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Fender Custom Shop Club

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Change of looks! Cream covers!

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Ace Of Bass said:
I’ve never felt going Masterbiilt was worth it for those prices...they charge more than Roger Sadowsky, Jimmy Copollo, and John Suhr, three builders of equal regard in my book, and I’m a big fan of Jason Smith’s and Todd Krause’s works, but the “Fender tax” is a too much for me...I can understand someone dreaming of a Fender of particular specs their whole life,finally being able to make it happen , and going Masterbuilt...dreams are worth whatever the cost if you can pay for them...I’ve been really happy with the three Teambuilt basses I have owned and can’t imagine them not doing it for me from now on..
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I've had the chance play and own Custom Shop & Masterbuilt, for the money, the Custom was a better ROI for me. The CS was half the price of the MB and played and sounded just as good to me. I currently play my 2017 CS Postmodern Artisan Bass the most. Jazz Neck, '62 P/Us, Passive and feels like butter. List in high $3ks, but can be had for less then that. Love it.
 

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TB24 said:
I've had the chance play and own Custom Shop & Masterbuilt, for the money, the Custom was a better ROI for me. The CS was half the price of the MB and played and sounded just as good to me. I currently play my 2017 CS Postmodern Artisan Bass the most. Jazz Neck, '62 P/Us, Passive and feels like butter. List in high $3ks, but can be had for less then that. Love it.
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I love the flame, burst and binding on this bass. The 2018 Artisan bass does not have that. Still nice with the spalted maple and natural finish, but I think they hit it out of the park with the 2017 model.
 
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SJLee said:
I love the flame, burst and binding on this bass. The new Artisan bass does not have that. Still nice with the spalted maple and natural finish, but I think they hit it out of the park with the first new of this model.
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Thanks sneha, I agree. The binding is not something you see everyday, which is part of the reason I love the 2017 vs the 2018 Spalted Maple (which is still very nice). The other reason is it is very light, which is not often said about Fender basses.
 

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I have been admiring the Fender Postmodern bass for a few years now as it has several features I really like: P bass body, jazz width neck, lacquer finish, lite relic, bone nut, slanted tuning posts and Closet Classic hardware. In 2018 they added the hand wound 62 pickup. I finally found a good deal on one with the appointments I was looking for. The photo here is not the exact bass, but looks just like it. Should be arriving by Monday. I know GAS strikes again!

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SJLee said:
I have been admiring the Fender Postmodern bass for a few years now as it has several features I really like: P bass body, jazz width neck, lacquer finish, lite relic, bone nut, slanted tuning posts and Closet Classic hardware. In 2018 they added the hand wound 62 pickup. I finally found a good deal on one with the appointments I was looking for. The photo here is not the exact bass, but looks just like it. Should be arriving by Monday. I know GAS strikes again!

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What a fretboard ... drooldrooldrooldrool
 
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SJLee said:
I have been admiring the Fender Postmodern bass for a few years now as it has several features I really like: P bass body, jazz width neck, lacquer finish, lite relic, bone nut, slanted tuning posts and Closet Classic hardware. In 2018 they added the hand wound 62 pickup. I finally found a good deal on one with the appointments I was looking for. The photo here is not the exact bass, but looks just like it. Should be arriving by Monday. I know GAS strikes again!

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Beautiful!!! Love mine! Killer thump and amazing necks on these! Congrats!!!
 
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graphics1988 said:
Beautiful!!! Love mine! Killer thump and amazing necks on these! Congrats!!!
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Thanks! I've always admired the Oly White/Tort/Rosewood combo. After getting back into playing the pass 17 years, I've realized the jazz neck is home for me. It's what I learned on and it's the most comfortable for me. Looking forward to spending some quality time with her. :)
 
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SJLee said:
I have been admiring the Fender Postmodern bass for a few years now as it has several features I really like: P bass body, jazz width neck, lacquer finish, lite relic, bone nut, slanted tuning posts and Closet Classic hardware. In 2018 they added the hand wound 62 pickup. I finally found a good deal on one with the appointments I was looking for. The photo here is not the exact bass, but looks just like it. Should be arriving by Monday. I know GAS strikes again!

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I love Post modern, it's def one of the few I will never give up.
 
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