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Fender Pawn Shop '72 RW
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I found a picture of the Pawnshop Jazz in the Fender EBrochure. Looks great guys.
Holy hell, correct me if I'm wrong but thats a '59 prototype jazz bass.
With that pickup it has to be, but I'd have me doubts as to whether that blocked and bound neck with the dark paint job on the back is part of the original set-up.
If this mythical pawnshop bass is anything close to a '59 prototype jazz they'll be fighting me off at the fender factory...
Your wrong , the inlays and binding were not around in 59 , thats not even a fender bass in the photo
Yeah I agree with the neck not being from a '59, but the soapbars and the V/V/T wiring speak to it being a '59 prototype.
Why do you say it isn't even a fender bass? I guess that thumb-rest is jankey looking, but the only other picture I've been able to dig up of a '59 prototype has the same neck pickup only with 5 staggered pole pieces, not the 4 in this photo (both types were made and tested).
Information and pictures on the '59 prototypes are very hard to come by so if you know something I don't please share. I'm on a hunt to recreate one someday.
I have seen similar pickups (2) on a Kasuga Jazz copy. The bridge PUP is not there in the photo.
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59 prototypes didnt have soapbars just regular jazz P'ups.
From the thumbrest , to the bridge , the overall shape , just the way the whole bass is , is not a fender at all , nothing on it is remotely fender.
Yeah I agree that bass isn't a fender, I just got excited because I thought I had a good picture of a '59.
Not the '59 Dealer-model/prototypes you showed me in your picture, but the one in this picture.
It's the only picture I've ever seen of it.
Not the '59 Dealer-model/prototypes you showed me in your picture, but the one in this picture.
It's the only picture I've ever seen of it.
It drives almost ALL of us to some degree... very few TBers will lose a gig worth playing because they don't have the "right bass".
Time was when they called that "having a little fun" back before everybody got so cynical about everything
I'm all about 'having fun' - but there is a difference between "buying something" and "having fun".
Here's some irony: Fenderistas will gasp in horror if you take a old P-bass and slap a funky p'up in the bridge position or put a EB-0 pickup in the neck - but they are champing at the bit to get their hands on these "Pawn Shop" basses which are modeled after hacked up old Fenders...
Very odd.
Yeah I agree that bass isn't a fender, I just got excited because I thought I had a good picture of a '59.
Not the '59 Dealer-model/prototypes you showed me in your picture, but the one in this picture.
It's the only picture I've ever seen of it.
Never seen that , looks like a jazzmaster P'up.......that would make sense as the P bass went with the strat and the jazz was offset like the jazzmaster.........hmmm
Lots of classic car enthusiasts would gasp in horror if you tubbed a 427 Cobra, put in a 9" rear end, and cut a hole in the hood for blower... but those same folks would love to drive a Cobra kit car that fit that description.
Not all that odd.
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The Pawn Shop bass is meant to be a P-Bass.. That's not to say they won't do a Jazz.. But dang that '59 prototype with the soapbars seems sweet..
BigOldHarry said:
I hear ya, but I don't think the average "Fenderista" would be even the slightest bit interested in this series - nor would Fender be attempting to sell something like this to them.
The diehard Fenderistas I know wouldn't even consider an instrument built after 1976 unless it was some $2K+ "artist's signature limited edition" or an exact "reissue" model. And under no circumstances would they ever buy a non-USA manufactured Fender.
I think the PShop series is intended to be seen as a funky-fun thing that is also a legitimate musical instrument. As a result, I tend to cut Fender a little slack when it comes to generating 'buzz' for something like this. I have far less tolerance for the way they market many of their pricey faux limited editions which only differ from the regular production models in that they display a level of quality and attention to detail that used to be found in ALL Fender basses.
I asked my GF why she thought she might buy that PS Mustang. Especially since she already has several exquisite high-quality guitars. She said it just looked like a "fun thing" to try, and if "it turns out that PS isn't short for POS" might be also nice to own and "fool with." Especially since: "It's cheap enough." (Her words - not mine BTW
)I think she's exactly the customer Fender is hoping to attract with this series. Someone who already has a 'serious instrument' (or five) in their collection, and is now thinking about blowing a bit of cash on something fun, maybe a little weird, and not too expensive.
That's my 2¢ about it anyway.
It's out!! I like, i like, i like!!
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You know.. It's kinda funny because I was watching videos on VH1Classic a couple weeks ago, and I saw 2-3 videos from the late 70s/early 80s with something that looked exactly like this, the PBass with a B&B neck.
*Edit* Wait a sec... That's not a Pawnshop Series, that's one of the MIM Classic series basses according to the specs...
