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Having played in a bunch of different places with varied levels of noise I think your tl;dr nails it. Although some basses will be quiet and probably more appropriate for said venue. At the end of the day it’s not worth bringing a noisy bass that doesn’t play well with their wiring setup or...

Based on some troubleshooting I’ve done with similar issues: 1. Shield it if it isn’t already, and make sure the tone pot is connected to the shielding. 2. Test if your phone in your pocket near the pickup makes it any worse. 3. Unfortunately even after shielding this is a fact of life...

I’ve got a Fender Player II P which buzzes quite a bit at a couple of churches I’ve used it at. Maybe shielding would help but still couldn’t really recommend that it’s ready to go out of the box for beginners.

The real $500 question I haven’t seen mentioned here is which bass will stand up to LED lights and other interference and not be buzzing like crazy? Don’t think it’ll be a P Bass from my experience (or at least every P bass, I’ve had this problem with some fancier ones).

That bass looks really sweet. Looks like although no copper shielding they did some paint and foil on the pickguard? Not sure how effective that really is. One of my hang ups about Fender in general is that you can spend north of a grand and still need to shield the dang thing yourself.

Haven't seen anyone mention this yet, but looks like they're dropping a few new Player II colors for the 75th anniversary. They are up on Sweetwater but no specs listed yet: Fender 75th Anniversary Player II Precision Bass - Aztec Gold, Maple Fingerboard | Sweetwater My wallet is not happy...

Thank you from the future, googled this combo and this was the closest IRL example I found haha!

I really dig the Ice Blue Metallic - in fact, that bass posted earlier in this thread is visually a dream bass, I’d just want a J neck on it. I think Warmoth has a somewhat similar one. The only Ice Blue Metallic Fender Ps in the wild appear to be super vintage and expensive, or rare MIJs that...

Question just as a thought exercise… say you want a P body with a J neck in a color that’s basically only available in the mod shop. Is the next best option just grabbing a Warmoth body with a similar color? Really the inability to get a J neck on one of these is the only thing holding me back...

Yeah if only the radius was 9.5" instead. I really want something MIJ just to have one in the collection at some point though!

For those who have gotten to play the MIJ/CIJ Mustangs, how do they hold up compared to the newer Squier CVs? It feels like the main difference is the 7.25” radius on the old ones which to me feels like a downside on full scale basses but might be more fun on a short scale?

Did you go with a Player II neck? I think I am basically about to assemble the same combo if so. How are you liking it?

Has anybody tried these necks / do they feel good? This feels super inexpensive compared to other options out there.

Yeah there isn’t a replica you can buy of that particular hot pink bass is there?

I prefer the colors of these Vinteras to the new stuff they come out with but I just don’t enjoy the 7.25” radius. Wish they’d run more of a Classic Vibe series like with the Squiers where you get the vintage aesthetic but modern feel.