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‘23 Short Scale Stingray!

Got me thinking, why in the world doesn't Fender make a US or Mexican SS P and J?
Off the top of my head…
They make the JMJ 30”. They make a whole line of 30” Mustang with traditional PJ pickups.
And for better or worse basses represent about 5% of their electric instrument sales and when you add acoustic that becomes much lower. So the bump in sales would be negative to the cost of launching a new model. A big manufacturer works on turns and margins. They’re already doing us a favor making regular basses. See Gibson.
Not saying I like it. But I get it.
 

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