Amazing Fender Announcement!

[TNCreature]

-Fender Guitars USA to alter manufacturing to meet the demands and needs of the public (as they perceive them).

Starting in 2023 Fender's only US production model will be The Ashbory Bass.

Variations to the bass will be a new 3-String model, called "The 'Bory Bass", as well as "The Ash Barty" tennis themed bass.

Fender CEO / President Andy Mooney in a press release stated;
"Bass players these days are getting too good, too young. Have you seen these Tiik-Tok videos? We wanted to make playing a bass a real challenge, to harken back to the glory days of Fender! We firmly believe that rubber band strings are the wave of the future of yesterday." Regarding the 3-String model, Mooney Added, "Jaco only needed 3 strings...so, Boom goes the dynamite!"

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Thoughts?

 

[Geri O]

 

[lug]

Hey, what's the date today?

 

[trothwell]

I do wish these were still made. I don't wish that these were all that was made.

 

[Turnaround]

If you get one of these basses look out for the Ash Borey Beetle.

 

[lancimouspitt]

Do leftys just switch it around? Haha​

 

[MonetBass]

 

[Michedelic]

The sad thing is, the way trends are going there may be a point where it’s almost plausible. But I’d expect a stunt like that from Gibson first.

 

[Winslow]

This is an excellent reminder that April fools jokes have a wide-ranging degree of quality.

 

[Starthief]

I would personally be 100% OK with this

 

[DanDBassist]

Follow the link and you get this: LOL

 

[ComeHomeShane]

Weight?

 

[Winslow]

Weight?

Ask any of these folks!
Ashbory (Guild/DeArmond/Fender) Club

 

[Pings Bass]

When I was shopping for a fretless Jazz bass in Chicago, ca. 1988, I was lured to a janky south side shop who told me on the phone they had lots of fretless basses. When I got there, all they had was a Guild Ashbory bass and a poorly defretted Fender. The guy legit tried to sell me the Ashbory. Later in life, a nerd at work was excited to show me his new bass... and it was an Ashbory. I wish I could take them seriously, I'm all for compactness, but the floppy rubber-band strings just break the deal for me. (Nice troll tho.)

 

[mapleglo]

Nut width? Does it come in a 5 string version?

 

[Geri O]

Okay, I’ll play along…

Does it come with a PLEK job…?

 

[Peterson]

Ill Stick With My Fender P ...TYVM..

 

[Watchootognbout]

OH BOY!!
A NEW RE-RELEASE OF THAT SAME 'OL P-BASS THAT YOU ALL HAVE!!!

 

[covermego]

Do leftys just switch it around? Haha​

No, no, no....... we just stand on the other side of it.

 

[gln1955]

Is this the best bass for serving the song?