Get in... a 'new' Fender line up!

[warwickhunt]

https://www.fender.com/en-GB/american-vintage-ii.html/?dc&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=paid&utm_campaign=consideration_amvintii_ouat&src=pm_OUAT_amvintii

 

 

[TheGreek]

Fender - giving a new meaning to the word "new".

[warwickhunt]

Just now, TheGreek said:

Fender - giving a new meaning to the word "new".

 

It isn't even reissuing the original it is a 'Vintage II'... that's TWO! 

[PaulThePlug]

Don't get it?

So what bit wasn't ...Built to original specs... that, recreates our iconic Fender electric guitar and bass models from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s... those same, legendary classics that have transcended genre and generation to inspire the greatest artists of all time... , Last time?

I thought a Vintage Re-do was a permanent range?

Edited February 26, 2023 by PaulThePlug

[Doctor J]

Vintage II

 

Originaler. Authenticer. Vintager.

 

We saw the money that changes hands for our old crap and we want piece of that action. Buy now! Buy twice!

[pfretrock]

13 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

Fender - giving a new meaning to the word "new".

The price will be new.

[Dad3353]

When introduced as a 'new, improved' Telecaster model, the Thinline cost roughly two week's wages ($375; average US salary at the time : $7800...). Things have changed...
Wasn't nitro-cellulose deemed a health hazard a while back, and phased out, generally..? How 'green' are the 'new' 'vintage' finishes (or doesn't that worry some Americans any more..?)..? 

[Clarky]

* Cough * this series was announced in October 2022 and has been discussed on BC since ....

 

https://www.premierguitar.com/gear/fender-american-vintage-ii

 

 

[Velarian]

This puts the cat amongst the tonewood pigeons: -
 

“NITROCELLULOSE LACQUER FINISHES

These vintage finishes not only let the body breathe with its true tonal character, they also age in a distinctly personal way.”

 

All those poly finishes must be suffocating the tonal character of your instrument so those arguments about which wood is better are pointless if you don’t have a nitro finish. 😮

 

Who knew?

[DTB]

The Vintage Finish also allows you to breathe new life into the tone wood if your tone should be ‘off’ with a little known but recently rediscovered (in the back of a dusty old music theory book) guitar CPR technique. 

[Bassassin]

Quote

The Telecaster Thinline is a high-output powerhorse.

 

[Dad3353]

55 minutes ago, Bassassin said:

 

 

Emma Burton..? 

[neepheid]

Regurgitation - have you forgotten how good it tastes?

[Rich]

Looking at that lineup, I can barely contain my apathy. Ye gods, what a snoozefest. 

[Trueno]

I’d have been proper tempted 20 years ago. Nowadays I’d buy the Squier and replace the pickup and electrics… if I was still in a band.

[Trueno]

11 hours ago, Bassassin said:

 

Is that a Shetland… a Northern Powerhorse, maybe.

…. please don’t lock the thread…

[joeystrange]

14 hours ago, warwickhunt said:

 

It isn't even reissuing the original it is a 'Vintage II'... that's TWO! 

That means it’s one louder.

[pfretrock]

14 hours ago, Dad3353 said:

When introduced as a 'new, improved' Telecaster model, the Thinline cost roughly two week's wages ($375; average US salary at the time : $7800...). Things have changed...
Wasn't nitro-cellulose deemed a health hazard a while back, and phased out, generally..? How 'green' are the 'new' 'vintage' finishes (or doesn't that worry some Americans any more..?)..? 

Everything is carcinogenic in California. Can't remember what I bought recently - but it had a warning.

[Waddo Soqable]

16 minutes ago, pfretrock said:

Everything is carcinogenic in California. Can't remember what I bought recently - but it had a warning.

This comes with a Squier P bass... WTF 

Reproductive Harm.. I suppose you could beat a baby to death with it Ramones style 

[miles'tone]

2 hours ago, joeystrange said:

That means it’s one louder.

That means it's one older. 😆

[NancyJohnson]

Can you imagine the backlash if Ford were still making these:

 

[NancyJohnson]

On first view at the link, I did a little gasp thinking that Fender had ceased production of the post-50s Precision bass, only to see it relegated to the 'other models in this range' status.

 

Oh, tee-hee.  Silly me.

 

I've always had a soft spot for the early Precision bass, but not enough to pull the trigger and lose £2.4K from my bank account for that one trick pony.

[Dad3353]

1 minute ago, NancyJohnson said:

Can you imagine the backlash if Ford were still making these:

 

 

If they had the same relative cost as those Fender offerings, they would be a bargain, I'd say. Not many new cars around, still less coupés, for sixteen grand. They cost between two and four month's average salary at the time (1928...). Current equivalent would be eight to sixteen thousand. The Thinline, on the other hand, costs far more than its original issue. 

[Guest]

The transition P bass looks like they copied Squier.

[Grahambythesea]

Why does Bassassin ‘s pony remind me of Rod Stewart?