bassboogie wrote:Good evening,
Fiesta red seems to be flavour of the day with Fender, the 60's are here to stay. Squier have just produced a lovely bang on P bass in the colour we all know and love. It sells for around £279 and looks the business. My only disappointment is that they should have gone the signature route and named it after the man who made it famous....Jet Harris.
Anyone tried one ? Would love to hear what you think.
Regards, Luigi
Hi Luigi,
I too noticed the new Classic Vibe '60s P.Bass in F.Red. I believe the Scratchplate colour is technically Brown Tortoiseshell, similar to Jet's original Fender. I have not seen one in the flesh yet, but being mainly a guitar player, I have bought the the Classic Vibe 'Biffy Clyro' Strat (available in Europe only). This is also in F.Red with a Rosewood fingerboard, so matches the above bass superbly. The Fiesta Red shade is just a slight shade darker than the USA & Mex versions, but perfectly acceptable. It is a very well made & finished guitar & certainly worth the UK£260 that I paid for it. Yes, it's not a vintage Fender but neither is the price. The only bad thing about it was the cheap alloy trem block, but I replaced that with a steel one in no time at all. I can highly recommend the Classic Vibe models as very good quality & great value for money. If I was the bass player in my band, this is the model I would definitely go for.
Tony.