http://www.fender.com/products/pawnshop
I like the fact it's 32"
It's different, I'll at least give it that. I wonder about the balance though.
Gibson-inspired body, 32" scale, BA style bridge, Musicman type pickups. Not a lot of Fender in that design. And personally I didn't care for the sound in the demo, FWIW.
It's like a bass made from leftover parts. They should have called it the Fibonacci bass.
Damn, finally a bass i could flip over and play as a lefty....but those p.u.'s..
Quote from: Dave W on May 02, 2012, 08:11:31 AM
... I wonder about the balance though.
Never thought I'd hear those words uttered round here... ;D
The flipped body kills upper register access, useless imho.
Quote from: ilan on May 02, 2012, 09:05:07 AM
Gibson-inspired body, 32" scale, BA style bridge, Musicman type pickups. Not a lot of Fender in that design. And personally I didn't care for the sound in the demo, FWIW.
It's like a bass made from leftover parts. They should have called it the Fibonacci bass.
That's more or less the idea behind the pawnshop series. Something Fender never would have made but that you might find modded in a pawnshop.
I didn't care for the tone either. Certainly didn't sound like MM pickups.
Quote from: BUFF on May 02, 2012, 04:11:59 PM
Never thought I'd hear those words uttered round here... ;D
It's always been important to me.
I care about balance, too - which is one reason I'm not generally a fan of reverse-bodied ANYthing when it comes to basses. That one is definitely included. Just looks wrong.
Its just a lefthanded thingie strung right.
We always complaint that Fender makes too much Ps and Js and I think this 32" thing is really something else. I would love to have seen more Fender-ish Pawn Shops though, like a Mustang Bass with Wide Range humbucker(s), A P with a WRH in the middle...
Quote from: Chris P. on May 03, 2012, 06:21:37 AM
We always complaint that Fender makes too much Ps and Js and I think this 32" thing is really something else. I would love to have seen more Fender-ish Pawn Shops though, like a Mustang Bass with Wide Range humbucker(s), A P with a WRH in the middle...
That's true, and this is certainly something different from a P or J. I just can't fathom why they would make something so un-ergonomic. And the tone is not going to win many people over.
I guess it's aimed at youngsters. They prefer a strange look over tone;)
For a 32" scale bass, this is a no brainer. Doesn't neck dive, has great upper fret access and automatic guitard appeal. Easy to change the pickup configuration.
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae241/cata1d0/STRATOBASTER/DSC02162.jpg)
Um, that pic suffers a bit in aspect ratio......
Quote from: Pilgrim on May 03, 2012, 01:10:45 PM
Um, that pic suffers a bit in aspect ratio......
Sorry, Photobucket does not like to be edited.
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae241/cata1d0/STRATOBASTER/DSC02169-1-2.jpg)
Quote from: Chris P. on May 03, 2012, 06:21:37 AM
A P with a WRH in the middle...
Now that does sound cool ;) (http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?topic=4281.0)
Hey Sven, we're still waiting for some samples from that P.
I'm generally imbalanced. More so when I see this bass. Somethings should not be allowed to be.
Quote from: uwe on May 14, 2012, 12:49:17 PM
I'm generally imbalanced. More so when I see this bass. Somethings should not be allowed to be.
I saw one at the shop today. Butt ugly and ungainly.