDER THE SAME WAY AGAIN. They must have seen my post here yesterday and Gibson'ed all the lefty basses they were going to sell as a big flip you to me. Makes sense if Bono is on their board with all the things I've said about him over the years... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 11 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: yamaha did that blue a few years ago and called it Shelby blue. I'm guessing Fender would have gone with that name if they could... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 1 minute ago, bartelby said: I'm guessing Fender would have gone with that name if they could... Wish they’d done white blocks and binding, could’ve been tempting 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyuuga Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Do you guys like that shade of blue? I honestly think Fender has the best blue colours in the market (Daphne, Lake Placid, Tidepool, etc) but that blue just looks horrid to me. It looks...soul-less? It's how I'd describe it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 To paraphrase messrs Townshend & Daltrey, meet the new bass, same as the old bass. Mind you, is anyone really surprised? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyuuga Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 7 minutes ago, ezbass said: To paraphrase messrs Townshend & Daltrey, meet the new bass, same as the old bass. Mind you, is anyone really surprised? Even worse. They removed the truss rod adjustment at the end of the neck (Musicman style). The best thing about the Elite was that. And they removed it. Yep... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 19 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Wish they’d done white blocks and binding, could’ve been tempting White pearl plate and blocks and white binding... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigman Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 My money's on the same basses they've offered for the last 50 years, as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 28 minutes ago, kyuuga said: Do you guys like that shade of blue? I honestly think Fender has the best blue colours in the market (Daphne, Lake Placid, Tidepool, etc) but that blue just looks horrid to me. It looks...soul-less? It's how I'd describe it. I’ve seen a few decent shots of it, it’s a nice metallic. LPB always wins for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 3 hours ago, Drax said: From what we know, they’re still in ok financial shape and own about 25% of the market, so they’re doing something right. Possibly we, the vocal BC minority aren’t their target market. It’s natural they’re going to be paralysed by past success (and Gibsons mis steps), and terrified of cannibalising existing business. Their ‘configurator’ is a joke next to anyone else’s. There’s obviously a plan behind all this. Shame we can’t see their financials, be interesting to see what they make where. I think they make a huge amount of money on the Squiers. So many people start playing but give up, they’re probably selling squiers at a ration of 5 - 1 to US Strats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I like the aged natural finish, not new maybe but nice all the same. Wouldn’t cough nearly 2k for one of these tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Fender release their version of 'The Emperor's New Clothes' for 2019. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) The Fender group has Jackson and Charvel covering the shredders and the metal fans and Gretsch to cover the (dare I say it) Gibson style solid bodies and semi-hollow market. Their Fender branded guitars are never going to stray too far from the traditional models that people expect. Apart from anything else whenever they try a bit of departure from the classics, from the Katana and the Performer to the Dimension, it inevitability flops. Edited November 5, 2019 by Cato 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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