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Fender American Design Experience

#845
Thanks guys! It really is nice. I paid $1615 so no, more than an Am Std. I saved some on getting the classic case instead of the skb. The skb cases are really nice but i always use my undercover soft case so...

Well the plastic is off so its mine. This bass sounds killer. It has that maple neck tone in spades. :)
 
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#846
metron said:
Thanks guys! It really is nice. I paid $1615 so no, more than an Am Std. I saved some on getting the classic case instead of the skb. The skb cases are really nice but i always use my undercover soft case so...

Well the plastic is off so its mine. This bass sounds killer. It has that maple neck tone in spades. :)
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metron that's a killer looking B 'n' M :thumbsup: You should head on over to "The "Official" Black 'n' Maple Club and I'll get you signed up so all the members can drool along with you.

http://www.talkbass.com/threads/the-official-black-n-maple-club-part-four.928117/#post-16295608

Keep Black, Maple, and low :bassist:
 
#847
metron said:
New bass day! My order came in about 45 days which was a pleasant surprise. An email with the tracking number would have been nice since I had a rep who emailed me when I ordered. It arrived last Friday and I wasn't home. Had it held at a Fedex location so I had to wait through the weekend. No biggie though. Actually it's my biggest complaint. :D

I ordered a black/black precision bass with an alder body and maple j neck. Basically an American Standard with a '63 pickup and 1.5" nut (it is labeled a precision bass :) ). I have short fingers and don't care for the factory spec p bass neck. I've had it for about 2 hours but I can say... finally a p bass I get along with!

I know some of you out there are a bit hesitant on this so I wanted to share my experience. I'm not going to wax poetic about it though. This bass is nice and I see no flaws in it at this time. My initial inspection shows a nice shiny finish, tight neck joints, very smooth feeling frets, crisp neck edges (which I love, not so much of that rolled edge thing), and a glossy fret board. It sounds bright but like a precision bass should. The neck feels like what I wanted. I'm happy with the whole thing. If you guys have any questions, please let me know. I want to get back to playing it. :thumbsup:

Please excuse the flashiness of the pics.
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Very cool bass and very cool that you could get what you wanted. Reminds me of "back in the day" when we could get cars built the way we wanted.
 
#849
60bass said:
metron that's a killer looking B 'n' M :thumbsup: You should head on over to "The "Official" Black 'n' Maple Club and I'll get you signed up so all the members can drool along with you.

http://www.talkbass.com/threads/the-official-black-n-maple-club-part-four.928117/#post-16295608

Keep Black, Maple, and low :bassist:
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9mmMike said:
Very cool bass and very cool that you could get what you wanted. Reminds me of "back in the day" when we could get cars built the way we wanted.
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Thanks guys! I don't have much more to add at this point but I will be taking it to practice this evening so I'll have a chance to run it through the mighty DB750/NV610 rig 'o doom.
 
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Should I do it? That's an ash body and an American Standard J neck.
 
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#853
Hmmm... should I thin the herd first or order it and thin the herd while I'm waiting. Help me rationalize the latter? I think I will sell my American Standard P 2013 (I need a J neck) and a EBMM Sterling 5 from the collection. Maybe my Carvin SB4000.

Order first, right? Right?:woot::woot::woot::woot:
 

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