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Surprising disappointment from Fender
- Thread starter jbox856
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Rickett Customs
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The two holes (neck pocket and on the body) hold it in place, while the CNC machine goes to town on it.
Wow, I didn't know that. Interesting stuff. I like watching CNC machines do their thing...so fast and precise. I know, I'm weird. 
Thanks, DeliriumTremens and Jason. 
Thanks, DeliriumTremens and Jason. 
That's nothing. I scrapped all the paint off of an MIM P-bass and found this underneath:
LMAO...thats pure gold...funny stuff ...right there!
So make sure that before you screw that new bridge down,you have a good piece of wire sticking through that hole . Sandwich it under the bridge plate when you tighten it down.
Fenders routing: I can't understand why that circle needs to be so big. Just to hold the body in place for a route to be cut ?? I own a Fender that has that style routing. I never see it since the guard is always on. But I give credit to makers/brands that went out of their way to not use that routing process, due to the lack of care and detail it displays. Like Lakland Skyline, Fender Japan
Fenders routing: I can't understand why that circle needs to be so big. Just to hold the body in place for a route to be cut ?? I own a Fender that has that style routing. I never see it since the guard is always on. But I give credit to makers/brands that went out of their way to not use that routing process, due to the lack of care and detail it displays. Like Lakland Skyline, Fender Japan
My cheapo Squier Jazz doesn't have that route hole, so I've got it right now sans pickguard.
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Rickett Customs
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I'm just curious as to why they don't just do a hole under the bridge portion, then the neck pocket. They could always use a hole in the bridge position, so that the drill bit doesn't go across the surface so much. But maybe that's just me.
What started maybe as a 'ridiculous thread' (although I say the only bad question is the one you don't ask and albeit it was a bit of a Fender flame) has turned into one about hidden routs, etc. which I'm sure a lot of folks (like me) find interesting.
I still don't understand (I do it's a cost issue!) but really, why Fender would make a bass that you've pretty much got to use with the 'guard on, while some of it's competitors have basses that you can either get without a 'guard or remove the guard from. Seems silly to me that to save a few bucks you'd have the positioning hole where it is and the open rout from the control cavity to the bridge p-up.
Of course stick a 'guard on and it's a great bass.....
That's nothing. I scrapped all the paint off of an MIM P-bass and found this underneath:
How disappointing. I hope you still had the receipt.
From a Fender dealer/warehouse??? Fender's warehouse is the one in Scottsdale. And a dealer is anyone who's an authorized Fender dealer, but they're not Fender's warehouse. And to the best of my knowledge, FMIC doesn't drop ship direct from their own warehouse to customers.
I wouldn't hang this one on FMIC, they cause enough of their own problems.
John
I wonder how the gash in SX basses matches up. Probably almost as nice for 1/5 the price?
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Because it's Fender?
The pickguard idea has been around for 60 years now, and since Fender is so keen on technological and aesthetic innovation, they've decided to stay ahead of the curve and make it a mandatory part of their instruments.
They do make a few stock models without them (the Aerodyne series and Jaco basses come to mind), but for the most part, that pickguard is their signature look. I personally hate them, but I don't matter and I will gladly take my money to any of the other "Super Fender" companies for sexy wood, finish, electronic, and hardware options.
Wow, I didn't know that. Interesting stuff. I like watching CNC machines do their thing...so fast and precise. I know, I'm weird.
Not weird at all. CNC machines can make the coolest things happen in the shortest time, and generally with much more precision and speed then even the best hand work can match.
I watched a CNC machine cut a new car wheel from an alloy billet. A beautiful thing.
Modern mass production techniques are what make great basses (and so much more) available to all of us at very reasonable prices, generally speaking. Well, that and indentured servitude in China in some cases.
You need to read more threads. There are plenty of things posted regularly that are WAY more ridiculous than this.
The OP didn't know what was up. Now he does. We all learn one way or another. However, based on the naivete of the original question, I now wonder if the original saddles were really defective and a replacement bridge was even necessary.
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Dont feel bad , I have done some things that make you look like a genius here.
I just did not post them online
Somehow I don't mind getting fried for making dumb comments - I've been outta the music loop (except for playing CDs and such) for over 40 years and am making a lot of catch-up moves right now.
I got seriously laughed-at when I thought Geddy Lee was a Civil War Memorial or the name of a famous stern-wheeler on the Mississippi River.
It wasn't until I saw the RUSH video on PBS a few weeks ago that I found out - well that, and the fact that my comment got several face-plant replies too from some of the kind folks at TB!
Hey! What did I know? Huh?
