New Fender Bass?

[Ric Vice]

Reminisent of the Guild Starfire with a lot of Fender upgrades. I like the full scale maple neck, it's what I'm comfortable with.

 

[DJ Bebop]

I guess that's your prerogative. I'm just glad Bobby Vega, Lee Sklar and many other great players don't feel that way about their ugly but amazing-sounding basses, or we'd be missing out on some great recordings.

I like me some ugly bass

 

[DJ Bebop]

Instead of this thing Fender should of done an affordable version of a 62 Pbass with a Rosewood board..

 

[Tommyc]

It could be butt ugly, but it sure sounds phat. I'm a musician not a painter. My glasses are always smudged anyway. it got me looking at Guild Starfires.

 

[buldog5151bass]

Not my bag but I’m happy they’re trying something new. I could see it selling a few if they keep it around $1200 tops.

I still don’t understand why relic is a thing though.

You expect them to sell a custom shop bass for 80% of what they charge for an off the shelf MIA instrument? Never mind the relic job and upgraded pickup...

Yeah, and I want to buy a new car for $5000.

 

[DJ Bebop]

Fender owns GUild, i'm sure it's just a Guild Bi-Sonic like they use on the Starfires.

Personally i love the bass and idea. Lakland sold a lot of Darkstar Glaubs, this is their take on it, i did the new body style very funky and the tele neck. cool idea.

Yeah but,

 

[DJ Bebop]

Is this a famous riff? I kinda dig it.

Like that Fender's trying something new. Sad that this is likely gonne be over 3k. Missing some design attention for sure though

The first one I recognize as this:


And maybe some of this:

But, I am not sure about this one, anybody?

 

[MattZilla]

Love the body and headstock, though it's screaming out to be a short scale and needs blocks and binding on the neck.

Really like the bridge.

 

[DJ Bebop]

I'm liking the sound of this the more I hear it

 

[Mantis Tobaggan]

I have an issue with artificial wear on a guitar that never existed.

 

[jd56hawk]

I think it's nice that they're stepped out a little bit. Of course, none of us will buy it because (a) it's a CS model and probably costs more than one of those snazzy Buick SUVs and (b) it's not a Precision or Jazz.

It reminds me of something. Didn't Ibanez have a body shape vaguely like that?

Not my bag but I’m happy they’re trying something new. I could see it selling a few if they keep it around $1200 tops.

I still don’t understand why relic is a thing though.

Sure, I could see spending up to $1,500 for it.
$3,000 plus?
Not when I can get a better custom for less.

 

[Kukulkan61]

 

[Pdaddy1978]

I dunno.... I kinda dig it

 

[Winton]

I agree with a lot of the comments. I personally like the vintage look.
Love the sound, too.

But it has Neck Dive City written all over it. I also agree that it would've worked better as a short scale, especially if it would slightly alleviate neck dive.

 

[DJ Bebop]

Instead of this thing Fender should of done an affordable version of a 62 Pbass with a Rosewood board..

Nah, I'd just tear it up like, like I did this one:

Defretted.
Guild and Jazz pickups added.
Phase switches added.
String through the body added.

Other than that, a stock '62 P bass with a rosewood board

 

[Tom Magri]

I liked it better when it was a tree.

 

[HotelX]

The first one I recognize as this:


And maybe some of this:

But, I am not sure about this one, anybody?

I was thinking Gator Bait by the New Orleans band The Gaturs but maybe it was Memphis Soul Stew.

A bunch of it is Meters riffs.

 

[Rib 13]

due to technical difficulties, i wasnt able to listen to the OP demo til just now.....

Just what the world needs: yet another P-bass variation, except this one is artificially aged to look like an instrument that never existed 40+ years ago........

 

[magnaton]

The first one I recognize as this:


And maybe some of this:

But, I am not sure about this one, anybody?

Ah there's just so much good stuff out there that I don't even know about. I love it.
Meters ftw too!

 

[DJ Bebop]

I was thinking Gator Bait by the New Orleans band The Gaturs but maybe it was Memphis Soul Stew.

A bunch of it is Meters riffs.

I think you are still right
Same riff: