Dayum she's hot!Here's a sweaty picture of me playing mine, have had it for almost 3 years (I grabbed it from Guitar Center clearance) it's treated me very good
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Fender 60th Anniversary Precision Bass
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Actually one of my favourite designs is Schecter Model T is Butterscotch Blonde and I had a gas for a looooong time. Now I will have the real deal!
Here's a picture of Julie Slick playing mine. 
It occurs to me that, in the context of this thread, I should add a comment to follow up on the pic I posted above. The P-bass is valued by many for its "growl," and one thing I love about this particular bass is that it has that growl in spades -- especially with a little overdrive and a little "digging in." But I had no idea just how downright nasty and snarly it could sound until I heard Julie play it. I mean, she got sounds out of this thing that were just other-worldly.
I take two lessons from this. First, it serves as a reminder of how much tone come from the hands, not just the instrument. And second, it really underscored the potential of this bass, and what it can do if you know how to make it do it.
I take two lessons from this. First, it serves as a reminder of how much tone come from the hands, not just the instrument. And second, it really underscored the potential of this bass, and what it can do if you know how to make it do it.
As I'm eagerly waiting for my 60th P to show up on Wedensday(or so) I'm doing quite a bit of research about "thin-skin" nitro finish. It's gonna be my first instrument with nitro. While I had Road Worn P it's nitro was a different one - it's "worn-in" and doesn't require much of attention and cleaning. Is it the same nitro finish Fender puts on AVRIs? How do you clean black marks? I read it's prone to them, but is quite easy to clean with naphta. Any tips?
I don't own a 60th Anniversary Precision, but I do own a CS '64 Jazz NOS. The finish is more fragile, and in general reacts badly with plastic - there is a finish care guide included with every nitro finished Fender I think; if yours doesn't include it, it can be easily found here. I just found out that there may be reaction with even nitro-safe stands as the Hamilton KB38 I have, should you leave the bass hanging for long periods of time (i.e. a week). But, if you store it in its case and use the stand for shorter time-periods, it would be fine, no lacquer shrinkage or black marks to fear.
Guys, I'm literally getting GAS after I did the purchase! Can't wait for my 60 to come home!
New Old Stock. It refers to the condition of a new guitar that was put away for years and then discovered multiple decades later somewhere in warehouse
Oh haha thanksNew Old Stock. It refers to the condition of a new guitar that was put away for years and then discovered multiple decades later somewhere in warehouse
Does anyone know how many of these were produced? I read that there were 125 of Sunburst ones. There are also guesses that there are about 500 50th Anniversary Precisions and about 500 50th Anniversary Jazz basses. How about blonde 60th?
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Not quite - NOS stands for New Old Stock indeed, but it represents the condition of an old bass being built today. Your description reminds me more of the Closet Classic.New Old Stock. It refers to the condition of a new guitar that was put away for years and then discovered multiple decades later somewhere in warehouse
Details, details...
There're some different opinions and descriptions even from FenderNot quite - NOS stands for New Old Stock indeed, but it represents the condition of an old bass being built today. Your description reminds me more of the Closet Classic.
Details, details...
yeah, basically it's a brand new instrument built up to vintage specs. Closet Classic would be sort of really light relic 
Yep, only made in 2011 as far as I know. I read that there were 125 of Sunburst ones. There are also some messages on Fender forums that there are about 500 50th Anniversary Precisions and about 500 50th Anniversary Jazz basses. But it looks like there no disclosed numbers in regards to 60th Blonde.
Got mine! NBD INCOMING!
Very resonate, really comfortable neck and nitro feels great. As you guys mentioned, tone knob has very wide and smooth roll off, really easy to find a sweet spot. Put a set of my favourite broken-in TI flats and it just sings!
Very resonate, really comfortable neck and nitro feels great. As you guys mentioned, tone knob has very wide and smooth roll off, really easy to find a sweet spot. Put a set of my favourite broken-in TI flats and it just sings!
