Fender Performer

[corndog]

Not mine, but thought I'd post it here, I've never seen one before. What a cool looking body shape. Can't say I like the headstock though

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[kris pung]

Love the shape and there are actually a couple of us making performer styled builds in the LC right now.

 

[DeliriumTremens]

they're rare and cool but $1300 is way too much

 

[cdef]

Very slim neck, almost like on Vox basses. And a unique Fender logo:

FWIW, here's the one pic I've found of a reported 3-pickup, 5-string prototype (missing a tuner):

 

[mexicant]

I had a red performer, bought about 10 yrs ago,think i paid like 350.00 for it.Traded mine at guitar center a few years ago...i think they gave me 450.00 for it. It was a really good sounding bass and had a real fast jazz style neck. Couldnt get past the looks though bought a highway 1 3 tone pbass.

 

[mongo2]

Very slim neck, almost like on Vox basses.

That's what I like about my Performer 4 strings.

 

[MEKer]

Love the shape and there are actually a couple of us making performer styled builds in the LC right now.

WHO---WHO---WHO? I would LOVE to find a primo Performer, or at least a bass with the same style AND neck specs.

What is the smiley for "^&%^$% I WANT ONE!"
Periodically I comb the net for a primo Peformer.

 

[Webtroll]

Great playing bass but I hated the sound (fixed with EMGs). Shame I sold it, neck was a lot of fun.

 

[kris pung]

WHO---WHO---WHO? I would LOVE to find a primo Performer, or at least a bass with the same style AND neck specs.

What is the smiley for "^&%^$% I WANT ONE!"
Periodically I comb the net for a primo Peformer.

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f57/custom-performer-supersonic-bass-904968/

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f57/new-build--spacebass-5-string-923592/

 

[MEKer]

Thanks for the links--------you both rock! Posted replies to you both. Love where you guys are going. Hmmmm---maybe I'll be sharing a tax return with somebody............

 

[bound'n'blocked]

Friend of mine had one of those back around 89 or 90 or so. I called it the Fred Flintstone bass. Remember how everything in that show that was round was always "just quite NOT round"? That's the way I looked at that bass, like it had been chisled out of stone or wood and not quite finished. He loved it but sold it soon after getting it.

BnB

 

[WoodyG3]

I've always called them "Flintstones" basses, too. It would be fun to have one for show as much as to play it!

 

[corndog]

Too funny,

First thing i said to myself when i saw that body shape was "If Fred Flintstone was in a band, this would be his bass"

 

[Corbeau]

Looks like a great bass. I guess it was during the period where Fender were trying to make pointy basses like a whole bunch of others. It's a very 80s design.

 

[wmheilma]

I bought a Performer 4 String sunburst and gave it to my girlfriend about 15 years ago. We got married, and the bass is still around with all the other music gear! I recently found one on E-Bay going for about $1200 or so. Anyone buy or sell one of these lately?

 

[mongo2]

Too funny,

First thing i said to myself when i saw that body shape was "If Fred Flintstone was in a band, this would be his bass"

LOL, I always thought of a different Hanna-Barbera family...The Jetsons.

 

[cirrus1]

Still have mine, bought it new in 85 or 86. took the rosewood fretboard off of it and laminated a nice slab of smooth madagaskar ebony to the neck and put a badass bridge on it shortly after getting it. other than that its all original and sounds great still. Never dreamed that it would jump in price so much or I wouldn't have changed it!

 

[JTE]

The store I managed (from '77 through '88) had one when they came out. I took it to a gig once. Sounded very very nice, but the neck was so freakin' skinny- made a Geddy Lee Jazz feel like a clubby Precision.

John

 

[cirrus1]

Agree on the neck, but thats what i liked about it. 24 fret about 2" width at the body joint. Almost the exact same as my yamaha BX-1.

 

[M.R. Ogle]

I should have kept mine, I just didn't experiment enough with different strings and EQ to get a sound I liked out of it. I really thought the look was great, but always sounded/felt like a toy.