Am i loon ??? (blue flower fender)

[mongo2]

the tail one is clearly a precision however. not a jazz. and still has the dampener strip.

Pretty sure the pickup one is actually a jazz but it wouldnt be flush any way.

Nope, also from a P bass.

 

[RandomHandle]

lol @ self
OH
thanks !

happen to know if the handwritten magic marker on the underside of the tail cover actually means anything ?

could be anything from zov to 204

i seem to be exceeding the upload thingy

i voted for bored btw

 

[Bass4LifeRS]

I want to see pics, I love those blue flower P basses.

Here's mine, I modded it a bit

 

[peterbright]

That's an attention getter!

 

[Croox]

Here's mine, I modded it a bit

that may be one of the few p-basses I'd rock. I think its all the chrome that really sets it off

 

[RandomHandle]

hehe - that sure does look cool

 

[Philbiker]

Here's mine, I modded it a bit

Pickguard HAS to go. Clear, clear pickguard is a must.

 

[mongo2]

Here's mine, I modded it a bit

Pickguard HAS to go. Clear, clear pickguard is a must.

Yeah, the mirror 'guard is a bit much for me, but that Darkstar is schweeet.

 

[RandomHandle]

im leaving mine stock in the hopes that it will one day rise from the 579 purchase price to command a full
600 bucks

 

[Want a 9]

Dude,

If you have the money to spend that's cool. I didn't even know the Blue Flower and Pink Paisley basses were even available until I walked into a semi local guitar store back in 2002(?) and saw one.

I walked into the store saw it hanging on the wall, and BAM! that was it I had to get it. I talked to the sales guy at the store and he said they were a limited run and that Fender had a Pink Paisley version as well.

The next day I stopped at the local guitar shop in my town. I told my Buddy about the Blue Flower I had bought. I asked him to check and see if the Paisley was still available. It was. I ordered the Pink Paisley right then and there along with a hard shell case.

That is the craziest I have ever been when buying basses. I had two brand new basses within a period of six days.

I had drooled over the pictures of the orginial Blue Flower and Pink Paisley Fender basses in Klaus's book, so when I had the oppurtunity to buy a couple I jumped on it BIG TIME.

Even goofier than that I eventually bought a Sting Signature model also. So I have three '54 reissue type basses.

I'm a Japanese Fender junkie to some degree. If I could afford it I would have one of each of the current CIJ basses available in the US - Aerodyne P bass, Marc Miller, '51 Reissue, Jaguar, etc., etc,. etc,.

 

[Want a 9]

Oh yeah,

I was at a guitar store in Danville, VA a little over a year ago. The owner the store had a new CIJ '54 Blue Flower reissue hanging on the wall. It still had the cellophane under the pickguard and tags on the headstock. The asking price - $1400.00. That is a little high if you ask me.

You did good man.

 

[mellowgerman]

Here's mine, I modded it a bit

that is sheer beauty! I probably would have oriented the poles toward the neck, but that is hands down the nicest pbass i've ever seen! (if you can still call it that)

 

[Stinsok]

You did good. Blue Book at 98% is 900.00. You can buy them for 600 to 700.00. No regrets. They are very nice basses.

 

[RandomHandle]

It still had the cellophane under the pickguard and tags on the headstock. The asking price - $1400.00. That is a little high if you ask me.

You did good man.

ouch i guess so !
i just saw one on ebay - dude asking 950.

as far as im concerned the best thing about these is that i just cant help but smile and laugh, especially if i look in a mirror while wearing it.
(think james dean or "the fonz" wearing a blue flower bass )
And that was kinda the point.
The "silliness" factor helped renew a childlike sense of enjoyment and wonder.

i kinda want a paisley too,
but im sure the wife would get peeved.
she's ok if i get pickup a vintage j bass though.
go figure.