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Nice Fender trio
- Thread starter tek1001
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Wow, those are really nice! I'd probably replace the gold hardware though...
As for the sound, we'll just have to wait until someone buys one. What type of wood is the body made of? And are there just standard Fender J pickups in there, or are they something unique?
As for the sound, we'll just have to wait until someone buys one. What type of wood is the body made of? And are there just standard Fender J pickups in there, or are they something unique?
For some reason, people seem to think gold hardware is "over the top" a little. Maybe it turns a working bass into a mere show piece you wouldn't want to drag from gig to gig and scratch. Too ornate to take seriously?
Ah yes. There was also a Victor Bailey acoustic 4-string and acoustic 5-string. Five signature models! I don't much about him, but he must be fantabulous to have five signature models.
I just don't particularly like the way it looks. It's not really that I think it's "over the top," more like cheesy/tacky (IMHO). It's almost gimmicky.
I wouldn't be afraid to scratch it either, it's more like I just wouldn't want to me seen with it (again, IMO and my taste).
Yeah, was looking for those words also, or maybe too much "bling" too. Still, they are nice looking and I think, in this case, the gold goes well with the tone color of the wood used.
Agreed, chrome wouldn't look that good either...or black...maybe that's why Fender discontinued them. I'd still buy one in a heartbeat if it was available though, gold hardware and all.
Personally, I think they're beautiful. And speaking as a former freelance illustrator (aka dispossessed art student) brass/gold or glossy black is just about the only colors you could match up to such warm, woodsy browns. Given the body finish and the matching headstock/rosewood fretboard, the hardware color choices are pretty narrow. Chrome would clash too much…and trust me, I know how hard it is to match up "cool" and "warm" colors. It's tricky under the best of circumstances.
Completely understood. Out of the two I'd go with the flat black though. My Ibanez has flat black with a flat brown mahogany finish, and it looks great.
I have a hatred for gold hardware in general, not just on this particular bass.
Beautiful looking basses, but I hate how they sound. Not too surprising considering the transparency of the electronics and my dislike of pretty much every tonewood used.
Still looks beautiful though.
Still looks beautiful though.
Yep! It is a killer combination.
I'm assembling a pair of basses. One's a blue-burst with a lot of black and chrome, but the other will likely be a transparent dark red mahogany finish. That one will have a lot of gloss black to go with such a warm color.
I wish the controls were in a straight line. I really dig the vintage look of things. Leo really did get things right the first time around. The diagonal layout of the controls doesn't really do it for me. Just sayin'.
Yeah Victor is a great fusion player and he was Jaco's replacement when he left Weather Report .
These are fantastic looking modern jazz basses. I would love to have one. But they have been discontinued for 3 years and they were stupid expensive when they were around.
Yep. Not a fan of gold hardware generally but looked right on this bass, esp. In person. It was a very warm, organic sounding jazz bass. The Preamp was very well voiced for the bass. Too bad they were discontinued.
