A Legit Reason To USe a Fender Decal

[bikeplate]

Hi

Who cares. Would only matter if you were selling them for profit.

Rob

[Steve]

It never ceases to amaze me the amount of mental gymnastics and hoop jumping a person will put their brains through in order to justify something they know is wrong if they really just want to do it.

[DwaynieAD]

Originally Posted by Steve

It never ceases to amaze me the amount of mental gymnastics and hoop jumping a person will put their brains through in order to justify something they know is wrong if they really just want to do it.

or the mental gymnastics you go thru to make it out to be wrong.

[DwaynieAD]

Originally Posted by C.Linton

And again, I have yet to hear any credible stories (or any stories at all) where this has actually happened to anyone. This whole thing smacks of paranoia and as Munji said, a lack of self-confidence over something trivial.

i've lost gigs because i played a cort. former band i was in lost gigs because i played a cort.

i mean i'm not credible but there are some stories. you dont wanna hear the stories, they interfere with your outlook.

[BFunk]

You know, I should strip the Fender logo from my bass and put on a Sadowsky logo. I mean, after all, they are just Fenders with a higher price tag, right? That way everyone will think I am playing a Sadowsky.

[malthumb]

Originally Posted by LikeRaphael

Well, I think so -- others will not I'm sure.

It isn't because i want to pretend I have a Fender -- I have three.

It's not because I want to feel I can afford a better instrument -- I own some very expensive ones.

It's not because I would try and sell it as a Fender -- that's just wrong.

It's because I really like the Squier J Deluxe and would prefer to use it on certain jobs and recordings ...HOWEVER...there is a stigma about using what some may consider a "hobbyists" instrument. That can put 2 strikes against you from the start. They see that "Squier" and they get nervous. They see Fender and they're secure.

Yeah, yeah, I let my playing speak for me. And I actually think it's kinda cool that I can make a $300 instrument sound better than a lot of $3000 instruments. But heaven forbid, if something goes wrong, people will assume it's because you're using a cheap entry level bass. If it's a Fender -- sorry guys, I have a short. And no one would blame me.

Call it justification -- I call it business.

And oh yeah, you won;t believe how many compliments I get on my sound when using that bass. Totally stock. It really is something special.

Take two basses to the audition / session. Your Squier and one of your three Fenders. Tune and soundcheck with both, then play the one that feels / sounds best. If it turns out to be the Squier, nobody will care. If they are stuck on "brand", and THEY are paying YOU, put the Squier away, play the Fender, collect your pay.

I used to have the "I'll play whatever the heck I wanna play" attitude. Still do for the most part. But when I'm auditioning for a gig, I take two basses....my favorite "go-to bass" (Alembic Series II 5-string) and something that looks like a 4-string Fender (these days that would be a Music Man Sabre). I've found out that I lost a couple jobs because people saw the Alembic and either ASSUMED I'd go all Jaco / Stanley on them or were irritated that I didn't. Funniest session I had was recording for a commercial. The saxophonist looked at my Roscoe fretless and started hinting that GC was having a sale on Fenders if I was interested in moving up. Basically insinuating that I had the Roscoe because obviously I couldn't afford a Fender. Even funnier is that I'd played with him before at one of the churches I've played at and I'm sure I used the Roscoe and Alembic then.

[msb]

It's complete and utter #^**%+#* to stick a Fender decal on a Squier . There are no legit reasons to do so .



There are some Squiers that play and sound as good or better than US built instruments but the truth is it's really the player and not the instrument .

[Roadkill]

To the OP: do whatever you have to do to make the cork sniffers happy. Your mistake is telling them about it - just shuddap and play .

[6jase5]

I feel that it's not right to misrepresent yourself, but not enough to the point that I'll remove the tinfoiled-wrapped-yam-skinny-jeans look I sport for live shows.

[Roadkill]

Originally Posted by 6jase5

I feel that it's not right to misrepresent yourself.

