New Dusty Hill custom shop Pbass

Iome · March 01, 2012, 10:15:08 AM

http://products.fendercustomshop.com/it-IT/products/search.php?partno=0158602899

can't say if i like it or not....

nofi · March 01, 2012, 10:21:41 AM

i'll answer for you, NOT. to my knowledge hill has never played an ugly, beat up pos like this. hell, when is the last time he even played a fender? who buys this crap.

gweimer · March 01, 2012, 11:07:58 AM

According to the website, this is going to be Hill's bass on the upcoming tour.

I agree, though, that he always plays pretty basses.

godofthunder · March 01, 2012, 12:58:34 PM

I kinda like it 'cept for the flipped headstock. I am sure they will ask way to much for it being the plank that it is.

Pilgrim · March 01, 2012, 01:17:16 PM

If they'd roll it out as a Squier with a nice paint job, I'd be in line for one. I don't want one that looks like it was attached with a chisel and chainsaw.

Iome · March 01, 2012, 01:26:47 PM

You guys must be kidding, have you got any idea of how long it takes to beat a bass up like that?

As a lefty player i've got so used to righthanded necks that i find it much easier to tweek the machine heads on a reversed headstock,
The price, on this side of the pond, is "only" 3399€....

Dave W · March 01, 2012, 04:48:35 PM

Street price is a mere $4800 here.

Thumbs down on this one, at any price.

Chris P. · March 02, 2012, 04:36:33 AM

A Squier or Mexican Dusty-bass would be cool.

Dusty plays different P's. Almost all slab bodies, almost all reversed headstocks. Some with TV Jones, some with DeArmond humbuckers and some with normal ' 51-'57 P pickups. Are those Fenders or made by Bolin or Roman?

Denis · March 02, 2012, 05:50:19 AM

I like it on the face of it.
Is that supposed to be a facsimile of this one, but with a different everything?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88rIcO9HiZs&feature=related

nofi · March 02, 2012, 06:22:33 AM

that's not a fender. $:-\$ is fender putting out sig basses that are based on some other similiar looking brand?

gearHed289 · March 02, 2012, 08:29:32 AM

It's cool in its own way, but I can't STAND fake wear and tear. That is so flippin lame. Go out and PLAY the damn thing and F it up yourself!

Denis · March 02, 2012, 08:33:36 AM

Quote from: gearHed289 on March 02, 2012, 08:29:32 AM
It's cool in its own way, but I can't STAND fake wear and tear. That is so flippin lame. Go out and PLAY the damn thing and F it up yourself!

A friend of mine used to manage a bar which often had bands come in. One day a band was unloading prior to a show and he saw the bass player dragging a brand new American P-bass across the pavement. His parents had just bought him that bass and "it looked too nice". Little shit.

Dave W · March 02, 2012, 08:34:38 AM

Quote from: nofi on March 02, 2012, 06:22:33 AM
that's not a fender. $:-\$ is fender putting out sig basses that are based on some other similiar looking brand?

IIRC John Bolin made some Fender-style basses for him that were based on his early Precision. So maybe we have Fender copying a Bolin copying a Fender.

Quote from: gearHed289 on March 02, 2012, 08:29:32 AM
It's cool in its own way, but I can't STAND fake wear and tear. That is so flippin lame. Go out and PLAY the damn thing and F it up yourself!

Reliced = poseured.

Lightyear · March 02, 2012, 08:40:01 AM

I'm a fan of of the simple bass - I like a one pickup bass. This thing in concept isn't bad but not for $4800! IMO it's a $900 bass.

I don't think I've seen him play an actual Fender since they came back from their hiatus in the 80s

exiledarchangel · March 02, 2012, 12:45:32 PM

YAOWP = Yet Another Overpriced Wood Plank