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NBD Boring sunburst finds a home

facetsquared

facetsquared

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Hi, everyone. My very first basses were a sunburst Hohner followed by a sunburst Squier Jazz (a great instrument that I sadly broke into pieces on stage in a fit of Nirvana-induced pique). Over several years I swung away from sunburst, thinking them tired and old hat.

Maybe now I am old hat, as in the last few months I have had the urge to find a sunburst P as my final (promise!) bass. I had to search a surprisingly long time for this one - a Fender Custom Shop 63 P in sunburst, journeyman finish. So far, I'm very happy with it - it's the first 'new' bass I have bought in years, and I was very lucky to get a good deal on this one, given it was advertised as a 2022 build that the store had had for a while. Other stores were only offering relics and heavy relics.

It plays really well. I still don't feel the difference between the 7.25 radius and the 9.5 radius on my other basses, so maybe I am missing something there.

I think the pickguard on this bass is slightly less grim than the awful tort that the CS usually has on their basses - but I'm still not a big fan. I have an Avantguard pickguard on another P that I plan to swap on to this one to give it a lift.

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facetsquared said:
Hi, everyone. My very first basses were a sunburst Hohner followed by a sunburst Squier Jazz (a great instrument that I sadly broke into pieces on stage in a fit of Nirvana-induced pique). Over several years I swung away from sunburst, thinking them tired and old hat.

Maybe now I am old hat, as in the last few months I have had the urge to find a sunburst P as my final (promise!) bass. I had to search a surprisingly long time for this one - a Fender Custom Shop 63 P in sunburst, journeyman finish. So far, I'm very happy with it - it's the first 'new' bass I have bought in years, and I was very lucky to get a good deal on this one, given it was advertised as a 2022 build that the store had had for a while. Other stores were only offering relics and heavy relics.

It plays really well. I still don't feel the difference between the 7.25 radius and the 9.5 radius on my other basses, so maybe I am missing something there.

I think the pickguard on this bass is slightly less grim than the awful tort that the CS usually has on their basses - but I'm still not a big fan. I have an Avantguard pickguard on another P that I plan to swap on to this one to give it a lift.

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How about ‘Classic Sunburst’. It never goes out of style. Nothing boring about it.
 
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facetsquared said:
It plays really well. I still don't feel the difference between the 7.25 radius and the 9.5 radius on my other basses, so maybe I am missing something there.
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If you get all bendy with that "G" string way up the fretboard you might notice it "frets out" if your action is low enough. I love my 7.25's and just stay mindful of that.

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Congrats!
I'm a fan of sunburst and (vintage) tort, but also an equal fan of vintage custom colors.

However, as happenstance (and opportunity) would have it, I've ended up with a disproportionate number of SB Basses.
(2nd place goes to OLY WHITE. It's not the end of the world, but it would be nice if the occasional distressed Seafoam Green would fall into my lap)
On the other hand, my main focus is how they play and sound....


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I was very lucky to get a good deal on this one, given it was advertised as a 2022 build that the store had had for a while.
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That's how I bought my last CS... found it by chance on GCs sight - and in Ocean Turquoise, which is now my favorite "blue".
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I have an Avantguard pickguard on another P that I plan to swap on to this one to give it a lift.
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That should do it!
 
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facetsquared said:
Hi, everyone. My very first basses were a sunburst Hohner followed by a sunburst Squier Jazz (a great instrument that I sadly broke into pieces on stage in a fit of Nirvana-induced pique). Over several years I swung away from sunburst, thinking them tired and old hat.

Maybe now I am old hat, as in the last few months I have had the urge to find a sunburst P as my final (promise!) bass. I had to search a surprisingly long time for this one - a Fender Custom Shop 63 P in sunburst, journeyman finish. So far, I'm very happy with it - it's the first 'new' bass I have bought in years, and I was very lucky to get a good deal on this one, given it was advertised as a 2022 build that the store had had for a while. Other stores were only offering relics and heavy relics.

It plays really well. I still don't feel the difference between the 7.25 radius and the 9.5 radius on my other basses, so maybe I am missing something there.

I think the pickguard on this bass is slightly less grim than the awful tort that the CS usually has on their basses - but I'm still not a big fan. I have an Avantguard pickguard on another P that I plan to swap on to this one to give it a lift.

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Sunburst is the best, black the worst
 
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facetsquared said:
Hi, everyone. My very first basses were a sunburst Hohner followed by a sunburst Squier Jazz (a great instrument that I sadly broke into pieces on stage in a fit of Nirvana-induced pique). Over several years I swung away from sunburst, thinking them tired and old hat.

Maybe now I am old hat, as in the last few months I have had the urge to find a sunburst P as my final (promise!) bass. I had to search a surprisingly long time for this one - a Fender Custom Shop 63 P in sunburst, journeyman finish. So far, I'm very happy with it - it's the first 'new' bass I have bought in years, and I was very lucky to get a good deal on this one, given it was advertised as a 2022 build that the store had had for a while. Other stores were only offering relics and heavy relics.

It plays really well. I still don't feel the difference between the 7.25 radius and the 9.5 radius on my other basses, so maybe I am missing something there.

I think the pickguard on this bass is slightly less grim than the awful tort that the CS usually has on their basses - but I'm still not a big fan. I have an Avantguard pickguard on another P that I plan to swap on to this one to give it a lift.

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That's a beautiful bass but I think it's crying for a black pickguard. JMHO
 
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Is it called sunburst because it looks like a star in space with black all around it? I always called these tobacco bursts. My first American Precision was this color, and I still have it. One of the best colors to offset the aesthetic simplicity of the Precision.
 

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