Fender 6 String?

gravyhighway · #1 10-24-2011, 09:09 AM

Ok I found this Fender 6 string at the Guitar Center in Hollywood and I fell in love with it!!! But for the life of me I cannot find any information on it anywhere online so I figured I come to everyone here for some info. All I really know is that its a custom and as far as I know it's a one of a kind. Any help??

**FunkyMcNasty** · #2 10-24-2011, 09:11 AM

I can't see the pic on my end.

gravyhighway · #3 10-24-2011, 09:14 AM

My bad here we go

Kwin Smith · #4 10-24-2011, 09:16 AM

I have never seen a Fender that looked like that. Did you get a picture of the headstock?

bassteban · #5 10-24-2011, 09:18 AM

I vaguely recall a thread w/pics of perhaps this same bass & several other, similar(6, maybe 7..?)axes at a show. I'm pretty sure they didn't produce more than the few one-offs. Is/was there a price on this one?

**FunkyMcNasty** · #6 10-24-2011, 09:22 AM

Yeah. I think I've seen one similar to that as well. Definitely a custom shop job and super cool bass

**FunkyMcNasty** · #7 10-24-2011, 09:23 AM

What are they asking for it?

ggvicviper · #8 10-24-2011, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by gravyhighway

My bad here we go

Looks like a CS job... Never saw anything like that. Post it in the more Fender rarebirds thread when you find out what it is!

**Bryan R. Tyler** · #9 10-24-2011, 09:34 AM

I've seen that exact bass (or one that looked incredibly close, including the topwood knots) posted from NAMM pics of the Fender Custom Shop area several years ago. IIRC, the price tag on it was something like $6k.

Kwin Smith · #10 10-24-2011, 09:40 AM

Now I'm really curious about the bass! Any more pictures?

gravyhighway · #11 10-24-2011, 09:54 AM

No that was the only picture I took unfortunately. But yeah it was priced at $5799.

Stealth · #12 10-24-2011, 09:55 AM

It's not a Steve Bailey and it's not a Tye Zamora signature. I've no idea what it is, but it looks cool.

Edit: Is it a Fender Heartfield?

spade2you · #13 10-24-2011, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by gravyhighway

No that was the only picture I took unfortunately. But yeah it was priced at $5799.

There are more luthiers who can build a better 6 and for less $ than you can shake a stick at.

bassteban · #14 10-24-2011, 10:14 AM

I'd bet it's no DR- for one thing, aren't they long-discontinued? That said, at 5G, it's far beyond the price range of Heartfields- again, IIRC.

Edit: Googled & found this: 6 string Fender jazz

bucephylus · #15 10-24-2011, 10:23 AM

The Scottsdale GC had one for a couple of years. AFAIK, the CS turned out 5 or 6 of them. The one I played was a pretty decent axe. I'll agree with Spade that the price point was in the same territory as others axes where one would have to think pretty hard about a buy decision. But, that said, it was a legit boutique Fender that played really well, balanced really well, and sounded fantastic.

Price aside, the one thing I did not care for was that the heel block was massive; not that you couldn't play around it when necessary, but just really kind of in your face.

OTOH, there are so many times that a band leader or audition situation is looking at the name on the headstock; and these few axes would give a player a legit boutique axe that would get over that hump. Pretty cool, IMO. A few tweaks and the CS might have had something. Though the market might be pretty small.