Fender limited edition Mike Kerr Jaguar...Tiger's Blood Orange!

[Dazed]

As @ped just posts on the other Mike Kerr thread there’s one for sale on Reverb £1399

[Baloney Balderdash]

19 hours ago, Dazed said:

So if it’s in a similar location and isn’t as boomy as the original tele pickup it has to be a different pickup. It can only be the pickup or location changing the sonic output. 

 

Yes, that's exactly what I said in my initial reply to you:

On 10/08/2023 at 23:21, Dazed said:

I wonder if that’s an actual remake of an original Telecaster wide range humbucker or the later one that’s more muddy, like you get on the re issue Tele’s they’ve released over the years. 

On 11/08/2023 at 00:09, Baloney Balderdash said:

Likely the ones they use for the new Paranormal Rascal, which doesn't sound muddy at all, but actually pretty nicely well defined and articulate.

 

As in the ones they use new for the new Paranormal Rascal Bass is not the same pickup, since it doesn't sound muddy at all, but actually pretty nicely well defined and articulate.

 

Edited August 12, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash

[Woodinblack]

Isn't it just one of the pickups of the gretsch g220 that he actually made his name with but is to cheap to make much money from?

[Dazed]

I don’t honestly know, but repros by The Creamery, Stonewall and Curtis Novak certainly aren’t cheap

[neepheid]

1 hour ago, Dazed said:

I don’t honestly know, but repros by The Creamery, Stonewall and Curtis Novak certainly aren’t cheap

 

Economies of scale, innit? These pickups won't be made on some assembly line, probably hand made by one person, one at a time, and time is money...

[Dazed]

I guess they are all hand made, but even compared to all their other handmade pickups they’re expensive £200+

[Baloney Balderdash]

3 hours ago, Woodinblack said:

Isn't it just one of the pickups of the gretsch g220 that he actually made his name with but is to cheap to make much money from?

 

3 hours ago, Dazed said:

I don’t honestly know, but repros by The Creamery, Stonewall and Curtis Novak certainly aren’t cheap

 

This is what it says about the other smaller G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet like bridge pickup on the page that the link in the OP leads to:

 

So it's a custom humbucker by Fender themself.

 

Edited August 12, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash

[crazycloud]

I like the colour, especially if it had a matching headstock, but literally nothing else about it, even for Squier prices.

[Musicman20]

May have been covered but is it USA or Mexico made?

 

EDIT - MIM - Not that they are in any way bad instruments, but wow, that price with a soft bag....

Edited August 15, 2023 by Musicman20

[neepheid]

14 minutes ago, Musicman20 said:

May have been covered but is it USA or Mexico made?

 

EDIT - MIM - Not that they are in any way bad instruments, but wow, that price with a soft bag....

 

Why do we do this to ourselves?

Why do we let them do it to us?

How far is "too far"?

 

They (instrument manufacturers in general, not just Fender) seem to have a knack of extracting just the right amount of michael such that significant numbers of people don't vote with their wallets.

[jd56hawk]

19 minutes ago, Musicman20 said:

May have been covered but is it USA or Mexico made?

 

EDIT - MIM - Not that they are in any way bad instruments, but wow, that price with a soft bag....

Fender prices are going up soon once more so add $100 at least to the MIM basses...probably not the MK Jaguar, but I'm glad so many people are finding some Squiers are better alternatives.

Let's not forget Reverend, Sire, Bacchus, etc.

Edited August 15, 2023 by jd56hawk

[Woodinblack]

11 minutes ago, neepheid said:

 

Why do we do this to ourselves?

Why do we let them do it to us?

How far is "too far"?

 

They (instrument manufacturers in general, not just Fender) seem to have a knack of extracting just the right amount of michael such that significant numbers of people don't vote with their wallets.

 

They have been doing it for a while - its a crazy price, I am sure someone pays that.

[NancyJohnson]

I saw a video on this earlier...Peach Guitars.

 

Either the guy playing it is a giant or it's a tiny instrument.  It looks absolutely diddly.

 

 

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

10 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

I saw a video on this earlier...Peach Guitars.

 

Either the guy playing it is a giant or it's a tiny instrument.  It looks absolutely diddly.

 

 

Well. it's 30" scale and he's quite a big lad, so a bit of both.

[AndyTravis]

Gold and orange 🤢

[jd56hawk]

4 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

Gold and orange 🤢

Exactly!

[JohnDaBass]

20 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

Gold and orange 🤢

Niiiiiice🙂

[Gigibass]

this is literally my dream bass! i've been waiting for a fender jaguar short scale for so long (they only had squiers), but it is quite expensive for a mexican bass

[0175westwood29]

6 minutes ago, Gigibass said:

this is literally my dream bass! i've been waiting for a fender jaguar short scale for so long (they only had squiers), but it is quite expensive for a mexican bass

The short scale squiers are great tbh 

[JohnDaBass]

2 hours ago, Gigibass said:

this is literally my dream bass! i've been waiting for a fender jaguar short scale for so long (they only had squiers), but it is quite expensive for a mexican bass

Agreed, mine arrives Friday,  happy days!

[Old Horse Murphy]

Had a go on one of these today at A-Strings in Treforest. Loved it

 

Apparently lead-time for new stock (i.e. what's not currently in circulation in the shops) is something ridiculous like August 2024. 

Edited August 19, 2023 by Old Horse Murphy

[Cliff Edge]

Limited Edition. Marketing speak for “hurry up and buy one before we reduce the price because we couldn’t sell them at full price.”

[Old Horse Murphy]

Either that or it means Limited Edition

[JohnDaBass]

21 minutes ago, Cliff Edge said:

Limited Edition. Marketing speak for “hurry up and buy one before we reduce the price because we couldn’t sell them at full price.”

Any chance of listing your herd?

[Musicman20]

16 hours ago, Cliff Edge said:

Limited Edition. Marketing speak for “hurry up and buy one before we reduce the price because we couldn’t sell them at full price.”

Unfortunately it's more true in recent years with how big brands market their gear.