bad unplugged sound

[jordan_frerichs]

a friend of mine has a mim fender p. sounds decent plugged in, but unplugged, the sound is not very audible, the string especially sounds more like an upright unplugged. it makes tunning by ear a little hard. my squier vm p sounds great unplugged though. why is it so low and quiet when played unplugged>?

[metallicafan18]

It's either his action or strings.


It really doesn't matter though becuase those basses are meant to be plugged in when played. That's why their called "electric basses."

[TeeMartin]

Pop the strings if you really need it to be louder.

[therex]

another prove that squier VMs are better than fender MIMs<
IMO they are
but it could be the strings causing the low volume or the action