yorks5stringer Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 What magic is this? https://www.ebay.com/itm/Fender-Masterbuilt-Offset-Telecaster-Bass-Journeyman-Relic-Faded-Aged-Sonic-Blue/362916506652?epid=2308022609&hash=item547f826c1c:g:iJoAAOSwGyZeSHET Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Have seen these on Instagram a fair bit. Just...nah... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 A snip at $6900 plus postage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_c2 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 I'm not seeing the attraction here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, yorks5stringer said: A snip at $6900 plus postage Wow. Even more reason to not do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 Just now, AndyTravis said: Wow. Even more reason to not do that. You're only saying that cos you've bought 2 Sados this week....😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 1 hour ago, yorks5stringer said: You're only saying that cos you've bought 2 Sados this week....😉 Maybe...🤓 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Isn't that just a Jaguar bass body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, BigRedX said: Isn't that just a Jaguar bass body? It may well be to you, but to the Fender Custom Shop it's an Offset Telecaster,..... ker-ching$$$$$$$! Think the body is the same, just different routing for the control plate Edited March 30, 2020 by yorks5stringer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Someone’s doing a better offset tele bass anyhow - and have been for years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 2 hours ago, BigRedX said: Isn't that just a Jaguar bass body? Yes, or a Bass VI body, with a Precision pickup and a Jazz pickup and an original style Precision neck and headstock. The only thing Telecaster about it is the volume/tone/selector panel ... and Fender's marketing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Last time I looked, a Jaguar/Precision/Jazz/Telecaster hybrid bass was a bitsa.......... and not the best part seven grand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 1 minute ago, Maude said: Last time I looked, a Jaguar/Precision/Jazz/Telecaster hybrid bass was a bitsa.......... and not the best part seven grand. Don't worry, there will probably be a Mexican version for £799 soon enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 1 minute ago, EssentialTension said: Don't worry, there will probably be a Mexican version for £799 soon enough. Ooh now you're talking! 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Cynical marketing exercise. "What are we going to do with all these leftover Jag bodies?" "Easy. Tweak the router CNC, knock the point off the top horn and bang on a Tele neck." "Ok, might take some time to do that." "Simple . We'll just call it CS or Masterbuilt and charge seven grand. The usual people will lap it up." "See, this is why you're head of marketing." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 2 hours ago, AndyTravis said: Someone’s doing a better offset tele bass anyhow - and have been for years... Very likey-likey but cough, $3000 plus carriage and import taxes😪 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 50 minutes ago, yorks5stringer said: Very likey-likey but cough, $3000 plus carriage and import taxes😪 Still not $6600 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 They should just make a Charlie Tumahai signature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 The scratchplate makes it look like one of those terrible Soviet Union basses that pop up on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Thankfully... Shipping: May not ship to United Kingdom - Read item description or contact seller for shipping options. | See details Item location: Direct from Music123, United States Ships to: United States See exclusions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 On 30/03/2020 at 14:50, Rich said: Cynical marketing exercise. "What are we going to do with all these leftover Jag bodies?" "Easy. Tweak the router CNC, knock the point off the top horn and bang on a Tele neck." "Ok, might take some time to do that." "Simple . We'll just call it CS or Masterbuilt and charge seven grand. The usual people will lap it up." "See, this is why you're head of marketing." Was that a conversation between Bono and Adam Clayton? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Don't understand why anyone would spend eye-watering money on instruments that are at best a hit-or-miss mixup of random parts. You could chuck this (and the rather better-looking Contour Bass posted by @AndyTravis) together in an afternoon for about £200's worth of decent Ebay parts. And it wouldn't looked like it had been kicked down the street. Are people just buying the sticker on the end, or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 It's just a very expensive Ibanez Talman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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