Members filterthing Posted August 31, 2008 Members Share Posted August 31, 2008 http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-FSR-Standard-P-Bass?sku=517886 Thoughts, opinions? Anyone got one? I am wondering if they can be had with a maple fretboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GRANKOR Posted August 31, 2008 Members Share Posted August 31, 2008 no maple board on any MIM bass to my knowledge apart from the classic 50s P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members W33nie Posted August 31, 2008 Members Share Posted August 31, 2008 no maple board on any MIM bass to my knowledge apart from the classic 50s P Are the deluxe's made in mexico? I think they come with maple boards, but also have active electronics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phaeton Posted August 31, 2008 Members Share Posted August 31, 2008 On the right, my MIM Deluxe: I'm not responsible for the mess in this pic, btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted September 1, 2008 Members Share Posted September 1, 2008 Rosewood + nat finish = Teh Secks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phaeton Posted September 1, 2008 Members Share Posted September 1, 2008 You eyeing that mug of porter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members W33nie Posted September 1, 2008 Members Share Posted September 1, 2008 Rosewood + nat finish + tort PG = Teh Secks... [YOUTUBE]2yBOJH_hZ54[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted September 1, 2008 Members Share Posted September 1, 2008 ^ Very tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GRANKOR Posted September 1, 2008 Members Share Posted September 1, 2008 ok I stand corrected, the deluxe has one too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phaeton Posted September 1, 2008 Members Share Posted September 1, 2008 ok I stand corrected, the deluxe has one too! But you look good doing it! Actually, the maple fretboards appear to be rare. I had to special order this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members filterthing Posted September 1, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 1, 2008 hey nice tone man, so which p is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Davedblyoo Posted September 1, 2008 Members Share Posted September 1, 2008 I just got one of these Saturday from the Guitar Center on Cobb Parkway in Marietta, GA. It came with a tortoise shell guard instead of the white one shown in the MF ad. It was on sale for $349.00. I carried it to a blues rock rehearsal yesterday and had a great time playing it. The neck is really nice, the edges feel broken in and the frets are good, no sharp ends and level. The overall construction is much nicer than the Standard Jazz and Standard Jazz V that came through my hands back in the late 90's. I like the tone a lot too, the one that I have sounds very full and sweet. I played it against a Peavey Zodiac DE Scorpio and much preferred the sound and feel of the Mexi-Fender over that of the Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound pickup equipped Chinese Peavey. The Peavey probably has the edge in construction over the Fender, but I found the Fender a lot more pleasant to play. I also dig the vintage style vibe the tort guard gives the ash body, but I'm pretty certain that a nicer Gotoh bridge is going to be replacing the bent tin bridge on this bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members W33nie Posted September 2, 2008 Members Share Posted September 2, 2008 hey nice tone man, so which p is that? That's not me actually but he uses a MIM, that's all i know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phaeton Posted September 3, 2008 Members Share Posted September 3, 2008 http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-FSR-Standard-P-Bass?sku=517886Thoughts, opinions? Anyone got one? I am wondering if they can be had with a maple fretboard. How does this differ from the regular ole MIM Fender Precision? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members filterthing Posted September 3, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 3, 2008 How does this differ from the regular ole MIM Fender Precision? far as i can tell the body is ash, instead of alder. My MIJ 75 Jazz reissue is ash, and that is why I am drawn to it. The big question is how hard are the FSR to get? Do they only make a limited run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Davedblyoo Posted September 4, 2008 Members Share Posted September 4, 2008 The FSRs aren't regularly catalogued items from Fender, but at least the Jazz versions must be plentiful. I saw two FSR Jazzes at Guitar Center over the weekend, and one of them was left handed. I have also seen numerous examples on the internet of FSR Jazzes in transparent blue over ash being sold as blems. I remember seeing FSR P basses as long as two years ago in GC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JacieFB Posted September 4, 2008 Members Share Posted September 4, 2008 I saw one of those at GC a while back. Looks like a nice, solid instrument. The ash chunks weren't matched particularly well, but everything else seemed nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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