Last Spring I borrowed this bass to play in an impromptu show at a resort. I loved the color which I think is Champagne Gold but photos I’ve seen reportedly of Champagne look much more gold that the guitar I’m playing. Did Fender make a gold metallic lighter than Chanpagne Gold? Thanks for the help.
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What color is this bass?
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Last Spring I borrowed this bass to play in an impromptu show at a resort. I loved the color which I think is Champagne Gold but photos I’ve seen reportedly of Champagne look much more gold that the guitar I’m playing. Did Fender make a gold metallic lighter than Chanpagne Gold? Thanks for the help.
I was going to say Olympic White like my '82 Jazz but those pearlescent reflections/glows on the edges were throwing me off. My Olympic White Jazz is close but doesn't have those pearlescent reflections in the edges. Olympic Pearl makes sense. I wonder how it will age. My Olympic White Jazz that I bought in 1985 in mint condition was just as white as pickguard when I bought it. It has aged gracefully over the last almost 40-years. I'd be curious to see if the color changes and how the pearl reacts to it if the color does change. I think it looks cool!
Blizzard Pearl I believe on the 2008-2012 Fender American Standard basses. Looks more silver in some lighting and more champagne in warmer lighting. I used to have one, lovely colour.
Looks like the Limited Edition White Opal to me. Same silvery glow.
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Don't know what color the bass is....but.
It goes great with your seafoam green fish shorts!
It goes great with your seafoam green fish shorts!
Yep, Blizzard Pearl. I snagged a new 2008 back then that was on a blow-out price at GC. A GC employee out West tipped us TB'ers off the the special pricing on that color only.
I immediately went into my local GC to see if they had any in stock. They had two. I played them both, grabbed the one I liked best, and took it up to the counter. The employee went to ring it up and got a confused look on his face. I asked what was wrong. He said, "This can't be right. It's coming up at $699 with case, or $599 without. That can't be right for an American Standard." I told him that based on my "research", it was a special blowout on that color only. He was amazed. I told him there's one more back there. He said he was gonna' go snag it himself as soon as he finished ringing me up.
I immediately went into my local GC to see if they had any in stock. They had two. I played them both, grabbed the one I liked best, and took it up to the counter. The employee went to ring it up and got a confused look on his face. I asked what was wrong. He said, "This can't be right. It's coming up at $699 with case, or $599 without. That can't be right for an American Standard." I told him that based on my "research", it was a special blowout on that color only. He was amazed. I told him there's one more back there. He said he was gonna' go snag it himself as soon as he finished ringing me up.
Hey, when you’re at the beach playing poolside, you wear your fish shorts!Don't know what color the bass is....but.
It goes great with your seafoam green fish shorts!
The important part of that pic is the outfit. Well played sir!
Hey - could be Blizzard Pearl? Possibly Shoreline Gold but it looks more pale than that for sure
Sweet bike complete with drive shaft instead of a chain...very cool!Bavarian Cream
