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Fender Rascal Bass

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Jul 9, 2013
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Fender Rascal Bass OCT MBJS, 4 string e bass, Masterbuilt by Jason Smith, alder body, 62 Jaguar style maple thomann neck (Quadersawn), rosewood frettboard (round laminated), 52er Style "U" neck shape, 9,5" radius, 4,13cm nut width, 21 medium jumbo frets, white dot inlays, 1ply white moto 62 Jazzmaster Style pickguard, nickel hardware, 3x handwound Lipstick SLS pickups, colour: Ocean Turquoise satin NOS thomann finish. incl. black tolex case

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€7,999 :hiding:
 
Holy crud, that thing is AWESOME (though the price is absurd). That needs to become a US production bass stat, but with block inlays (or maybe bound and dots?), a Jag switch plate in place of the selector switch, and not a pearl guard. I would play the ever loving hell out of it.

I love the Coronado headstock, and what appears to be a Guild Starfire bridge.
 
I have no doubt this is a boutique quality, finely crafted, top of the line custom bass. But I was around and playing in the sixties, and I'm pretty sure Montgomery Ward had this bass for sale back then, with amp, for $69.

Sorry, ugly to me.

(I actually had one of the tabletop Sears/Silvertone/Danelectros with amplifier in case. Sold it for $50.....jeez)
 
€7,999.... Wait. What? Really? Over 10 grand? You mean, like U.S. dollars? Well, to each their own, but IF that much cash HAD TO GO towards a bass? I'm thinkin' vinatge Jazz, Carl Thompson, or maybe even a Fodera. Not really a Fender shortscale. Not that there's anything wrong with that.......:eyebrow:






Nice color, though.

$2001 under 10 g for the math impaired LOL