It’s funny they had such a collaboration at that time 
(FujiGen made all Fender Japan instruments from 1985 to 1995).
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Yeah that struck me too. FGN made MIJ by Fender a thing.
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Ya, when I typed that I immediately thought… “I should clarify US Fender and Fujigen” but was too lazy to edit.
I also am not a huge fan of that burst but I love the design/execution. I don’t own a 6 string. I am not sure I would know what to do with it. The neck width always scares me away!
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well it’s namm time which means new models. and I have to say, I’m not quite sure what’s going on with my favorite company music man. they have historically been a bass first company, but those days are long gone. it appears that this year’s stingray selection has shrunk to a measly… four. and while I like them, you better like the whole retro 50s pastel look. and none of these colors are new either, or at the least are just slight alterations of previous ones. which begs the question, why would you buy one of these new instead of finding a basically identical used one. overall i would say disappointing.
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Yeah it seems a bit lame…The guitar collection on the other hand looks really good. Those Tosin Abasi models are mental and the finishes on the L4 collection looks great!
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Just glad to see them back. Last year Music Man, and Fender, which usually has an entire wing, weren’t even there. Both relatively local companies. The only major player I saw was Yamaha. I seriously saw no notable bass production there from any manufacturer of note. I’m thinking that for manufacturers, the NAMM *and NEW PRODUCTION *will return to normalcy next year when it goes back to the pre-pandemic January and manufacturers/retail return.
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Or @booker_t with the Brave New World of the internet/ direct sales. Maybe the days of big manufacturers going to trade shows are numbered?
I could see the point where Fender looks at the likes of Sweetwater and thinks, we could keep that 20-30% margin for ourselves and sell direct. I know they do already but really ramp it up and cut out the dealerships. 
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Think so too and I guess that boutique (pedal) companies can still make good use of online retailers like Sweetwater instead of paying an insane amount of money for a small booth.
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@barney True. Maybe. The NAMM before the pandemic I got an e-mail from Fodera saying that they would no longer have a booth presence at the show, but they’d be there walking around with their Fodera shirts to talk/answer questions. On the other hand, I’m still thinking that there still has to be some value in having your products in the presence of so many trade folks in one place. The Sweetwater e-mail came early this morning… They are there on Day 1.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uH2f_DuGHk
Funny how Taylor can’t wait to plug that prototype into his amp and play 
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Looks like Kevin Bacon in that thumbnail.
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Everything’s improved by adding Bacon!
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Hey that 4 strings looks familiar!
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Dingwalls look like Dingwalls, I guess 
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One of the companies not showing this year said during the Pandemic when NAMM was cancelled, they invested in other strategies that ended up being more effective, and they’re going to continue with that
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call it the Johnny Getgood!
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The “12” on it is false advertising!
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Oh my stars and garters!
This is the way.
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This is the way.
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