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Let's geek out about the new Fender American Design bass creator. Post a pic of the bass you want to/intend to/wish you could buy in this thread.

OH MY GOD I CAN'T DECIDE

Mmm oly white and blocks:

EDIT: link for anyone who doesn't know:

http://www.fender.com/american-design/instruments/

Tough choices.......

Jayce, love the candy apple red one.

White P with tort guard and rosewood board is on my wish list too Matt.

More...

and more...

+1 on all of your images; this is so crazy I can't decide!!!

My lush J-bass..

Anyone else notice the gold hardware is only available on the vintage designs? I wonder why.

pjmuck wrote:Anyone else notice the gold hardware is only available on the vintage designs? I wonder why.

The hardware used on the modern stuff is all completely different... both the tuners and the bridge.

They probably have piles of gold vintage-style hardware laying around.

Where are you guys getting blocks and binding? I can't find it on the web site.

velalv wrote:Where are you guys getting blocks and binding? I can't find it on the web site.

Are you selecting "vintage body style" or "modern" in the first step?

Jeez. Now I'm thinking this:



I have a Jazz Bass problem.

My favorites so far:

This nice little Aerodynesque mimicry


…and of course white with tort never fails — especially with the binding and the block inlays


I like Matt R.'s most recent creation, but for me the nod goes to the one with the binding and block inlays.

Here's one I cooked up really quickly. It's got a little Les Paul cherry burst flair to it.

Matt R. wrote:Jeez. Now I'm thinking this:



I have a Jazz Bass problem.

I did not try to design one yet as you need to do it from a computer but I am glad to see you can choose the traditional bent metal bridge. Over the years I got to prefer it over Badass and other kind of "upgraded" bridges. Especially if you use flatwound strings.

Frenchy-Lefty wrote:Especially if you use flatwound strings.

By all means, please, elaborate..!