New Fender Limited Edition Mike Kerr Jaguar Bass

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Meh...I have a Mike Kerr bass already...just sayin...

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And I didn't pay near that much to get one. <shrug>
 
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Oh yeah, this is a "Kerrish" SQ 32" Jag (picked up here at TB) modded with lightweight Gotoh tuners, TUSQ nut, Fender high mass bridge and Seymour Duncan SMB4D p/u with series/parallel/single coil switch.

I don't have Kerr's electronics -- just some of it, but I don't need it. If I gig Royal Blood, there's a guitar to double the riffs.

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Naviiin said:
These have been popping up at a couple of vendors now, with no indication of a release date whatsoever. I do love the idea though of a 30 inch Jag Bass that's a bit more upscale than the Squier one from a couple of years ago. And I dig the incredibly named Tiger's Blood Orange. What do you guys think?

Link to a Swiss store: Fender Limited Edition Mike Kerr Jaguar Bass, Rosewood Fingerboard, Tiger's Blood Orange

And a fairly recent Reverb listing: Fender Limited Edition Mike Kerr Jaguar Bass, Rosewood- Tiger's Blood Orange (MX23075604) | Reverb

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That looks cool. Love the look. I am curious what those pickups sound like, and what kind of variations they can produce.
 
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J Posega said:
Fender’s QC on MIM stuff has been virtually nonexistent the last few years. There’s no MIM on earth that’s worth as much as Fender charges for them nowadays.
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Agreed on that point! And I just saw that the MIJ Aerodyne Precision series of guitars and basses has dropped from $1350 to $1000 at Sweetwater, and I would imagine other places as well. I paid $1,200 for mine in January and am 1,000% happy with the value. It's crazy what a difference there is in quality and execution between MIJ (I've bought 3 new MIJs this year, all fantastic) and MIM right now, while MIJs can be had for less!

I like that this Mike Kerr bass at least seems to be properly thought out, unlike the terrible neck-dive inducing bridge and neck placement of the similar 30" scale Squier Rascal.
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What a nightmare that's gotta be to hold and play!

I also like the idea of the different electronics in the Mike Kerr. I like all kinda whackadoodle stuff, though. But yea... the colors are.... strong. Not a gold fan. The blood orange I'm not wild about, but it's cool. This is a lot like the MonoNeon. Just make it as wild as possible. (Similar price point and origin, also)

If they made a MonoNeon or Mike Kerr in some slightly less divisive shades, I'd really think about it. As is, though.... I just can't bring myself to pull the trigger. I'm too vain!
 
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musicman556 said:
Agreed on that point! And I just saw that the MIJ Aerodyne Precision series of guitars and basses has dropped from $1350 to $1000 at Sweetwater, and I would imagine other places as well. I paid $1,200 for mine in January and am 1,000% happy with the value. It's crazy what a difference there is in quality and execution between MIJ (I've bought 3 new MIJs this year, all fantastic) and MIM right now, while MIJs can be had for less!

I like that this Mike Kerr bass at least seems to be properly thought out, unlike the terrible neck-dive inducing bridge and neck placement of the similar 30" scale Squier Rascal.
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What a nightmare that's gotta be to hold and play!

I also like the idea of the different electronics in the Mike Kerr. I like all kinda whackadoodle stuff, though. But yea... the colors are.... strong. Not a gold fan. The blood orange I'm not wild about, but it's cool. This is a lot like the MonoNeon. Just make it as wild as possible. (Similar price point and origin, also)

If they made a MonoNeon or Mike Kerr in some slightly less divisive shades, I'd really think about it. As is, though.... I just can't bring myself to pull the trigger. I'm too vain!
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I don't love the gold on orange combination but I think I'd be ok with it if there weren't that one pickup with a silver cover plate on it. Either make both of them silver or both gold. Having one off makes my eye twitch.

Conceptually I like the idea a lot more than I do for most signature models, but yeah, hard to justify buying a new Fender sight unseen these days.
 
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