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I own a Classic 50s P and have played the Vintera 50s P. They are largely identical in every respect. Marketing at work with the name change. Both have a very good 1950s vibe and play great. Both sound like a good P should and in any case use the knobs on your amp to tweak exactly the P sound...

I've played them all and have owned quite a few P-Basses. The best one is the USA 62 Vintage Reissue. My close second is my Fender MIJ Classic 70s reissue P. Two excellent basses that for me shade it over the others. Can't go wrong with a good P-Bass . Value-wise the Japanese one gives the most...

The Epi EB-3 bass is as near as you're going to get to an original Gibson EB-3 but don't let the Epiphone name put you off- the quality and sound are amazing. Let's not forget that this bass new costs well south of $300. Yes, there's neck dive like its US ancestor. For many, that's the big...

Finish seems to account for huge differences in price in these basses. I dislike the twelfth-fret marker on the 2014 basses. The best playability/sound/value combination is to go for a faded cherry SG bass. Even new, they're affordable. Yes, they'll pick up dings as the finish is soft but that...

I bought one of these last year and it had been factory fitted in 2003 with USA Standard pickups. They sounded good, but a change to USA Vintage Reissue '62 pickups resulted in a noticeable improvement. This model is a good bass and blurs any distinction between MIM and USA models.....in fact...

This is a perennial debate as to which is the better bass. It depends on what one wants. I've played over many years Precision and jazz basses of MIJ, Mex and US manufacture. I've found they're all good. There appears to be convergence between US and Mex production with each elements of...

Fender, like any large company, has to innovate to stay alive and relevant. Its reissue range was a great marketing ploy to sell more guitars and basses. It has worked for them and for other companies like Gibson, etc. Its output is globalised, with production in the US, Mexico, Japan, China...

Hi-this new Tele Bass will be phenomenal, as it's made in the same factory in China as the Squier Classic Vibe 50s Precision Bass. I haven't played it yet, but it looksreally great and has the same neck and bridge as the SCV P. The quality, playability and sound of these basses are really...

If you like the 50s vibe (I do) this is a great bass. Hi-mass bridge, brass saddles, built like the proverbial tank but light weight- one p/u (I stripped out the electronics and replaced them with a Duncan Antiquity 50s p/u, larger pots and a better capacitor) and I now have a great bass that...

Hi- the Squier 'by Fender' Chinese-made 'Classic Vibe 50s P-Bass is one hell of a bass for the money. Light, but built like a tank, it nails the old P-bass sound. The stock p/u is a little on the thin side for my taste - I replaced mine with a SD Antiquity s/c and it makes a big difference.That...

Hi- my USA Deluxe maple fingerboard 55-94's serial number is 667x. It dates from 2004, that much I do know but as to day/month of manufacture, I have no idea......