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Is It Really Too Much to Ask?

#42
Fender has determined (presumably via market research) that a production run of something like this is not worth it. So who is unrealistic? ;)

Besides, there are plenty of options out there to get you that config. Color? You’ll always be at the whim of what the latest craze is. Nothing stops you from refinishing if it’s that critical.
 
#46
sing-modulator said:
He wants a p-bass with a jazz neck, block'd and bound'd


He wants a sunburst p-bass with a jazz neck, block'd and bound'd, that sounds "custom-esque"-ly specific to me
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Fender makes a sunburst P bass across almost ALL of their product lines....they also make bound and blocked necks across almost ALL of their product lines...it would not require any special tooling or custom anything...they just have to bolt parts they already make together and ship it out the door.....how is that custom? Because they don't currently offer it? That's the whole damn point of this thread...They should
 
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#48
Snakeman1066 said:
I have never been able to buy an "off the shelf" Fender that I didn't have to modify
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That's like saying I never bought a Ford pickup that I didn't have to modify. Maybe you just don't like Ford pickups. Or Fender Precisions. Should either of them make a production model to suit your taste? Sure if it makes economic sense. The R&D department in each company says otherwise.

Fender's response to your "letter" - "Thanks for your input. We have forwarded it to our development department for consideration".

Then the Consumer Relations department gets involved and adds "At Fender we value the opinions of our customers. We appreciate your contribution to the development of our product line".
 
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Snakeman1066 said:
Fender makes a sunburst P bass in several product lines....they also make bound and blocked necks in several product lines...it would not require any special tooling or custom anything...they just have to bolt parts they already make together and ship it out the door.....how is that custom? Because they don't currently offer it? That's the whole damn point of this thread...They should
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There should be a "group buy" mentality to custom-ish runs of basses. Like if TB could take a vote on what bass fender should do a limited run of, and TBers get to vote if they put down a deposit... I'm sure that's been joked about in plenty of threads, but I wonder how much traction it would need to be feasible?
 
#51
Sign me up for a fretless Tony Franklin without the J pickup. Mine is starting to wear out.
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#52
Turnaround said:
That's like saying I never bought a Ford pickup that I didn't have to modify. Maybe you just don't like Ford pickups. Or Fender Precisions. Should either of them make a production model to suit your taste? Sure if it makes economic sense. The R&D department in each company says otherwise.

Fender's response to your "letter" - "Thanks for your input. We have forwarded it to our development department for consideration".

Then the Consumer Relations department gets involved and adds "At Fender we value the opinions of our customers. We appreciate your contribution to the development of our product line".
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I love Fords and most all of their vehicles come in various color, price points and trim packages, not just one...

you can walk into any dealership and have them search and somewhere in the country there is truck configured close to the way you want it sitting on the lot...

again the parts already exist across many price points and product lines...nothing special required except putting them together...
 
#53
'Why Doesn't Fender' would be an endless thread . . . . . . but I look at it from the other end of the pipe: Since Fenders are like small-blocks or Harleys, tons of parts can be 'frankenstein'd' together simply, and everyone makes replacement or hot-rod parts for them. All good to me.

In the meantime, I'd go here:

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. . . . and buy a jen-U-wine Fender (your choice, Mex or Yanqui), swap necks and tuners and retainer, and keep the P neck for a doorstop, self-defense bat by the front door, or Craigslist / eBay away with it to pay for the Jazz neck. It may be a replacement neck, but it's the REAL THING, and you could sell the axe later with both factory necks, a hell of a selling point when the time comes.
 
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#56
So, OP, you’re particular. But, it’s not that difficult to buy the parts you need and assemble it yourself. My Jazz has a P neck - even more unusual than the other way ‘round, but that’s what fits my hands. So I put mine together.

Fender makes what they think people want. They don’t make everyone’s dream bass; some of us have to do a little work ourselves.
 
#59
You could take the glass half full perspective instead of griping. The fact that Fender chose to make the Jazz neck with the same heel dimension as their P neck is a huge plus for us. If they hadn't done that, you'd really be screwed.
 
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