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Fender American Design Experience

#121
mizzou541 said:
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Very nice! Feel free to use the giftwrap option and send it to me. :D
 
#124
About to order this today. 64 AVRI Jazz neck on a P-Bass body. 1958 P-bass pickus and vintage bridge. The only things keeping it from being an AVRI variation is the finish and the price, really. And the neckplate, which I am going to have engraved with my daughter's name. She's 4 1/2 years old and grabbed my ipad while I was building one on the site. As a child of the iPad generation, she designed this one on her own and it turns out to be my favorite of all the options I toyed with. The plate will read:
Designed by
Lily Grace 2014

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#125
Fletz said:
She's 4 1/2 years old and grabbed my ipad while I was building one on the site. As a child of the iPad generation, she designed this one on her own and it turns out to be my favorite of all the options I toyed with. The plate will read:
Designed by
Lily Grace 2014
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Oh, dude... that is the most amazing thing ever!!

What a FANTASTIC idea!!! I wish I had thought to do that with my daughter.

:)
 
#127
Why do I get the feeling that one of the most popular configurations that is going to come out of this are LOTS and LOTS of P-Basses with Jazz necks? Almost every P-Bass I've designed on the Fender site so far have had Jazz necks!

And Fletz, that looks like it's going to be a nice instrument. Even cooler that your daughter was the one who designed it. Enjoy!
 
#128
I was seriously thinking about pulling the trigger on my creation (as stated above...a P with a J neck). I'm a thin neck guy (and I'm a sucker for blocks), but having the neck say "Jazz" on the headstock is a deal breaker for me. It just makes it look like a parts bass I put together myself. As a previous poster stated, resale does make a difference.

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#130
ShoeManiac said:
Why do I get the feeling that one of the most popular configurations that is going to come out of this are LOTS and LOTS of P-Basses with Jazz necks? Almost every P-Bass I've designed on the Fender site so far have had Jazz necks!
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Too bad their standard issue basses don't offer that as an option, there's no reason not to offer A, B or C necks on any bass they sell.
 
#133
I have an honest question, as I prepare to place the order:
I love my 08 American Standard P, so the body and bridge of that is on my love-it list. I do want rosewood and a Jazz neck. Is it worth the $200 difference for the AVRI jazz neck vs. the current modern American Standard Jazz neck?
 
#136
jazzonlyjazz said:
Just another way of Fender making more money for the same product you see on the racks at your local music store.
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Capitalism. That's what companies do. But I definitely see your point.

I'll say again, this is way better for us lefties who love Fender basses and whose options have been atrociously limited until now. It's a step in a cool direction I think.
I can't wait until my Jazz arrives.
 
#140
I like what they've done so far. And it seems natural to me that offering more options increases the cost.

I do hope they add more choices in the future, though. I'd love to be able to get a '54-style P bass, including the single-coil pickup and the Tele headstock.
 

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