The Last Bass Outpost

I don't care what features came in what decade - absolutely could NOT care less.  All I care about is what I like to see in a bass.  IMO Fender is under no obligation to reproduce any "era".  Further, they specifically state: "...it boasts design touches from several periods in Jazz Bass history...".  They're absolutely clear about that.  Tuners not agreeing with the decal???  Pickups not agreeing with the neck?  Oh please, give me a break - the bass is correct for what it is - the 50th anniversary model.

Color-matching headstock? Check!
Inlays?  Check!
Bridge and pickup covers? Check!
Tugbar?  Check!

As far as I'm concerned, it's not confused, it's lovely!  All it needs is binding on the neck and every one of my likes would be covered.

(As usual, opinion always available on request.)

The thumbrest is nice, I've never been a fan of inlays and matching headstocks, and the covers just get in the way.

Agreed that they have no obligation to do a faithful reissue. Still, this looks like someone with no design sense threw it together.

Reminds me of a Johnny Cash song.

I stopped watching Disney when Walt Disney died.

They not only manage to stay in business, they seem to do very well.

They could always do something a little different, like putting up a display of last year's cease-and-desist letters in their NAMM booth.

I had never heard of them until Chris P. mentioned Mani Mounfield and his Rick 3000.

I'm glad to hear that Ulf is feeling okay after his first treatment. I'm sure it can't be easy for him, and I'm sure it helps to have you and friends there for him.

So, my friends, he said (taking off his glasses, giving them a breath of air, wiping the glasses with the bottom piece of his cotton shirt), it seems like an everyday situation for an old man. When there's money to spend, there's nothing to spend it on. And when there's only a little money to spend, there's too much to spend it on.

I had that problem long before I got old.

We live and learn... now I think things are falling into place - this is similar to Bill's Rickie project... a not hollow hollow body, but not in the LP's case...

Excuse the ignorance on this, Dave, et al... Is there any advantage apart from weight...? I presume this can cause some "resonance" to occur to the sound...

IMO any noticeable change in weight is going to change the sound a bit. Aside from that, it probably depends on the amount of chambering and the thickness of the top. A little bit isn't going to affect it any more than having a large control cavity would. But one like that LP pic you posted above might be noticeably more resonant if the top isn't too thick.