Yah, you don't want folks thinking you have enough brains to play an awesome Squire over one of the many POS "real he man" Fenders out there ?

[georgestrings]

Originally Posted by bolophonic

Blah blah blah. Totally lame to do it, no matter what.

+1, but hey - do whatever you want to your own instruments, it doesn't matter to me...


- georgestrings

[georgestrings]

Originally Posted by DwaynieAD

or the mental gymnastics you go thru to make it out to be wrong.

Please explain the above - I'm not seeing it...


- georgestrings

[Rockin Mike]

Originally Posted by LikeRaphael

Well, I think so -- others will not I'm sure.

It isn't because i want to pretend I have a Fender -- I have three.

It's not because I want to feel I can afford a better instrument -- I own some very expensive ones.

It's not because I would try and sell it as a Fender -- that's just wrong.

It's because I really like the Squier J Deluxe and would prefer to use it on certain jobs and recordings ...HOWEVER...there is a stigma about using what some may consider a "hobbyists" instrument. That can put 2 strikes against you from the start. They see that "Squier" and they get nervous. They see Fender and they're secure.

Yeah, yeah, I let my playing speak for me. And I actually think it's kinda cool that I can make a $300 instrument sound better than a lot of $3000 instruments. But heaven forbid, if something goes wrong, people will assume it's because you're using a cheap entry level bass. If it's a Fender -- sorry guys, I have a short. And no one would blame me.

Call it justification -- I call it business.

And oh yeah, you won;t believe how many compliments I get on my sound when using that bass. Totally stock. It really is something special.

If you own 3 Fenders and you want to use your Squier because you think it's superior, then you have two choices:

1) Take a weak deceptive road and misrepresent the Squier as something it isn't.

2) Take a strong self-respecting road. Take both a Fender and the Squier to the gig. If anybody gives you any static about the Squier, tell them the Squier sounds better and offer to play each for comparison. You could turn some folks into believers and increase the demand for Squiers causing Fender to raise Squier prices for the rest of us.

[Diesel Kilgore]

All you would be doing is faking a MIM. Unless you fill in the truss rod hole. You might fool a stooge, but not me. Could have just saved up an extra 200 and bought the MIM with the Fender logo already on it.

I play my Squier and dont give an eff. It gets compliments from other musician friends even if I dont.

[thisSNsucks]

Originally Posted by Munjibunga

I think it's a silly reason. A legitimate reason would be that you have a Fender instrument that needs to be completely refinished or restored and you have to replace the decal as part of the restoration. Your reason smacks of self-consciousness over a trivial issue.

+1

THIS

[bmc]

Originally Posted by BFunk

You know, I should strip the Fender logo from my bass and put on a Sadowsky logo. I mean, after all, they are just Fenders with a higher price tag, right? That way everyone will think I am playing a Sadowsky.

I think you're onto something. Imagine how many more gigs you'll get because people will think you had $4,000 to blow on a bass. They'll immediately assume you're much better then they think now.

I'm thinking of putting a Squier logo on my Sadowsky because I can't stand the pressure.

[smcd]

Originally Posted by Lowactnsatsfctn

Call it Posing.

+1

If the OP thinks there's a stigma attached to playing a Squier, wait until the people he's working for find out he changed decals.

[HillBillyWannaB]

Isn't there a 30-some page active thread on this already? This horse has been beat to death, let's get on some serious topics like which bass is best for metal?

[Munjibunga]

Originally Posted by DWBass

Every reason is 'legitimate'! Some of y'all just don't agree with them! Too bad! Get over it! Play your bass and keep it moving. Stop worrying about what the other guy is doing!

Uhhh ... the OP brought it up. That makes it up for discussion.

[DWBass]

Originally Posted by Munjibunga

Uhhh ... the OP brought it up. That makes it up for discussion.

Well it's a troll thread then. The topic has been done to death! Mods should close it!