New affordable US Fender series

[Thornton Davis]

After Chris P. posted this thread, Thornton posted the news at TB. I see that it's now a huge thread, complete with the usual Fender-hating trolls and dreamers with unrealistic expectations.

I mentioned the topic and they went nuts on TB. When I last looked there were just under 700 posts to the thread with it having been viewed approx 47,000 times. All that in less than 2 weeks.

Lots of comments and dreamers posted their wants and wishes. The way prices are today for new Fender products, I'll continue to buy used when the urge hits.

TD

[Dave W]

I hear you. I paid $750 for my (new) Am Special Tele back in 2013. They're now $1000-1050. There are plenty of good used Fenders out there at reasonable prices.

[Dave W]

They're officially out.

Fender's website

Reverb article

Music Radar article There's a video, but in scanning it, I don't see the basses.

There are some gloss finishes, from the first reports I thought they were all satin. Still, the basses are $200 more than the last prices on the Am Special basses which were discontinued 2 or 3 years ago. The guitars are $50-100 higher than a current Am Special.

Sweetwater and MF have some models in stock.

[Chris P.]

In Dutch, but you can see some pics here:


https://www.debassist.nl/nieuws/artikel/3-21370/fender-american-performer-series


PJ, J and Mustang +J

Not all neck types are available with all colours. I think sunburst and white with rosewood and the rest with maple. There are some nice colours. A '70s dark red, called Aubergine, a copper called Penny and some satin/matte colours: Surf Green and Lake Placid Blue.

[gearHed289]

The blue and Penny Ps look cool. Black pickguards almost always make a bass look better to me.