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Fender American Design Experience
- Thread starter ShoeManiac
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Just got this email from my fender customer service guy:
Hey Peter,
Haha! You aren’t bugging me what-so-ever. I apologize for the delay, I’ve been prying at them for the past few days.
I don’t know why it was so hard to get an answer.
As of yesterday your body was finished up in paint and is expected to be packaged and shipped tomorrow!
Hope this helps!
Cheers,
Bryce
Hey Peter,
Haha! You aren’t bugging me what-so-ever. I apologize for the delay, I’ve been prying at them for the past few days.
I don’t know why it was so hard to get an answer.
As of yesterday your body was finished up in paint and is expected to be packaged and shipped tomorrow!
Hope this helps!
Cheers,
Bryce
It's a shame that we lefty's have to take matters into our own hands on brand new Fender left-handed instruments, but at least Carvin + Gibson get it "right" for us the first time
with a hell of a better resale. No offence to Carvin, but we all know which bass will sell faster, and at a higher price
Im assuming that was a joke..
I'd have no problem playing or owning Carvin, in fact I have owned several pieces of gear from them.
They make a great product at a great price, but resale sucks because of it
For decades I used to say the same thing and now I own 3!
But they're all backwards...
Ah, I knew Carvin had it together but I didn't realize that Gibson did as well. Good to know.It's a shame that we lefty's have to take matters into our own hands on brand new Fender left-handed instruments, but at least Carvin + Gibson get it "right" for us the first time
I had a 2012 Rickenbacker 4003 and it had all standard audio taper pots in it as well. I guess I can give them a little more of a break, only because their pots have weird values and include a push/pull option on one of the volumes for that useless "vintage" control.
Still... a $2000 bass should either use the correct pots, or simply just wire them righty. Do it right, or not at all.
The only Gibsons I've owed were made in the 70's and 80's, and they got it "right" in the sense that they left the wiring so the volume increases clockwise. They don't make many (any?) lefty basses anymore, so I haven't been noticing lately.It's a shame that we lefty's have to take matters into our own hands on brand new Fender left-handed instruments, but at least Carvin + Gibson get it "right" for us the first time
I will add that the lefty ES-335 that I had turned me off Gibsons. If you pulled the pickups it looked like they had hacked a hole to the left side with a dull axe. Terrible workmanship.
Someone messaged me about weight, so I thought I would put the info in the thread: I'm using a digital kitchen scale. I have to touch the basses lightly to balance them, so the weights aren't all that accurate. But anyway, the old rosewood/alder bass is 9# 5.5 oz. The FADE maple/ash bass is 9#3.5 oz.
Are you buying these to play or to sell?
I have never been concerned with resale value when buying a bass. I either want it or I don't. If I sell it and lose a few hundred bucks, life goes on. Basses aren't really investment items with a few rare exceptions. It's better to have loved and lost...
Anyway, nice to see some of these basses showing up. They look like they have great resale value!
The transparent blonde P is where I'm tempted...
Rock on...
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