This is tempting... Fender Pawn Shop Bass IV

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I fail at Roman numerals... it should read Bass VI. Oh well...

Hello Music has these bad boys (open box) for $599. Candy Apple Red is one of my favorites.

http://www.hellomusic.com/fender-pa...270263021&mc_cid=2d6ef7d577&mc_eid=6bf9603112

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*Note: Open Box products are in like-new condition. They may have been returned by other customers or played once in a demonstration video. They have been tested and approved by Fender. All open box products are fully functional may include original packaging.

What it is:Players continue to praise the Pawn Shop Series for evoking the more eccentric Fender creations of the mid-'60s to mid-'70s while delivering thoroughly modern sound and quality with a wealth of various Fender elements. New for 2013, the Pawn Shop Series introduces yet another pleasingly unconventional assortment of "guitars that never were but should have been," in which new models take the stage and long-vanished classics return in modern form.

Why this is a great opportunity: The Pawn Shop Bass VI marks the revamped return of a historic Fender instrument, the seldom-seen Fender Bass Guitar (also known as the Bass VI) of 1961-1975. This updated version of the baritone classic features the traditional short scale (30") and is armed with Special Design Hot Jaguar single-coil neck and middle pickups and a powerful JZHB humbucking bridge pickup.

Specs:

  • Neck Shape: "C" Shape
  • Number of Frets: 21
  • Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
  • Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (24.1cm)
  • Fingerboard: Rosewood
  • Neck Material: Maple
  • Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
  • Scale Length: 30" (76.2cm)
  • Neck Plate: 4-Bolt
  • Pickup Configuration: H/S/S
  • Bridge Pickup: JZHB Humbucking
  • Middle Pickup: Special Design Hot Jaguar
  • Neck Pickup: Special Design Hot Single-Coil Jaguar
  • Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
  • Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
  • Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
  • Bridge: Vintage Style Adjustable 6-Saddle with “Floating” Tremolo Tailpiece
  • String Nut: Synthetic Bone
  • Tuning Machines: Vintage Style
  • Control Knobs: Jazz Bass Knobs
  • Includes gig bag
 
You buy it yet?
No, I went past Guitar Center yesterday to see if I could try one out. They said whenever they get one, it's gone in a day.

I'm actually considering the Squier Vintage Modern right now. But I won't be able to get it this month.
 
...I'm actually considering the Squier Vintage Modern right now. But I won't be able to get it this month.


First of all, I own an actual real-deal Fender Bass VI.

A couple of years ago, I played a PawnShop Bass VI and it did not sound much at all like my real-deal Fender Bass VI due to its use of a humbucking Jazzmaster pickup in the bridge and a hotter than normal Jaguar pickup in the middle position.

So, if you want that authentic tick-tack sound of a Bass VI, my recommendation would be to go for the Squier, since it is configured like a normal Bass VI.
 
First of all, I own an actual real-deal Fender Bass VI.

A couple of years ago, I played a PawnShop Bass VI and it did not sound much at all like my real-deal Fender Bass VI due to its use of a humbucking Jazzmaster pickup in the bridge and a hotter than normal Jaguar pickup in the middle position.

So, if you want that authentic tick-tack sound of a Bass VI, my recommendation would be to go for the Squier, since it is configured like a normal Bass VI.
Thanks. That's the way I'm leaning. :)
 
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