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Fender Custom Shop Club

#2,921
58 Reissue, Limited Edition.
Beautiful to play, only mod was to swap out the pick up for a Bare Knuckle, not a fan of the raised pole piece, but love the maple necks.
Vintage White over 3 tone Sunburst.

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murphy said:
Are you certain?
That makes no sense to me...
I thought I'd heard/ read that initial cutting of bodies and necks was CNC? (Bass Player article 25 years ago??)
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I have a Custom Shop. The neck pocket had a pretty big gap, and I reached out to fender and asked why Squiers never have this gap, but a premium custom shop did. This is what they said

"Squiers are stamped out on a CNC machine, each one the same as the other with pickups made from base-level materials sourced from either China or Taiwan.


Custom shop instruments are each handmade with over 120 individual hand touched processes – no two are exactly alike.

The pickups are made in house using only the finest materials."
 
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Twice19 said:
Custom Shop bodies are not cut using a CNC machine.
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According to this recent video, bodies are cut using a CNC machine. At the 1:52 mark you can see the body going to the CNC machine. What surprised me is that the belly cut and the arm contour are NOT cut by a CNC machine, but by hand, which I find inconsistent. Same with the body bevel, which is done on the pin router, this seems to be pretty consistent. I wondered why these shapes are also not programmed on the CNC machine and reached out to a Fender Custom Shop employee on Instagram, and he said that they do it that way just to keep things old school, "just like in the 60ies". Of course they had no CNC machine in the 60ies, but they might go the middle way between being old school and CNC machine efficiency. Similarly for the necks, just check the video!
 
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Couple of years ago I made a bad decision and sold my main P bass to get a Sadowsky that didn't work out. I was pretty bummed...then this CS '55 P came along. It's a 2015 Ltd Edition that had been on the wall at a local store for years. I'd played it a bunch of times and really loved it but didn't need it enough to justify the cost. But recently they were blowing it out and when I asked what the bottom line was they said $2800. I had to jump on it. Figured if I didn't make friends I could flip it and not take a hit. It's turned out to be a serious keeper though...really filled the void. Life is good!

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My ‘97 CS Jazz Bass. This particular model is somewhat unique and was only offered for two or three years. It came equipped with the factory John Suhr pickups and preamp. It also has a slightly smaller body, real figured maple top (not fotoflame), block fret markers, and a bound neck.

There are some traditionalists who don’t like the Suhr pickups/preamp. But having owned at least two dozen Jazz basses (including a ‘64 and an ‘83 AVRI), the ‘97 model can definitely hold its own in terms of tone, playability, and workmanship. In fact, this bass actually has a much wider array of tones than my other Jazz basses. All of that plus I don’t have to battle the 60 cycle hum.

The only thing I don’t like about this bass is the factory case. I can’t even carry a strap or a set of extra strings. Ughhh. :bag:

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BlueRock said:
Couple of years ago I made a bad decision and sold my main P bass to get a Sadowsky that didn't work out. I was pretty bummed...then this CS '55 P came along. It's a 2015 Ltd Edition that had been on the wall at a local store for years. I'd played it a bunch of times and really loved it but didn't need it enough to justify the cost. But recently they were blowing it out and when I asked what the bottom line was they said $2800. I had to jump on it. Figured if I didn't make friends I could flip it and not take a hit. It's turned out to be a serious keeper though...really filled the void. Life is good!

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Great looking bass!
 
#2,937
Mantis Tobaggan said:
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Precision Bass, Journeyman Relic - Sonic Blue with Rosewood Fingerboard

Today I learned my bass is no longer available. I have to admit I kind of like that it is more rare now.
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No longer available? Maybe as a production model but the Custom Shop does still make actual "custom" instruments for anyone with the money to pay. As my friend who used to work there told me, they will build you anything you want so long as you have the money to pay for it.
 
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Has anyone else been experiencing delays with their CS order?? I placed an order for a Masterbuilt Dennis Galuszka bass and a deposit in July of 2021 and was given a lead time of a little over a year. The initial ETA I was given was September 29th, 2022. Well, that date came and went and I was given a new date of 12/30/2022. When I inquired last week if the 12/30/2022 date was still holding, I was now given a new ETA date of 02/07/2023!
 
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BearCave said:
Has anyone else been experiencing delays with their CS order?? I placed an order for a Masterbuilt Dennis Galuszka bass and a deposit in July of 2021 and was given a lead time of a little over a year. The initial ETA I was given was September 29th, 2022. Well, that date came and went and I was given a new date of 12/30/2022. When I inquired last week if the 12/30/2022 date was still holding, I was now given a new ETA date of 02/07/2023!
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Ugh. I’m sorry man. That’s a drag and a half.
 
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