they don't need to
it is my choice
I prefer to pay towards the lower end of the custom spectrum as opposed to pay at the top of the fender spectrum
your choice may vary
good luck to you
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they don't need to
it is my choice
I prefer to pay towards the lower end of the custom spectrum as opposed to pay at the top of the fender spectrum
your choice may vary
good luck to you
Enjoy your choices. Say hi to Murray.
Confused. Do you own a custom? Your profile just list mass produced basses.
one on the way
when looking at price points and value ---I chose custom
to each his own
at 1500 or so
I would rather get a one off than some inflated name peice
that's me
you do you
These are bling guitars for Dad's who don't have a car license - no one actually plays them live.
With any luck, and if you learn to shut your idiotic yap, you might live long enough to become one of those dads.
Enjoy your understanding of economics and the knowledge that market-driven prices are overpriced.
People vote with their dollars.
DiabolusInMusic
Functionless Art is Merely Tolerated Vandalism
Let's hope it is a keeper because you'll take a bath if you do not like it. One nice thing about buying a Fender is knowing I'll be able to get at least some of my money back out of it. The same is not true of a custom piece, particularly of a less known builder.
I said that these are bling guitars, not guitars for people who wear bling.
You don't know the difference between value and price. You enjoy finding lower prices.
$1500 for a custom bass? With all due respect, that's a ridiculous number for a quality product. Nearly 1/2 of my arsenal of 18 basses are ones I have pieced together from unpainted parts. I'm not going to follow up a $100 worth of nitrocellulose with a $40 bridge and $80 pups. On average, I sink about $1200 into just parts on a build. I am not an Asian sweat shop, so my labor would come to more than $300 were I to calculate it. And I do not consider myself a master luthier. though I can manage a fret level and dressing. Things cost what they cost. And only a moron will give you free labor on such a thing.
This is true. Especially if you buy a used Fender. It's not going down in price. Play it for ten years and make a profit.
