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Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 11:08 am
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i want a antigua finish p bass really badly but the only ones i can find are 70s and they are not in my price range. so dos anyone know if you can special order a certain colour from fender?


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Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 11:10 am
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I believe you can only order the currently available colors. I could be wrong, Check with the Custom Shop.

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Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 11:50 am
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The Antigua finish was only available on basses in '78. The custom shop will make you a bass in Antigua, but I believe it either makes it a Masterbuilt, or adds extra to the value. Sad thing is, about a year and a half ago you could have scooped up any number of Antigua P's on the 'bay for about 1200-1500 bucks...now, good luck finding one under 2500. In any event, a CS bass will likely cost you more then a real 78'.

There is another option. If you havea Fender bass you could take it to an authorized Fender service center and have it refin'd in Antigua, or order one of the many officially licensed Fender replacement bodies from an online dealer. Warmoth's Antigua is pretty freakin' sweet. I've wanted an Antigua/ Maple 78' for along time as a companion to my Black/ RW 78' P.


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Post subject: Re: antigua finish
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 1:06 pm
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jord wrote:
i want a antigua finish p bass really badly but the only ones i can find are 70s and they are not in my price range. so dos anyone know if you can special order a certain colour from fender?



custom shop can do any color. if they are too expensive i know an ex fender guy. fred stuart.


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Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 5:25 pm
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does anyone have a pic of an antigua finish? (or a link?) i looked on google it gave random colours anything from red to blue to sunburst.

scary thing: i uploaded pics of my bass to photobucke tor something similarm and when i googled antigua finish p bass the first pic was my MIM subburst bass. how weird is that?

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Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 7:57 pm
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Antigua has also been referred to as "Moonburst" in some circles. That might be why. If you've ever seen the more greyish versions of it, you'd understand. It's a color that can either be one of the most beautiful finishes you've ever seen, or one of the worst.

I have seen a CS version of an Antigua Jazz Bass that was freakin' amazing, a real work of art.

Here's a pic of a CS Clapton Crossroads Strat in Antigua, pretty hot if you ask me...

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very hot :shock: i'd love one of those!

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