NEW Mike Dirnt Signature models

[travhop42]

Wow, hard to believe the roadworn feature raises the MSRP by 450 bucks! It does look cool. I have the standard Mike Dirnt Fender I just picked up at GC for 299.00 used. Black with white pick guard. I painted the guard a hammered bronze color from Walmart. Looks much better now.
This is a very nice bass, just so heavy!

By the way mine says Custom Shop 59 pickups are in it. Probably the same as the roadworn. I love them.

 

[Chef]

I dig the road worn;
but;
$1500?

I don't dig it that much...

just saw these.

Fender Road Worn Dirnt

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Squier Mike Dirnt

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[zachoff]

Just saw you can get the Squier in white w/ a tort guard. I can has black w/ tort guard?

 

[denton57]

So street price in the 1000-1100 range?

 

[J Posega]

While it doesn't offer any cool colors or new features, it's a sexy bass. I'd like to see them put their Fendertron pickup (whatever they use on the La Cab's) in there.

 

[Chef]

That was the amazon price, which I would thin "is street price"

 

[Limeman]

I dig the road worn;
but;
$1500?

I don't dig it that much...

Have to agree with Chef. I totally dig the blonde/maple RW, but I'm thinking $799 to $899 street would be about right for this Fender model. The bass does sound good in the video though!

 

[denton57]

I saw that as well, but maybe Amazon is just putting it out there to be the first. With $1499 MSRP, I'm thinking in the $1000-$1100 range with MF, etc. I'm fixing to build a Tele style bass for a Dark Star pup, and this is what I'm looking for. I just have to see what comes in less cost wise.

 

[Chef]

The roadworn 50's P streets at $899.
I can't see why this would be more.

 

[denton57]

I hope your right! But as with the price increase with the '62 RI vs the 63 RI P, I bet the price has been inflated. $1100 is a lot of money, and I'm pretty sure I can build one for less (Warmoth body, MJT nitro finish, a road worn neck and tuners off EBay from a 50's P, etc). However, I like the Jazz width neck in maple, which I can't get with a normal road worn bass..

I hope MF and others list it soon so we can get an idea of real cost. They listed the Ampeg V4 RI a month ago or so (which still isn't available), so surely any day now these will pop up on the mass retailer websites

 

[GregC]

Regarding MSRP and street price: The Fender Road Worn 50s P has an MSRP of $1399 and streets at $899. So I gotta think this one will street at either $949 or $999.

Edit: The Road Worn Jazz is $1499 MSRP/$999 street.

 

[ShoeManiac]

I am really liking the look of this configuration:

I've been wanting to build a project bass like this for a LONG TIME. The only difference being that I wanted to go with a 70's Tele bass pickup & pickguard and a stacked J pickup at the bridge.

 

[tomnomnom91]

Well I saw Green Day in London tonight and Mike played a couple of the new roadworns. They're actually a lot nicer in real life than in the photos. Still not enough for me to want one over the non-roadworn, but not bad.

 

[Lowbrow]

Thank god for the gas-killing thin nut width. But WAIT... get the white, substitute my 50s RW neck, put on a b/w/b regular P pickguard and I'm coming CLOSE to the Entwistle 66 Slab...

 

[eccles77]

Me too. They're not listed on MF yet, but I'm curious what the street price will be.. $1099? $1049?

Also curious about the 59 pickup. Any other bass have that pickup? Just curious how good it is. The BA2 bridge is a bonus..because I can sell it and make a few $ after I replace it with a 62RI.

If the pickup is the same as on the original MD, it will be good. The one I had was the hottest P pickup with plenty of punch and a good tone control circut too boot. It was a great bass but weighed close to 13lb and had to go as it was killing my shoulder

 

[Chef]

13lbs?
Good Grief!!!!!

Who is picking wood at Fender anymore?!?!?!?!
I'd like to try a new Jazz Deluxe, or, that new Modern Player J5 with the Roscoe Beck-ish pickups, but I can't find either under 11-ishlbs, which is just 2lbs too heavy. IMO.

 

[Lowbrow]

13lbs?
Good Grief!!!!!

Who is picking wood at Fender anymore?!?!?!?!
I'd like to try a new Jazz Deluxe, or, that new Modern Player J5 with the Roscoe Beck-ish pickups, but I can't find either under 11-ishlbs, which is just 2lbs too heavy. IMO.

Tried the VM Jazz 5 yesterday - actually only tried to lift it out of the hanger then stopped there. Sheesh.

 

[denton57]

Hopefully these roadworns are like the original roadworns in the 8lb-9lb range

 

[Chef]

that would be ok!

 

[Lowbrow]

This new RW is ticking me off so much! Rosewood? White finish? Why isn't a similarly appointed 61 or thereabouts RW P offered?!?!?!?