Fender signature that MUST be made!!! NOW!!!

E.J. T.N.T. · #1 03-04-2011, 02:43 PM

I am really happy that Fender has been coming out with some great signature basses(and also long due) over the last year(the Harris, Mckagan, Waters etc.)

I understand that this is a little complicated because of all the dealings involved and that the final product should be really marketable in order to make a signature instrument. I think that there are still a lot that MUST be made and that would still be able to sell really well.

Which would YOU like to see and/or would be willing to buy get?

-James Jamerson's Funk machine P bass
Well not too much to say here but it is about time Fender made this, seriously the potential is ridiculous.

-Flea's 60s jazz bass.
Kinda hard to work out, but man that would be great.

-John Deacon's(Queen) P bass. One of the most underrated players ever and he mostly used this one throughout his carreer.

-Phil Lynott P-bass. Mirror pickguard, hard rock end of story

-Tommy Shannon's(Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Winter and others) Jazz bass.

DeeDee Ramone/Sid vicious P-bass. Talk about an iconic P-bass. I know Sid couldn't play, so yeah maybe DeeDee is better. And while on punk

-Matt Freeman's P bass. Might as well be a holy grail kind of P-bass

-Berry Oakley's Tractor Jazz. Sweet jesus has anyone saw this thing?!? It's purely great!!! The front pickup was replaced with a darkstar pickup(they are called darkstars now, I don't know how they were called back then, all I know that they were made by Hagstrom) and 2(!) jazz pickups at the bridge. Plus it sounded amazing!!!

5string5fingers · #2 03-04-2011, 02:50 PM

Why a jamerson funk machine? They have one right here
http://backstage.musiciansfriend.com...510298.product

John Deacon used many P basses as well as Rays.

Sid's P was just this a black and white P bass,pretty easy to do.

Xavier Zed · #3 03-04-2011, 02:51 PM

The Berry Oakley Tractor bass sounds interesting, and the rest like the sigs you mentioned; Harris, Mckagan, Waters are all just stock instruments with cosmetic changes.

spaz21387 · #4 03-04-2011, 02:52 PM

or you could build your own from parts its not very hard... dee dee ramone bass... maple neck 70s fender logo and a tort pickguard

100MEDIA_IMAG0169 by spaz21387, on Flickr

5string5fingers · #5 03-04-2011, 02:55 PM

As for matt freeman
buy one of these
http://static.musiciansfriend.com/de..._fretboard.jpg
put a black pg on it

murphy · #6 03-04-2011, 03:04 PM

If those get, how bout a Paul Simonon

BigOldHarry · #7 03-04-2011, 03:06 PM

The only one of that list that I would care a bit about would be a JJ "Funk Machine" signature - but something tells me they already did it... And if they haven't, I'll bet good money that they have tried to but the family of JJ resisted or wanted too much $$$.

lpdeluxe · #8 03-04-2011, 03:20 PM

Just curious: why so many exclamation points?

thisSNsucks · #9 03-04-2011, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BigOldHarry

The only one of that list that I would care a bit about would be a JJ "Funk Machine" signature - but something tells me they already did it... And if they haven't, I'll bet good money that they have tried to but the family of JJ resisted or wanted too much $$$.

You are right there was a very limited run of James jamerson p basses already. They were done one the nineties I believe.

BigOldHarry · #10 03-04-2011, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by thisSNsucks

You are right there was a very limited run of James jamerson p basses already. They were done one the nineties I believe.

You'd think they'd just make one forever like they do the Geddy or the Jaco... Or is it that JJ just isn't quite the household name that Jaco is???

5string5fingers · #11 03-04-2011, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BigOldHarry

You'd think they'd just make one forever like they do the Geddy or the Jaco... Or is it that JJ just isn't quite the household name that Jaco is???

I don't many bass player who are "house hold names" considering most people don't even know what a bass is.

Take that back most people probably know who roger waters and sting are.

Fender4Me · #12 03-04-2011, 03:40 PM

I hate signature basses....... So cheezy and commercial.

5string5fingers · #13 03-04-2011, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Fender4Me

I hate signature basses....... So cheezy and commercial.

Especially since the majority of them can be made for half the cost.

audiomitch · #14 03-04-2011, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by 5string5fingers

Take that back most people probably know who roger waters and sting are.

They're singers, right?

Joe164 · #15 03-04-2011, 03:51 PM

+1 for Matt Freeman. True fender badass.

spaz21387 · #16 03-04-2011, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by murphy

If those get, how bout a Paul Simonon

squier white vintage modified p bass and slap a maple neck on it easy...

5string5fingers · #17 03-04-2011, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by audiomitch

They're singers, right?

Yes, probably what people know them as more,rather than bass players.

JimmyM · #18 03-04-2011, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by spaz21387

or you could build your own from parts its not very hard... dee dee ramone bass... maple neck 70s fender logo and a tort pickguard

100MEDIA_IMAG0169 by spaz21387, on Flickr

oopsie! dee dee's pickguards were red, not tort.

spaz21387 · #19 03-04-2011, 04:09 PM

i have seen quite few ramones live videos and alot of them dee dee was switching from black and tort. im not sure if it was 2 different basses or what.

gttim · #20 03-04-2011, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by spaz21387

squier white vintage modified p bass and slap a maple neck on it easy...

And then grab it by the neck and slam it onto the floor like an ax!