You guys know how I love to fill in backstory, so bear with me.. hehe.
Years ago, I fell in love with one of the guitars frequently used by Sting. It's a 1962 Fender P-bass, three-tone sunburst with a tortoiseshell pickguard. Even today, it ranks as one of the most beautiful guitars I've ever laid eyes on.
Obviously, buying an original '62 is difficult at best due to the prohibitive cost.. they tend to go for several thousand dollars at a minimum. More of a collectible than something you'd take around to gigs and such. Even the reissue that Fender makes goes for around two grand.
Fender Japan currently makes this guitar as a reissue, for a much more reasonable price (around $600, depending on the exchange rate). They actually have two of them on their website, one about a hundred bucks more expensive, and I can't read the site to tell what the difference between them is. The price is barely more than the standard Mexican P-bass you can buy anywhere.
For one, I can't find an ordering link anywhere on the site. There probably isn't one.. even Fender USA doesn't sell their guitars directly through the site, you've got to find a retailer. And I've heard Fender Japan doesn't like to ship to the US anyway.
Does anyone know of import sites where I could order one of these Japanese reissues and have it sent to the US? Hopefully I can order in a few weeks.. I've got some money coming in the form of a really fat paycheck early next month.
Years ago, I fell in love with one of the guitars frequently used by Sting. It's a 1962 Fender P-bass, three-tone sunburst with a tortoiseshell pickguard. Even today, it ranks as one of the most beautiful guitars I've ever laid eyes on.
Obviously, buying an original '62 is difficult at best due to the prohibitive cost.. they tend to go for several thousand dollars at a minimum. More of a collectible than something you'd take around to gigs and such. Even the reissue that Fender makes goes for around two grand.
Fender Japan currently makes this guitar as a reissue, for a much more reasonable price (around $600, depending on the exchange rate). They actually have two of them on their website, one about a hundred bucks more expensive, and I can't read the site to tell what the difference between them is. The price is barely more than the standard Mexican P-bass you can buy anywhere.
For one, I can't find an ordering link anywhere on the site. There probably isn't one.. even Fender USA doesn't sell their guitars directly through the site, you've got to find a retailer. And I've heard Fender Japan doesn't like to ship to the US anyway.
Does anyone know of import sites where I could order one of these Japanese reissues and have it sent to the US? Hopefully I can order in a few weeks.. I've got some money coming in the form of a really fat paycheck early next month.