Got a call from my local store yesterday that my bass is ready for pickup and I immediately went there. Sales associate brought the case, I opened it up and WOW! Photos I've seen online can't make a judgement on how beautiful these basses are in real life! I started looking for dings and scratches and found none! It's basically dead mint! Frets without wear, no belt buckle rash. Basically a typical condition of a bass that was in a showroom for like 6 months. Felt very light. I couldn't say how light, but I knew it wasn't much heavier than my Road Worn P. I plugged it into an amp just to make sure it woks - it had old rounds, so I couldn't judge the tone. Thankfully I had the rest of the day off, so I just went home.
Put a set of my favourite TI flats, did a full setup and plugged it in...Sounds like a good P bass with flats! More lows than my Road Worn(even though it had '58 pickup which has massive bottom), capable of a lot of overtones and growl when tone knob is wide open. Tone knob has a very smooth and wide response - it could go very low without being muddy. Even when the tone is at 100% it's very round and full. Weights 8 pounds 11 ounces and resonates very well - probably as much as my old Road Worn which has no finish at all. Neck is very comfortable and is exactly what I was looking for. I think it has a perfect balance between neck profile, nut width and radius. Feels buttery smooth with flats on it! This is my first Fender neck with graphite rods and I was surprised how easy it is to get a low action on this neck! Usually I had to keep action higher with TIs, but with high mass bridge they feel way stiffer than with open-style vintage Fender bridge, so I could get away with a very low action. Nitro feels very organic and smells oh so good
In the end I got a very good bass for a very good price and I couldn't be happier!
Put a set of my favourite TI flats, did a full setup and plugged it in...Sounds like a good P bass with flats! More lows than my Road Worn(even though it had '58 pickup which has massive bottom), capable of a lot of overtones and growl when tone knob is wide open. Tone knob has a very smooth and wide response - it could go very low without being muddy. Even when the tone is at 100% it's very round and full. Weights 8 pounds 11 ounces and resonates very well - probably as much as my old Road Worn which has no finish at all. Neck is very comfortable and is exactly what I was looking for. I think it has a perfect balance between neck profile, nut width and radius. Feels buttery smooth with flats on it! This is my first Fender neck with graphite rods and I was surprised how easy it is to get a low action on this neck! Usually I had to keep action higher with TIs, but with high mass bridge they feel way stiffer than with open-style vintage Fender bridge, so I could get away with a very low action. Nitro feels very organic and smells oh so good
In the end I got a very good bass for a very good price and I couldn't be happier!
Congrats! Looks awesome, wishing you many years of happinessGot a call from my local store yesterday that my bass is ready for pickup and I immediately went there. Sales associate brought the case, I opened it up and WOW! Photos I've seen online can't make a judgement on how beautiful these basses are in real life! I started looking for dings and scratches and found none! It's basically dead mint! Frets without wear, no belt buckle rash. Basically a typical condition of a bass that was in a showroom for like 6 months. Felt very light. I couldn't say how light, but I knew it wasn't much heavier than my Road Worn P. I plugged it into an amp just to make sure it woks - it had old rounds, so I couldn't judge the tone. Thankfully I had the rest of the day off, so I just went home.
Put a set of my favourite TI flats, did a full setup and plugged it in...Sounds like a good P bass with flats! More lows than my Road Worn(even though it had '58 pickup which has massive bottom), capable of a lot of overtones and growl when tone knob is wide open. Tone knob has a very smooth and wide response - it could go very low without being muddy. Even when the tone is at 100% it's very round and full. Weights 8 pounds 11 ounces and resonates very well - probably as much as my old Road Worn which has no finish at all. Neck is very comfortable and is exactly what I was looking for. I think it has a perfect balance between neck profile, nut width and radius. Feels buttery smooth with flats on it! This is my first Fender neck with graphite rods and I was surprised how easy it is to get a low action on this neck! Usually I had to keep action higher with TIs, but with high mass bridge they feel way stiffer than with open-style vintage Fender bridge, so I could get away with a very low action. Nitro feels very organic and smells oh so good
In the end I got a very good bass for a very good price and I couldn't be happier!
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Hi Andrew, I recently purchased a 60th Blonde, & I contacted Fender Customer relations rep. and he said that 1600 ea. were made of the Blonde model....Mikael
