Oooh... Nice! Has the tug bar, too. I've always wanted one of those. I'm definitely an antigua fan. Very unique look.
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NBD: one for the room...
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How do you like the 70's thumb rest position?
I remember when they first came out like that and thinking to myself 'well it's about time!'
Play it in good health brother.
I remember when they first came out like that and thinking to myself 'well it's about time!'
Play it in good health brother.
Congratulations on a great score! 
An Antigua finished bass invariably does a number on my head every time I see one.
Part of me thinks its hideous and wonders why anyone in their right mind would want a guitar finished like that. And the other part of me knows that I would probably break down and buy one on a heartbeat if just the right one ever came along.
And this tug o’ war has been going back and forth in my head since the first time I saw one in a Fender catalog over a half century ago.
Like I need this?
An Antigua finished bass invariably does a number on my head every time I see one.
Part of me thinks its hideous and wonders why anyone in their right mind would want a guitar finished like that. And the other part of me knows that I would probably break down and buy one on a heartbeat if just the right one ever came along.
And this tug o’ war has been going back and forth in my head since the first time I saw one in a Fender catalog over a half century ago.
Like I need this?
You need a margarita to go with that guacamole burst! I love it!I have come around full circle and play short scale basses exclusively now (again!) - but I wanted to have a 'generic house bass' available in my studio. What better 'house bass' than a P-Bass?
And what better P-Bass than one that manages to combine my two Fender Fetishes® : an Antigua finish, and the "TV Logo"!
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I've been pining for an Antigua bass for years now... but being a late-70s phenomenon, they only ever came with that 'new-fangled' block logo that I have never been particularly fond of.
And then a few weeks ago I discovered 'the 2012 special edition'... and WOW. Thanks to the magic of TB Classifieds, one of these has arrived at my door today. Awesome to the point of spectacular... ringing sustain, lots of brightness, and what has to be the LOUDEST P-bass pickup I have ever heard.
It's in temporary purgatory on the third floor stairway, but once the big room is finished, it's going to display nicely as 'the house bass' - and it's sure to get put to good use by somebody!
Many thanks to @jimmyb for exporting this bass up here to the frozen wastelands
I haven't played a bass with a thumbrest since about 1976, when I used to borrow the brand-new sunburst P-bass that belonged to our jr. high school. To be honest, it feels a little weird, and the thumbrest actually seems bigger than I remember it!
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You just raised the weekly 3rd-party spend this week on TB with that beauty. Congrats.
I haven't played a bass with a thumbrest since about 1976, when I used to borrow the brand-new sunburst P-bass that belonged to our jr. high school. To be honest, it feels a little weird, and the thumbrest actually seems bigger than I remember it!
Yep, sometimes it's kinda funny how muscle memory messes with the mind. I had acts that seen me doubling on a doghouse so when switching over to an electric, it made the neck of a standard P bass feel like a toy guitar. Over time, I discovered a happy medium by finding a 58' reissue P bass with an oversized baseball bat of a neck. That's somewhat of an extreme example, although on occasion dealing with even a minor change in geometry can make it feel like a spanner in the works.
You got that bass in the knick of time, I sent Jimmy a PM but got ghosted. You’re a lucky fella, congrats!! 
Antigua--I love it.
Many hate it--it has that effect on people.
Cool
Hope it brings you enjoyment as well as those who play it.
Many hate it--it has that effect on people.
Cool
Hope it brings you enjoyment as well as those who play it.
I had a FSR Antigua Jazz which I bought brand new.
I regret everyday trading that bass.
I regret everyday trading that bass.
Got one like that. Truly agree with you, that finish plus that logo on the headstock made this P an absolute winner for me as well. I did recently change the pup for an spb-1. But nothing wrong with the original MIM one.
