oh yeah, and nobody seemed to care or said anything about the condition of it
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Roadworn Basses Opinions
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Jim Carr
Dr. Jim
- Jan 21, 2006
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You want to see a bunch of P-basses that look TOTALLY identical? Visit any Fender dealer and look at the new MIA P-basses hanging on the wall.
Those are just for poseurs who want everyone to think the own a mint condition vintage bass
Having been on a quest for the ultimate bass (this is an ongoing quest without end) I always come back to my Fender Road Worn basses (Jazz and Precisions). Between the lightweight resonant bodies, worn-in feeling necks and deep,deep sound, I am really happy with these basses. Fender has really made a nice product, IMO.
Sound and feel = perfect.
Sound and feel = perfect.
Those are just for poseurs who want everyone to think the own a mint condition vintage bass
Let go of the emotions and ego, please.
RW's are for folks whom simply wish to buy a great sounding/feeling gigging instrument that does not look or feel "new."
Fender has hit a home run in that sense with these instruments.
Psst... I agree with the last 2 sentences, but you picked on the wrong post. RickC was referring to mint-condition basses. In short, he was mocking those excessively-fussy people who are somehow offended by relic/roadworn instruments.
Me, I'm offended that Fender doesn't offer a roadworn five string P-bass.
(Production model, I mean. If I'm going to pay Custom Shop prices I'll get a Sadowsky Vintiquity P5!)
(Production model, I mean. If I'm going to pay Custom Shop prices I'll get a Sadowsky Vintiquity P5!)
Psst... I agree with the last 2 sentences, but you picked on the wrong post. RickC was referring to mint-condition basses. In short, he was mocking those excessively-fussy people who are somehow offended by relic/roadworn instruments.
I mean, if you gotta explain em....
This (relicing of RW's) must be done by machine/computer, because it is simply too uniform. I would sure like to know more about how it is done.
Anybody??
Jump over to classified. I'm selling a 2008 Roadworn Jazz Body, with a Roadworn P-Neck.
It fits like a glove, and sounds amazing. best of both worlds.
It fits like a glove, and sounds amazing. best of both worlds.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
I would believe templates. They are way too identical for it to be a picture that somebody is following. What's interesting to me is that mine had a huge "worn" spot on the upper bout. More recent ones have a smaller skinned spot. I think the newer ones look better because the fake wear is less extreme, but that's just my own personal preference. Actually, my personal preference would have been no fake wear, but the bass was so good I had no problems overlooking my visual opinions. Now it's really worn and will keep getting more and more worn with time.
mark beem
Wait, how does this song start again??
I'm really drawn to these basses, especially the Fiesta Red Jazz.. I've a feeling one will be in my possession sometime this year. The overwhelming consensus online seems to be they're very well made, great sounding and playing basses.
Me, I'm offended that Fender doesn't offer a roadworn five string P-bass.
(Production model, I mean. If I'm going to pay Custom Shop prices I'll get a Sadowsky Vintiquity P5!)
Being as the five string Precision only properly launched in about 2008/9, a Road Worn model would have to be a new bass that they'd kicked around a car park for a few days. They're too new to be a classic model, but then again you could say the same for the five string Music Man Classic Stingray and the Classic Sterling.
I've always loved the Road Worn basses. Not because I'm a fan of relicing, but instead because I owned the Fiesta Red RW Jazz not long after they came out. It was a biblical Jazz with "that" Jazz bass sound I'd had in my head for years, but at the time I stupidly sold it on to raise money for the 50th Anniversary model when I found a new one for sale in a relatively nearby store. As much as I loved the 50th, the Road Worn was a far superior experience as a player's Jazz. It just felt and sounded right with those overwound pickups and aged nitro finish.
mark beem
Wait, how does this song start again??
They've been making the Road Worn Jazzes for years now, they could throw us maple board lovers a bone at this stage.
