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No idea about Rickenbaker and Music Man, but I know I hate Ibanez basses.

Why don't you do something then?

At Fender, you can't get 7.25" neck radius (non-vintage) basses anymore. Basswood sounds muffled. Modern electronics might sound different. "U" necks are gone. I have a modern Epi Les Paul Special Bass, have you seen the bridge on that?? Gone are the days of simple, two double-saddle bridges...

I got the same thing, man!! :hyper::hyper: Back in 2001, with a Squier Jazz Bass. I was recording a demo in somebody's apartment and when we played back the part we all noticed the radio thing and went: "whooooa... wt#!!?" So we played it again and again and couldn't understand how it...

I don't know about 30 or 40 years ago, but in these days of industrial quantities it surely seems to be the ideal way to go.

That's the reason none of these brands go out of business. No matter how many dislike their products, there are always others that like them. Furthermore, in my opinion, each manufacturer puts out at least an equal number of duds, as well as properly built and inspected instruments. So...

Ibanez Jetking B300 3 Jazz-style single pickups (bridge/middle/neck), each one sounded more trebly than a Jazz bridge pickup. Bad electronics. The body looked shaped with a hand saw. Horrible neck profile (my first and last contact with an Ibanez neck) and overall feel... to me. Crooked...

This link demonstrates a bit how the Fender Mustang sounds. If Squier uses basswood instead of alder, then the highs will be sucked out of the sound more. If they use mahogany instead of alder, then the mids and lows will get weaker in comparison. And as far as I know, the maple fretboard...

:D Fake Series part 2 :D I call this one The Pump-Action J-Bass V. :bassist: (a.k.a. wdinc01's dream bass)

Wow, mutant! That's the first time I've seen something like that. :hmm: In this case, I wonder why haven't they made 5-string American Deluxe P-Basses, only Jazz-5's? Next, I'm waiting for a picture of a six string split coil. :hyper:

I thought split coils were only available for 4 string basses. I've never seen split coils on a five string bass. How do you split them? 2&3, 3&2? 1&4, 4&1? :p The two Blacktops are up on the Fender site now, BTW.

I wonder if Squier's gonna keep the Bronco model in production, now that they're bringin' Mustang on as well. Also the Bronco has a 9.5" radius maple fretboard neck, I'm curious if they're gonna keep the Mustang 7.25" radius neck, or switch it to 9.5". The fretboard looks like will go from...

A fiver with split coils!?

She might not believe you were just looking for a new bass guitar story. :D

Of course it's not real, it's Windows Paint. :hyper: