Fender AV II sunburst finishes

[Foxx]

I had a look at a sunburst,american vintage II 1960 reissue precision in guitarguitar the other day, it was a lovely bass, the feel and sound were superb even through the little rumble 25 amp they had for demo.

 

The thing that struck me, that i really didnt like was the way the yellow bit of the burst looked like it was sprayed onto MDF( best way i can describe it really), a sort of speckled look to it with no visible grain underneath at all, the chap that i spoke to said he had a '58 reissue and that was excactly the same.

 

The 62 reissue before didnt have that look about it, and ive trawled photos of original 60s basses online( never got my hands on a real one,never likely to be able to afford one either😅) and all seem to be translucent enough to see some grain underneath?

 

Anyone else seen one and noticed the same?

 

 

[Doctor J]

Depending on the wood underneath, there may not be much to see, no matter how translucent the finish is. Alder can be very plain. Likewise, if they're using basswood.

Edited May 24, 2023 by Doctor J

[IanA]

On 24/05/2023 at 10:32, Foxx said:

I had a look at a sunburst,american vintage II 1960 reissue precision in guitarguitar the other day, it was a lovely bass, the feel and sound were superb even through the little rumble 25 amp they had for demo.

 

The thing that struck me, that i really didnt like was the way the yellow bit of the burst looked like it was sprayed onto MDF( best way i can describe it really), a sort of speckled look to it with no visible grain underneath at all, the chap that i spoke to said he had a '58 reissue and that was excactly the same.

 

The 62 reissue before didnt have that look about it, and ive trawled photos of original 60s basses online( never got my hands on a real one,never likely to be able to afford one either😅) and all seem to be translucent enough to see some grain underneath?

 

Anyone else seen one and noticed the same?

 

 

I checked one out at Guitar Guitar in Birmingham last week and left very disappointed… The yellow burst on the back was very poor indeed….Speckled and no wood grain showing.

[Foxx]

On 06/06/2023 at 21:14, IanA said:

I checked one out at Guitar Guitar in Birmingham last week and left very disappointed… The yellow burst on the back was very poor indeed….Speckled and no wood grain showing.

I wonder if its the same one i looked at, or if they had another in since?

 

Glad i'm not the only that thinks its way below par for what they charge for um.

[IanA]

38 minutes ago, Foxx said:

I wonder if its the same one i looked at, or if they had another in since?

 

Glad i'm not the only that thinks its way below par for what they charge for um.

Possibly the same one, they only had one in stock… I have owned a couple of AVRI basses and they were beautifully finished by comparison.