Looking for a P Bass in Sonic Blue

[singlecoil]

These are rather difficult to find at the moment. It doesn't seem to be a standard Fender or Squier colour at the moment, although it has been from time to time in the past. Google hasn't found anything suitable, there's a couple of second hand ones on eBay but I'd sooner get a new or at least a pristine second hand one. So if anyone spots one for sale I would be interested, thanks.

BTW, I've thought about getting a respray done on one of a different colour but the idea of paying a couple of hundred just for a colour change is one I'm not comfortable with, although I may have to do that if I am going to satisfy this urge.

[B17NNS]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fender-American-Vintage-63...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fender-American-Vintage-63...

Edited by B17NNS on Sunday 27th April 21:15

[singlecoil]

B17NNS said:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fender-American-Vintage-63...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fender-American-Vintage-63...

Edited by B17NNS on Sunday 27th April 21:15

Thanks for drawing those to my attention. I would be wary of ordering such items from the States though.



On a different note, Sonic Blue seems to have become a lot paler recently, I looked at a Sonic Blue strat in a music shop on Saturday and it looked almost white. I daresay the hue is the same, but the shade is definitely lighter.

It may be that what I need is Daphne Blue, but that seems to vary a lot too.

This is pretty much the colour I would like to achieve, at least it is on my monitor

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221424389189?ssPageName=...

If we compare that with the Sonic Blue in the eBay links above there's a distinct difference.

[B17NNS]

Sonic looks to be quite light on Fenders charts. Hard to say on a monitor though I guess.

http://www.fender.com/en-GB/support/color-chart/

[singlecoil]

B17NNS said:

Sonic looks to be quite light on Fenders charts. Hard to say on a monitor though I guess.

http://www.fender.com/en-GB/support/color-chart/

Oh it's certainly light now, but I don't believe it was that light in the past.

[B17NNS]

See what you mean. Yeah, looking at some original vintage stuff it does appear more blue, maybe something to do with the way the nitro has aged? I see on some instruments it's also called faded sonic blue.

New one in the UK at Guitar Village…

http://guitarvillage.uk.com/product/13846-173/Fend...

Edited by B17NNS on Sunday 27th April 22:06