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Fender American Original Series Successor?
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At some point in 1972, the bridges were placed too far back on Fender Basses. That led to the bridges with the longer G string intonation screw. It was a brief, yet super weird period.
Yep, have this on my 72. Iirc, the long G change happened in 1970-71, and was corrected in mid 73.
There are rumors ahead of NAMM pointing towards a new series called American Classic. No info about the basses yet.
Fender American Classic (Original Replacement)
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I hope there will be both '64 and '66 versions! '66 with blocks, binding and lollipop tuners! And I hope there will be at least one Jazz Bass in Lake Placid Blue.
Just do the AVRI series again and leave well enough alone. I remember on a band tour of the Fender HQ asking our rep about any plans to do reissues with proper specs and what the change was for. He said it was because most modern players seemed to prefer the modern specs on the neck and weren't so picky about the vintage accuracy, but admitted that after the replacement of the vintage accurate specs they had been inundated with request to revert it. Essentially that the folks who wanted modern specs stuck with the American standard (or whatever the line is called now), and the people that wanted vintage specs wanted full, proper reissues. It sounded like, though he didn't say it, the AO kinda missed the mark for both camps...
American Original is an amazing line. The white bass pictured in my profile pic is just stunning.
Speaking from a strictly P Bass perspective, most of the love goes to late 50s early 60s iterations for good reason, yet I've noted more and more interest in mid-late '70s models with TV logos and wouldn't be too surprised to see something in that direction.
This is pretty complicated by the fact that other than aesthetics and the placement of a tug bar there is very little that distinguishes this era.
This is pretty complicated by the fact that other than aesthetics and the placement of a tug bar there is very little that distinguishes this era.
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Haha yep. I was thinking the same. There is not much about a 70s P that people lust over except the aesthetics and the "vintage" itself. Some people like the pickups...ok, cool.
But, there is an Antigua 79 Strat coming out in this range, maybe we'll see a similar P-bass. That's by birth-year, so I hop so! I would LOVE a natural ash 70s precision, and to be able to wait until a nice and light one comes along on Sweetwater with a great pattern. Woo!
Everything in Fender's signature THICK SKIN urethane. My first real bass was a new '76 Mustang in natural and I swear it seemed like 4 inches between the surface of the finish and the wood.
In addition to Antigua the whole International Colors series is a somewhat unique late 70s early 80s thing. Don't think there were particularly loved but I personally lust after a late friend's Monaco Yellow P with maple neck that had discolored over 45 years to an amazing deep gold/orange. But that's not in the cards or even possible.
All I am hoping for is maybe some vintage, nitro finished precisions with hand wound pickups and vintage tuners.
I hope that one day there will be an American made Mustang with a Rosewood fingerboard and correct bridge and pickup. No bridge pickup or relicing please.
The only thing I like about 70s P basses is mocha brown, though I'd
Yes. I don't understand why Fender keeps messing with it's offsets. Finding a Mustang, Jazzmaster or Jaguar with standard features is almost impossible. There's always something missing or messing with the original recipe.
It's only marketing.
I don't know any of the various Fender lines except the Am Std. I don't follow Fender and find the number of ranges, and the constant changing, confusing.
IMO Fender should keep the ranges and just upgrade the quality. If they did that I might consider a Fender 5 string again.
Until then I'm happy with my FSO's.
I don't know any of the various Fender lines except the Am Std. I don't follow Fender and find the number of ranges, and the constant changing, confusing.
IMO Fender should keep the ranges and just upgrade the quality. If they did that I might consider a Fender 5 string again.
Until then I'm happy with my FSO's.
My AO60 P bass got cracks on the headstock, the finish is slightly turning to green (startin from LPB, it's visible when taking off the 'guard), chips and dings on the body.
it's a late 2019 bass, and I play it for hours almost every day.
But it doesn't look like a thin finish, as the previous AVRI series did - my 2012 avri 52 tele looks is way more battled.
Love the necks on the 60s AO, I own both JB and P and the necks have similar thickness. The Jazz is even a liiiiiitle thicker at the XIIth, major difference is neck width (obviously).
I have the same Jazz Bass, and I currently own a '75 P nice and lightweight, sounds good.
But the AO60 P sounds way better, hands down the best P I've ever played until now - and everybody I play with confirm me that.
I used to sell it, for a '78 P bass....I managed to bought it back, will never sell it again.
The Jazz is also great, got it after a '77 JB; an AVRI 75 one and various other USA/mexico JBs...other planet, imho.
I'm curious about the "new" AO line...hope they will introduce maybe a 56 and an early 70s P bass, and a dots+binding+oval tuners JB. All nitro finished.
