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Fender Custom Shop Club

#2,506
marchone said:
What are the specs? Did you post them?
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Here are the specs...

1968 Precision Bass Journeyman Relic Custom

CAR finish
Sort for light weight
Vintage single groove saddles bridge
HW '62 P-Bass pickup
'60 J-Bass "U" neck
QTR Sawn
Painted Head Cap
Dark Tint
Slab Rosewood Fretboard
Vintage (Thin) Frets
Compound Radius 7.25-9.50
MOP Block inlays
Parchment Neck Binding
"Heavy Relic" treatment on back of neck
"F" logo neck plate
Bone nut
Vintage paddle/lollipop tuners
'71 Precision Bass TV-Style logo
W/B/W Nitro pickguard

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MAJOR METAL said:
The Custom Shop does a nice greenburst!

Fender Custom Shop Ron Thorn Masterbuilt Thinline Tele Greenburst ,Vibra-Dyne Vibrato R109988 | Coda Music | Reverb
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Can anyone comment on just how much different the neck feel is on the standard '60 oval C neck versus the slightly beefier neck on the Pino?

If anyone has either a Pino or a CS P with the oval C neck close to the Springfield, MA area that I could check out, please PM me.
 
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Does anyone know where I can find a saddle for a Fender Vintage bridge in gold? It came defective on a relic Mary Kay P I bought a year ago. Fenders response was “buy it from Stewmac.” I expected a different response in relation to a new top of the line instrument and I am looking for a relic to match the new FCS bass. The dealer has been trying to get one for 6 months.

Any thoughts?
 
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BassJuju said:
Does anyone know where I can find a saddle for a Fender Vintage bridge in gold? It came defective on a relic Mary Kay P I bought a year ago. Fenders response was “buy it from Stewmac.” I expected a different response in relation to a new top of the line instrument and I am looking for a relic to match the new FCS bass. The dealer has been trying to get one for 6 months.

Any thoughts?
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I have a thought. :) MusicMan/ErnieBall makes Fabulous basses. So does G&L. Either of those two would have FedEx'd the part to you in a Heartbeat. I worked at fender for 12 years. :)
 
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BassJuju said:
Does anyone know where I can find a saddle for a Fender Vintage bridge in gold? It came defective on a relic Mary Kay P I bought a year ago. Fenders response was “buy it from Stewmac.” I expected a different response in relation to a new top of the line instrument and I am looking for a relic to match the new FCS bass. The dealer has been trying to get one for 6 months.

Any thoughts?
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Did you buy the bass new from a FCS dealer? I ask because the FCS Custom Care promise on their website states "Fender Musical Instruments Corporation guarantees that your Custom Shop instrument will be expertly crafted according to your specifications and will arrive free of defects. If not, we'll repair, modify or replace the instrument at no charge to you." Also, it says that original owners who register their instrument get the Fender warranty extension with limited lifetime coverage.
 
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tsl said:
Did you buy the bass new from a FCS dealer? I ask because the FCS Custom Care promise on their website states "Fender Musical Instruments Corporation guarantees that your Custom Shop instrument will be expertly crafted according to your specifications and will arrive free of defects. If not, we'll repair, modify or replace the instrument at no charge to you." Also, it says that original owners who register their instrument get the Fender warranty extension with limited lifetime coverage.
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Yes, I did buy it new at a FCS dealer, I am the only owner and registered with Fender, got the luggage tag and all. After my dealer had no response for the first 3 months, I emailed the custom shop support directly with description from the traveler and serial#. I received a reply that indicated this was a cheap part and could be easily obtained from Stewmac, with links. To me, this means the warranty is worth 0 and I’m on my own as I have typically been with Mexican fenders. It was a functional part and perhaps I should have bought one. But it wasn’t relic’d as it’s other 3 were. I replied that while that was a feasible solution, I expected a better response for a 3K+ instrument. That it was a relic’d instrument and I wanted a matching part. 9 months later and there’s been no reply.

I love the 2 FCS instruments I kept in the purge, but I am disappointed in their response.

Someone suggested EBMM above, had 4, didn’t really bond with them, but they were well made. I predominantly play gospel now and my Alembic goes with me the majority of the time. FWIW, I emailed them a string question and got a phone call from Mica in hours. She not only replaced the string that I cut too short, but she sent me an extra set as well. I know… I paid for it up front, but it’s worth it to me.
 
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