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Title: Fender's bass line-up for 2015
Post by: ilan on January 25, 2015, 11:05:00 PM: http://www.musicradar.com/news/bass/namm-2015-fenders-2015-bass-line-up-in-pictures-614621

New-ish Geddy and Steve Harris:

http://www.musicradar.com/news/bass/namm-2015-fender-unveils-new-geddy-lee-steve-harris-signature-basses-614692

"Journeyman Relic" - color ageing without heavy wear - maybe this is the Relic for Relic-haters (-;

http://www.musicradar.com/news/bass/namm-2015-9-new-fender-custom-shop-guitars-and-basses-614384/4
Title: Re: Fender's bass line-up for 2015
Post by: Dave W on January 26, 2015, 08:29:12 PM: Nahhhh... no artificial aging for me.
Title: Re: Fender's bass line-up for 2015
Post by: rahock on January 27, 2015, 05:02:33 AM: Quote from: Dave W on January 26, 2015, 08:29:12 PM
Nahhhh... no artificial aging for me.

The 59 got my attention, but the artificial aging turned me off too >:(.
Rick
Title: Re: Fender's bass line-up for 2015
Post by: Pilgrim on January 27, 2015, 08:57:52 AM: I have enough genuine aging going on personally...don't need any artificial aging in my life. :o
Title: Re: Fender's bass line-up for 2015
Post by: ilan on January 27, 2015, 09:36:47 AM: All my beat-up basses and guitars are real vintage that got worn the natural way. But let's not forget that sunburst started as an effort to imitate the aging of old violins, that get darker around the edges.

(http://www.heritageguitar.com/models/Com1024x768/KB%20Groove%20Master.jpg)
(http://ancientpoint.com/imgs/a/f/d/o/g/grandiose_german_violin_labeled_markus_ebstein_c___2002_44_old_antique_violino_8_lgw.jpg)
Title: Re: Fender's bass line-up for 2015
Post by: Psycho Bass Guy on January 28, 2015, 06:13:02 AM: There's a big difference in trying to give an instrument a violin-like finish hue to imply that it is a quality work of art and will last the test of time and purposefully sanding and scuffing off a beautiful new finish so that posers can pretend like they've invested more time in playing their instruments than they have. It sucks because there are quite a few nice "relic'ed" instruments out there, so why could Fender simply not have invested the time they did in making the rest of the instruments as nice as they are and sell them for slightly less since the labor involved in "aging" did not take place? I guess (and the market seems to support the notion) that there are far more fakers interested in LOOKING like they play hard than there are players out there actually playing hard.
Title: Re: Fender's bass line-up for 2015
Post by: Pilgrim on January 28, 2015, 08:34:10 AM: I don't know that I'd be averse to Fender using exposure to UV light to fade a nitro paint job to a "vintage" hue, as long as they keep away from the sandpaper. There are some interesting colors that emerge from the aging process. That would give you an instrument with a nice finish, just faded.