is that what happened to all the mike dirnt basses that didn't sell.
Cheaping out on the pickups and construction in that bass is what was ultimately its undoing. I never understood why Fender would do a Mexi-signature model and then make it LOWER quality than its standard Mexi-brethren. It had the potential to be a huge success. The combination vintage P-body with a standard Badass bridge appealed greatly to me... until I played a few and they were all hopelessly bland and nasal with lots construction corners cut.
BTW, I have played a 60th Precision, and again, the end result is less than the sum of its parts, though for different reasons than the Dirnt. I LOVE the white blonde finish, BTW.