I find most CS basses a combination of many different era's and some era's that never existed.
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Dubious failure by Fender Custom Shop!
- Thread starter Admiral Akbar
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The boys at Yes seem to be an authority on matters such as this. Before he passed, our point of contact over there was Chris Squier.
Close to the Edge, but no cigar... so don't even think about going Jamie Far.
This seems like a very important thing to complain about. For OP’s sake, I sincerely hope that something is done about this.
I knew I'd hook someone... just didn't think it'd be that fast.
Speaking of Mr. Far, it's been a long time since I've been to Tony Pakko's for lunch...
These all have floor travelers.
they seem to have “fixed” the decal to a mid-60’s decal on others. This bass, and others from its initial batch all had the late 70’s decal. The bass in question is still for sale at the Music Zoo.
Thanks Bolo, my life won’t be the same until this dubious failure is rectified!
Sounds like you're ready for a hot dog with cheese and chilly onto it...
Love it, guy that's not even in the market for a bass gets all apoplectic about a decal.
devnulljp
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Famous for his Vintage Modified basses?
Don’t ya just love it?Love it, guy that's not even in the market for a bass gets all apoplectic about a decal.
Tisk, tisk…. how dare they mess up the decal and then charge $4.5k! Lol
This is Talkbass, after all, no?
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Yeah, I was thinking that, too.
Maybe that's why it's called Custom Shop?
Emphasis on the Custom.
Yeah, I was thinking that, too.
Maybe that's why it's called Custom Shop?
Emphasis on the Custom.
Hey... in the coin-collecting world, errors are extremely valuable...
The Journeyman name implies a workingman's bass. It is reasonable to think a neck swap as a repair or customization on a working bass was not unheard of then or now. IIRC the Journeyman Precision Bass actually has a Jazz Bass neck with a Jazz Bass HS decal in the same spirit of a not so perfect bass of yesteryear.
Here's a good link from TB past that I found while searching for the "correct" decal for a given year:
Vintage Fender Decals..Who really knows the facts?
Vintage Fender Decals..Who really knows the facts?
I've thought far too long about this and the most likely scenario for intentionally choosing this decal versus period correct would be that it looks better with the blocks and binding.
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