Duff's Signature Fender Bass

[Johnny Rattlesnake]

Here it is:

http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?partno=0146500323



Specs:

Model Name     Duff McKagan P Bass?
Model Number    014-6500-(323)
Series                Artist Series
Colors               (323) Pearl White, (Polyester Finish)
Body               Alder, Precision Bass? Body
Neck               Maple, Jazz Bass Neck, Modern ?C? Shape,(Polyurethane Finish)
Fingerboard     Rosewood, 9.5? Radius (241mm)
No. of Frets     20 Medium Jumbo Frets
Pickups           1 Split Single-Coil Precision Bass Pickup with Alnico Magnets (Mid), 1 Seymour Duncan? STKJ2B Jazz Bass Pickup (Bridge)
Controls      Volume, Volume, Master TBX Circuit (Treble Bass Expander)
Pickup Switching    3-Position Toggle:
Position 1.       Jazz Bass Pickup
Position 2.       Jazz Bass and Precision Bass Pickups
Position 3.       Precision Bass Pickup
Bridge               Standard 4-Saddle (Black)
Machine Heads    Standard Open Gear
Hardware    Black
Pickguard    None
Scale Length    34? (864 mm)
Width at Nut    1.50? (38mm)
Unique Features:   
All Black Painted Neck and Headstock,
Jazz Bass Special Logo,
Master TBX Tone Circuit,
Side Mounted Jack,
Thick Knurled Black Control Knobs,
White Dot Position Inlays

[JimBobTTD]

Nice. They have been on sale in the UK for a while (so I hear, but perhaps only to order) but it's nice that they are finally on Fender's website. I have a Jazz Special in creamy white with an unpainted neck. They are great basses!

Time to make them in black, Fender!   

[Johnny Rattlesnake]

I got a white one and a black one.  Both had rusty bridges that I replaced with better after market bridges.
I thought that Fender would upgrade the bridges on this model, apparently not. Same piece of bent metal.

[JimBobTTD]

Yeah, I found that odd too. I'm lucky in that my bass is a later model, which had the Badass-esque bridge. They upgraded the body to alder (from basswood), so you'd think they wouldn't have a problem with upgrading the bridge too. But then it wouldn't look the same.

[Johnny Rattlesnake]

The bridges I use are only a 1/2 an inch longer.  You wouldn't really be able to tell the difference anyways with them being black and such.  Kind of wished they used the old Fender rubber gripped "F" knobs too.

[Aero]

its weird its made in mexico

[Johnny Rattlesnake]

The originals were made in Japan. The company that made the Fender Japan got together with
Tokai(I believe) and became another guitar company altogether. Why is that weird?

[Aero]

idk... local sellers says that mexican made fender instruments are low quality, the best are usa made

How much does this bass cost?

[Genesis]

idk... local sellers says that mexican made fender instruments are low quality, the best are usa made

IMO no matter where a guitar is made, Mexico, China whatever, if the guitar is made by a quality company, you can expect the same from the guitar since they build those to specs. You only have to worry about companies that are based in Mexico or China.

[JimBobTTD]

I don't think you can say that a bass is of low quality simply because it is made in a certain country.

Fender make guitars all over the world. They have their flagship factory in California, and their best guitars come from there. They use better wood (and usually fewer pieces), better finish (in some cases), better electronics and spend more time on the instrument before it is released. Their factory in Mexico uses cheaper labour and cheaper materials (bodies are often made up of 8 or more pieces of wood). But to say that an instrument from the US factory is good and one from the Mexico factory is bad is missing the point.

US made Fenders have more hands-on time, they are more handmade than their Mexican counterparts. However, it is in Fender's best interests to make instruments which are not crap; Mexican instruments are still well made.

I think that every musician has, at some point, picked up a badly made US Fender. Some guitars are simply lemons. On a percentage, more Mexican made guitars would be lemons compared to US or Japan guitars. But a guitar which is great is great not because it has been made somewhere, it is great because the woods work well.

Aero: your local sellers say that Mexican instruments are of low quality so you will spend more money (more money for them) on an American made guitar. The idea that country of origin affects quality (all other parts being equal) is 60% bullshit and 40% racism. The idea that materials and electronics and how much time the guitar has spent with a human (which differs by factory) affects quality is true.

I have been playing guitar for a little under 20 years. I also do repair work on guitars. I have seen thousands and played hundreds of them. With the internet, everyone is an expert. So many half-truths are now being accepted as gospel, simply because enough people are saying something they read on a forum somewhere. Don't believe the hype!

[CSS]

How much does this bass cost?

?599.99.

So it's very cheap.

[JimBobTTD]

Er...well, ?5.99 would be cheap!

But at ?599, you are still getting a good deal. If Fender's specs are correct (there have been cases...) you are getting a great bass. With a maple neck and now an alder body this is a pretty standard bass, so with the P and J pickups you can get a good P or J sound out of it as well as the Duff "both on 10" sound. Kind of.

If I had cash burning a hole in my pocket I'd be all over it!

[Aero]

whats the quantity in dollars or euros ?

[Johnny Rattlesnake]

599.99 GBP                             1,227.85 USD
United Kingdom Pounds     =    United States Dollars
1 GBP = 2.04646 USD         1 USD = 0.488649 GBP


Used this site for the exchange rate: http://www.xe.com/pca/

[Aero]

Ohh thank you very much !

It's a nice price concerning its a signatured instrument !

I want one, too bad they don't make it in black

[suicide]

Why would you like a "Duff Signature" in black when Pearl White is the colour Duff uses? If you want a black bass there are plenty to choose from.

[JimBobTTD]

Because he uses both white and black. Mainly black now, but also a fair bit in his GNR days.

[Aero]

Because he uses both white and black. Mainly black now, but also a fair bit in his GNR days.

Ty for the answer









etc etc etc

[Johnny Rattlesnake]

It started out as "Pearl White". Now it's just like mine, a smoke stained off whitish yellow.

Jesus, Duff looks so young in that last picture.

[greendog]

Jesus, Duff looks so young in that last picture.

Not suprising really, when you consider that he actually is. 


sorry.