Fender Launches New Midnight Hour Precision Bass

[mongo2]

Ummm...no.

 

[mellowgerman]

love the color, though I'd rather have it with black hardware and a black perloid pickguard, and with a lower price tag

 

[soulman969]

He's wearing what appears to be a Neapolitan suit, possibly Roman. The man has good taste in clothes although I'm not crazy about the bass color scheme.



See post #21. The Midnight Hour is a reference to the band, not the song.

Ah ha, so maybe I needed to read on and be less offended so quickly huh?

I didn't know such a band existed and of course my age and grumpiness is now on full display.

 

[CapnSev]

It's like they asked me all the things that I hate the most visually, and mashed them into one bass: tort, purple, gold hardware and ashtrays.

 

[The13thFret]

A bit too much going on with this one for my taste.
I don't know why, but I always associate matching head stocks with the cheap and horrible, no name, instruments of my teens

 

[2manynotes]

Is the case lined with shag carpet?

 

[Runnerman]

I thought this was a joke at first.

 

[rashrader]

Ugh. Carrots.

 

[krfoss]

I love this bass. I want it.

 

[matante]

A bit too much going on with this one for my taste.
I don't know why, but I always associate matching head stocks with the cheap and horrible, no name, instruments of my teens

So do I, then I found out matching headstocks are a late '60s Jazz Bass thing. I saw one on the Alleva Coppolo website that I liked a lot so it changed my opinion on them but I still carry that prejudice. A matching headstock on a Fender always reminds me of Squier.

 

[BigBigGuy44]

I love the wisecracks from the people who cannot afford it.

And the comments concerning Fender not being original. Cmon - show us the Dimensions and Performers you're rocking!

 

[-Asdfgh-]

A new P-bass in Purple with Gold meant to deliver that vintage Motown mojo. The Limited Edition Midnight Hour Precision Bass is available exclusively from [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] from 2 November for $2,250.

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Seems more Prince (grhs) than Motown.

 

[Ric5]

A new P-bass in Purple with Gold meant to deliver that vintage Motown mojo. The Limited Edition Midnight Hour Precision Bass is available exclusively from [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] from 2 November for $2,250.

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for the color blind musicians out there

 

[wmhill]

 

[lermgalieu]

Yeah, I like the purple but not the gold and that pickguard looks hideous on it.

 

[JohnnyChatter]

I would rather just have the fender midnight....

 

[Resonance129]

It's a nice lookin bass, but that price tag is a lil steep for a PBass, IMO.

 

[dalkowski]

I was really hoping for MIM and $700. I'd love to have an LSU bass!

You'd have to swap out the tort PG for tiger stripes.

 

[troy mcclure]

I'm gonna pass on that one even if it were free.

I was going to buy one for you, Rich but forget it now.

 

[BassmanM]

I wouldn't want it, but it somehow is cool with that triple dose of bling bling. Ali is a cool player too and it suits him well.