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The shop seems to have no say in pricing, but I did take it as a middle finger from the people at the Fender Custom Shop.
I get that! Was there anything in your build that was truly outlandish, - like “ah, they put $2000 extra on because I asked for a compound neck radius”? It sounds baffling. A $500 difference between quotes is understandable, but a gulf of several thousands only is a head-scratcher.
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Like I saw that crazy half fretless multi pickup active bass for Adrian Younge priced at $15k, and I was going for none of that. One pickup. Passive. Color and all hardware right from the catalog. No real relic work.
That is mystifying. I wonder if Fender is looking at the amazing being work done by Olinto, Lull etc and commanding extra $$$ for the ‘bragging rights’ of a bass being built by a ‘ Fender masterbuilder’?
Super Nice! I wish I'd pick this one!
Recently got this CS Jazz Faded Pink. Really love the color and this one is 8.5lbs which is great for a jazz
Looks cool and play great!
A question for the club: I have two CS basses -- A 1960 Time Machine Jazz Bass and one of the "Pro" P-Basses with the Gretsch pickup. I'm delighted with the Jazz, and feel it puts my other J-Basses in the shade in terms of delivering vintage tones. The question is, do you think I'd hear such a significant improvement with a CS Precision over my other American Ps (AmStd, AmPro I and II, AO '60s, Nash PB-57)? Or is a P-Bass just a P-Bass?
My CS-P sound better than any other P bass I've tried. I've always wondered why and can only assume it's the custom wound CS pickups? On Youtube videos, the Nash with Lollars sounds pretty darn good too.
I have three CS P-basses alongside two American Vintage basses - a 58 and a 63. And honestly, the CS basses are not hugely better. I recommend checking out the American Vintage line, which are incredible basses all round.
I have American Vintage basses that came out between 2013 and 2018, not the AV II which came out after the American Originals.
I used to have an American Original P. I found that the AV basses are better than the AO that I had - thinner frets, flashcoat nitro finishes and MUCH nicer fretboard.
I have not tried the AV II line.
I’m considering yarding out the lollars on my Nash for the hand wound CS 62 p pickups. They’re butter.
I'm not sure that the commercially available CS 62 pickups are the same as those wound for the actual custom shop instruments. Maybe someone can clarify.
The handwound pups on my Postmodern P are the best I've ever heard. The Pure Vintage 63's in my other Precisions are very close.
My Scott devine spécial . I wanted this bass the first time I saw Scott with it so I messaged him to ask could I buy the bass of doom. That was not going bro happen so I had this one made to my specs. The funny thing is out of all my 18 basses this is my go to. The neck is perfect between a jazz and p bass . It weighs 7pounds fourteen ounces. No neck dive. And no its not for sale.
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My Scott devine spécial . I wanted this bass the first time I saw Scott with it so I messaged him to ask could I buy the bass of doom. That was not going bro happen so I had this one made to my specs. The funny thing is out of all my 18 basses this is my go to. The neck is perfect between a jazz and p bass . It weighs 7pounds fourteen ounces. No neck dive. And no its not for sale.
From my experience....No...You find your P you love and it is hard to top it!...
