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Flea Fender Custom Shop Bass

#82
jwr said:
Wait is the new one MIM?

EDIT! It is!!! F that price for an MIM. Give me a break.
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EXACTLY! Flea had to have some say for or against that price, right? Please tell me he did. Or rather, tell me he didn't and is pissed? An Am Std Jazz Bass is $200 more brand new... I don't get it. Don't get me wrong, it is a good looking bass (even if manufacturer relicing isn't my thing) and the stacked controls should be used more often; but that price on an MIM is unacceptable.
 
#88
Fender always lists higher than it's worth. They get the guys who need to have it now and will pay the full price. I just bought a 63 AVRI and the list is $2,000 for it. I mean, it is an amazing Pbass honestly, but 2 grand is too much. I waited 5 weeks and shopped around until I got the price I wanted, and I am quite happy. The Flea Bass will end up being available in B stock or used for around $700 and will probably be a great deal at that price.
 
#89
I sure like the tone of that bass on their new hit being played on the radio,sounds awesome if that is what he used . Love that song . Like everyone people get bored with their equipment and look for something different or not . Whatever he chooses to play it may just be what he uses for awhile .Whatever he plays sounds good . I think it is him more than any one brand of equipment .
 
#92
SanDiegoHarry said:
I disagree. In fact, before Flea, MM were a real off-brand. Flea really is the father of that company in so many ways already. Folks may not remember how EBMM was before the RHCP hit. Hardly anyone played them. They were always fine instruments, to be sure - but NOT popular. The Fleaster changed that.
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I can not respectfully disagree more strongly with this statement. Yes, Flea was known for playing a Stingray and without a doubt he helped the company sell many of them. But when I walked into the Pied Piper music store in Huntington, West Virginia in 1987 and bought a MusicMan Stringray, I was looking for a great bass, not the bass Flea was playing. The 'Peppers had been together a few years by this time, but I don't believe they were a household name. If MusicMan was such as off-brand before the band became popular, would a music store in West Virginia have had five or six for me to choose from and then pay close to suggested retail when I made my decision?
 

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