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12-23-2008, 12:07 AM
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G'day to all the bass players that use this forum....I'm hoping one of you will take the time to type out a few interpretations of some of the lingo(or bass speak) for me.
I think I have worked out that... MIM P Bass is a "Precision Bass" or a copy of a Precision Bass....but the MIM bit has got me stuffed...excuse my ignorance but you have to start somewhere...thanks |
12-23-2008, 12:19 AM
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MIM P Bass is a "Precision Bass" or a copy of a Precision Bass....but the MIM bit has got me stuffed...excuse my ignorance but you have to start somewhere...thanks
| The MIM, MIA, MIJ abbreviations stand for where the bass is made. Such as: MI (Mexico), MI (America), MI (Japan), etc.
It's cool...  I'm still getting used to the forum short-hand too. |
12-23-2008, 12:48 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brisbane, QLD, Australia | | | Same, it took me a while to work out what PUPs meant (means pickups) - I thought they meant puppies! "The wiring on your pups" ... motorised canine? lol |
12-23-2008, 02:48 AM
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Thanks for the replies,....but I felt like a complete idiot when I got up from the computer and realized that I had read somewhere that Fenders were made in Mexico (MIM) as well, And Japan, (wonder what the quality is like) 
My 14 year old daughter suggested to me that I should start functioning on more than the 3 or 4 brain cells that I currently use,...had to ask her how many she used as she knows "everything"
But thanks again |
12-23-2008, 03:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Somewhere in Canada | | | I thought the same thing, isn't it just easier to say pickups than to cause questions regarding "PUPs"?
On another thought, what is the difference in quality between MIM, MIJ, and MIA?
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12-23-2008, 03:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mission Viejo, CA | | | people say from best to worst that the quality would be
MIA; CIJ ("crafted" in japan)/MIJ ; then MIM
(but the MIM's certainly aren't bad basses!)
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12-23-2008, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by WyrdoBass people say from best to worst that the quality would be
MIA; CIJ ("crafted" in japan)/MIJ ; then MIM
(but the MIM's certainly aren't bad basses!) | Carrying that a bit further--it's not so much about quality of a bass, it's about the consistency in quality. Made in America Fenders tend to all be well manufactured. Made in Mexico Fenders can vary from equal in quality to a MIA all the way to crap. It varies from instrument to instrument, so it pays to get your hands on one.
Also, manufacturing quality goes out the window when you're buying used. Somebody could have a wonderful $3000 Mastercrafted Fender that they've completely mistreated that will be in worse shape than your fresh-off-the-line MIM. |
12-23-2008, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by oldscarrow I think I have worked out that... MIM P Bass is a "Precision Bass" or a copy of a Precision Bass.... | Also (and this is really being nit-picky, I know  ) MIM and CIJ/MIJ basses are real Fender basses, not copies. Even Squier basses can be considered real Fender basses because they are made under license by a sub-contractor selected by Fender. Now Sadowsky basses, on the other hand, are technically copies of Fender basses because they are not produced by Fender. And on the other end of the price scale, SX basses are also copies.
Sorry for getting all exact and stuff...  |
12-23-2008, 04:51 PM
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General Instruction [BG] General questions regarding bass playing, theory, and bass lessons.
| That's at the top of the forum.
Now that the question has been answered let's not discuss the quality variations of that company's instruments or move this to the appropriate section.
Happy holidays! |
12-23-2008, 05:47 PM
|  | I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize! | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ottawa, Canada | | | While it is very debatable that MIA has better build quality than MIJ, the MIA instruments do get better hardware and electronics. Better pots, better tuners, etc. |
12-23-2008, 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by seanm While it is very debatable that MIA has better build quality than MIJ, the MIA instruments do get better hardware and electronics. Better pots, better tuners, etc. | In the music theory forum we don't care. I play piano. |
12-23-2008, 06:32 PM
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12-23-2008, 07:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Australia | | | dont apologise for being "exact".....I like "exact" |
12-23-2008, 07:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Australia | | | whats the problem Michael...that time of the month is it ?? |
12-23-2008, 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by oldscarrow whats the problem Michael...that time of the month is it ?? | It's always that time of the month for me. I'm getting old and grumpy.
Seriously though, my problem is the fact that this discussion about Fender basses is happening in the theory sub-forum. |
12-23-2008, 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Michael Case No, my problem is the fact that this discussion about Fender basses is happening in the theory sub-forum. | Many of us use the "New Posts" to surf TB... so if something is posted in an inappropriate place, we probably won't even notice. Just complain to a mod and it will get moved. |
12-24-2008, 11:20 AM
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12-24-2008, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by MD | There is it.
I typed this up with the help of a few other people.
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