Fender Nate Mendel P Bass

I think this bass is pretty good for its price, specially considering the nitro lacquer.
It sounds great. Just bear in mind that it is a quarter pounder pickup. If you never heard one, try to check one out before. It's not your traditional precision pickup when in full volume. Having said that, the QP is pretty versatile, and if you work with the volume on 80%, it's pretty much a precision pickup.
I have one gripe with this bass though: Part of the "lightly road worn" process is about dirtying up the bass, which would pretty fine, and I really like the look and feel of it, as I don't like full on relics as they always feel fake to me, but this one really feels just worn. But in this case, they dirty up the neck, and it is a superficial "grime" they put on top of the lacquer. This means that the neck becomes sticky and you get your hands dirty every time you play it. With a little bit of patience, you can take it off with just a rag, and the neck ends up with a "new" look on the backside. Which is fine, in my opinion. Apart from that, this bass plays well (needs a setup, which is to be expected), sounds great, massive, and it looks the part. Happy with the purchase!

To be fair I'm not especially a fan of Nate's although I do like Foo Fighters but I really liked the look of this bass in the new Fender line-up.I've been looking to get a precision and this seemed to be great value. It sounds great with the SD Quarterpounder, Badass bridge and the worn Candy Apple Red and lacquer finish has a cool retro look. Like the narrow neck too. You can get a USA made model for similar money but personally I'm not hung up on where they are made, it's the instrument that counts.I have had Jap and Mex made Fenders as well as USA models and have not seen any great differences.