No, Fender. Stop it.

[Deleted member 165050]

That’s gotta be one of the biggest Emperor’s New Clothes sheeple con jobs ever. I was quite happy to kiss vinyl goodbye 30 years ago. If vinyl was so great in the first place, why wasn’t there a great hue and cry over it being phased out back then, even when the mastering/fidelity on the earliest CD’s wasn’t all that great, due to the fact that they were still using the LP masters(with their baked-in limitations)? Over time, labels figured out that oversight, and of course would periodically upgrade everything. What cracks me up about people’s self-righteous embracing of vinyl now, is that it’s still coming from a digital source. I never missed the extra handling, pops, surface noise, diminished frequency range, having to turn it over in 20 minutes, any of that. If anyone wants to prove how ironically hip they are, start collecting 78’s…
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Oh yeah, that turntable…a sucker born every minute.

Vinyl was phased out? I must have missed that...

 

[two fingers]

Exactly, but now Gibson is a top guitar company that owns the best amp maker around. Maybe Fender could buy Ampeg from Yamaha?

Anyway they'll all be Music Tribe brands one day...

Ooooooh I don't know. That hasn't worked out well for the last few amp companies, or guitar companies, Fender bought.

 

[Michedelic]

Vinyl was phased out? I must have missed that...

In the US, by 1992, it had pretty much vanished, except for limited editions or as novelty pressings. In the UK/EU it might have lingered on.

 

[Relsom]

I still use my Pioneer PL-51A. Bought new around '73.

 

[Alkali Ike]

You can get a superb belt drive TT with an excellent cartridge for $500 or less. No need to spend $3500. But the Fender-MoFi is worth whatever a buyer is willing to pay. If they only sell 3 of them, then they have a fail. And I have no idea what Fender brings to this TT except some vague kind of old man nostalgia.

 

[BadSanta1281]

It's not really a revival if we've been spinning our vinyl all along.

We even play our 45 rpm collection sometimes.

 

[Deleted member 165050]

In the US, by 1992, it had pretty much vanished, except for limited editions or as novelty pressings. In the UK/EU it might have lingered on.

Not really, it just never went away. CDs were temporary just like cassettes and 8-track, but vinyl persists. I still have vinyl I bought in the 70s and deck and speakers I bought in the 80s. Although the deck isn't sunburst. If Gibson made a vinyl deck would the arm be glued on rather than removable?

 

[Lo-E]

Honestly, if it wasn't for the fact that I refuse to buy in to the vinyl revival, I'd be tempted.

It's only a revival if you ever didn't have a turntable!

That said, I would no sooner buy a Thorens or Rega bass than a Fender turntable. Fender should stick to what they know how to do and their marketing department should seriously consider cleaning house and starting over 'cause.... damn. Who thought that was a good idea?!?

 

[Spectrum]

Please. If MoFi used a Crosley tonearm they’d be outed so hard it would probably put them out of business.

Really? Well, they did put that Fender badge on there...

 

[micguy]

Next year's model...Antigua.

OH, the humanity!!!

 

[Deleted member 165050]

Fender Precision Deck. I'm so slow, I only just saw what they did there. Sunburst should have tipped me off earlier.

 

[TonyP-]

Just kind of gross on a couple of levels

 

[Element Zero]

Meh. It’s a collectors piece for sure. It’s not made for us regular plebs who ain’t uber rich. Sure the price is absurd, but they’ll sell em.

 

[dbsfgyd1]

Erm... no?

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When you run out of ideas for basses, guitars, and amps…..

 

[rickster4003]

Is it available in different tone woods?

 

[dbsfgyd1]

Vinyl revival? I still gots my old ones

mostly Herb Alpert and the TJ brass

A Vinyl revival??? Next the HIFi snobs will start a tube amp revival…. We’ll go figure. Maybe us old farts had it right the first time…LOL!!!

 

[rickster4003]

That’s gotta be one of the biggest Emperor’s New Clothes sheeple con jobs ever. I was quite happy to kiss vinyl goodbye 30 years ago. If vinyl was so great in the first place, why wasn’t there a great hue and cry over it being phased out back then, even when the mastering/fidelity on the earliest CD’s wasn’t all that great, due to the fact that they were still using the LP masters(with their baked-in limitations)? Over time, labels figured out that oversight, and of course would periodically upgrade everything. What cracks me up about people’s self-righteous embracing of vinyl now, is that it’s still coming from a digital source. I never missed the extra handling, pops, surface noise, diminished frequency range, having to turn it over in 20 minutes, any of that. If anyone wants to prove how ironically hip they are, start collecting 78’s…
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Oh yeah, that turntable…a sucker born every minute.

But you can't beat the two sleeve open up with the nice pictures and the ability to sort out seeds from your oregano spices !

 

[trickyric]

Honestly, if it wasn't for the fact that I refuse to buy in to the vinyl revival, I'd be tempted.
It looks pretty cool to me.
What's the problem?



EDIT:
OK, price just got posted as I was typing.
That's ridiculous.

I didn't buy in.. I just had hundreds of albums from the 70's and 80's in my house LOL!

 

[Hurricane Jimmie]

So Anyway, I think Leo Fender would have approved...but maybe not at that price point.

My understanding is that he was a bit frugal and always looking for ways to minimize scrap and utilize material. Even the linoleum off the floor!

 

[Alkali Ike]

That’s gotta be one of the biggest Emperor’s New Clothes sheeple con jobs ever. I was quite happy to kiss vinyl goodbye 30 years ago. If vinyl was so great in the first place, why wasn’t there a great hue and cry over it being phased out back then, even when the mastering/fidelity on the earliest CD’s wasn’t all that great, due to the fact that they were still using the LP masters(with their baked-in limitations)? Over time, labels figured out that oversight, and of course would periodically upgrade everything. What cracks me up about people’s self-righteous embracing of vinyl now, is that it’s still coming from a digital source. I never missed the extra handling, pops, surface noise, diminished frequency range, having to turn it over in 20 minutes, any of that. If anyone wants to prove how ironically hip they are, start collecting 78’s…
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Oh yeah, that turntable…a sucker born every minute.

I will concede that your statements are legitimate opinion and probably not deserving of being labeled false. At least not all of them.

Apologies.

Also, again, Fender lending MoFi their trademark in return for a licensing fee is really dumb. Fender knows zero about designing a turntable. Lol.