2002-2003 Ashbory Fender/DeArmond Art Change
Contributed by Brock Frazier on January 6, 2003, last update November 14, 2005
Fender dropped the DeArmond name from Ashbory Basses beginning in late 2002. Two
basses were ordered and shipped at the same time to LargeSound.com Commerce, one red
and one black. The Black model had the new 'de-DeArmonded' look while the red one was
DeArmond branded. Other than the changes to the gig bag badge, body insignia, and the
serial number area on the back of the headstock, the basses are unchanged. The new
Ashbory logo is similar to the one featured on the Mark II Ashbory bass.
As of early 2003, Black basses were arriving from Fender with either old or new
graphics on the bodies and new Ashbory logo bags. This was obviously a transitionary
period. By the beginning of 2004 all bassses had the new look on the bass and the
bag, though some 2005 serial number basses have since shown up with new look body
insignias and DeArmond bags. Odd.
