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A Mexi thing
- Thread starter Cygnus X-1
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I'm in love with my MiM pbass...
2002 model I bought of the bay last year... needed a little setting up and I did a bit of light modding... If I need to gig a fretted I'll choose this over my stingray.
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2002 model I bought of the bay last year... needed a little setting up and I did a bit of light modding... If I need to gig a fretted I'll choose this over my stingray.
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I have yet to find a Fender of any nationality or vintage that I like better than my '94 MIM Precision. Over the years it has needed a new nut and new pots and there were some other little quality issues, but as far as how it plays and how it sounds go, it has yet to be beat. I've got some really nice basses, worth many times what that MIM Fender is worth, but if I had to get rid of all of them except one, I don't know that I'd pick anything over that P. (Well, maybe my Ripper. Maybe.)
There's not too much difference between a bass made in Mexico by Mexicans, and one made in California... by Mexicans.
I have found some decent MIM guitars and basses. Some have been very average (decent, but nothing special), and some others have really struck me as special - but those were usually not the standard models. I play my MIM's just as much (if not more) than my MIA Fenders. (I do like my MIJ P bass too - it was made in Japan... by Mexicans! hahaha - j/k!!)
I think I may have to sig that first part....
Over the last few months I have received some pretty good advice from many TB'ers. The one that sticks out the most is bass value. Some have stated "you get what you pay for" while others believe that a more inexpensive (or modestly priced) instrument can be as good, if not even better than a more expensive bass. In my case, I am referring to my MIAs vs my MIM Classic 60's Jazz. While for all intents and purposes, the MIAs are said to be made of better components. I find that my Classic 60s is my go to bass. It is the one who has the tone I desire, the feel and playability that I love and the classic look that warms my heart.
Now this is not to say that my MIA 08 Jazz and P are not great, they are. It's just something special about my little mexican buddy that makes her worthy of hanging with the pack.
Anyone else?
Here is my Mexi
You sure thats a mexi? The finish on the neck looks tinted and I dont see a truss rod adjuster.
Yep, it says so on the headstock
. The Classic 60's is one of the better made MIM Jazz basses, from what I've read on this site. Me personally, love it regardless of where it was made 
I found this "Special Edition 60th Ann." in GC, used for under $300. A little more heavy than my MIAs, but still plays and sounds terrific.
Plus I'm not sure what the difference is between Mexicans in Corona, Cal. and Mexicans in Ensenada, BC Mexico. About two hundred miles, I expect.
i have a 60th anniversery mexi jazz, its really a nice bass. im actually trying to trade it for an american jazz, but not having good luck doing so..
but when i first got it, it really did stick out from the others. i just dont want to bother changing the pickups and hardware, wich is really where it lacks.
amen to the MIMs. In my case, a BAII bridge, 70s pickups, and a black pickguard will be enough to turn my hispanic booty bumper into a 70s funk machine
Gotta love Wine Red
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Thanks - and as for the quilt, well, it was my girlfriend's choice, so...^^^ Nice bass, bad quilt!
My daughter has two MIM basses: a Jazz and a Precision Special. Really nice basses. Plugged into the Sadowsky floor preamp they really sparkle. They stay in tune. No neck issues. Play and feel like Fenders.
It is either good or it isn't, does not matter where it was made. My 02 standard jazz gets as much playtime as my Geddy.
I did not need to do too much to the Geddy when I got it. It was finished to a fairly good level out of the box. A proper setup and she plays fine.
The standard needed a little TLC, but something just felt right about taking it home that day. The fret ends needed to be dressed up a bit, easily done. The nut needed to be replaced, easily done. The frets needed a bit of polishing, but were level, and crowned well. There was a glue spot on the fretboard up by the 19th fret that came off with a little careful work, and then the whole board got oiled up, and rubbed in well. Control cavities needed cleaning. The body was worked with a good polishing compound for attention to detail. Then a good setup was applied.
The bass plays great, and sounds good. Eventually I'll put some better pups in it. It sounds ok as is, but I know there is a better voice that will come out with better pups. The standards pickups are a bit top end biased, and lack some lowend warmth. They are fairly high output though, almost to high. I think they just need to be wound some more. It is kinda funny. The new VM Squiers have Duncan designed pups that actually sound better than the MIM pups.
I did not need to do too much to the Geddy when I got it. It was finished to a fairly good level out of the box. A proper setup and she plays fine.
The standard needed a little TLC, but something just felt right about taking it home that day. The fret ends needed to be dressed up a bit, easily done. The nut needed to be replaced, easily done. The frets needed a bit of polishing, but were level, and crowned well. There was a glue spot on the fretboard up by the 19th fret that came off with a little careful work, and then the whole board got oiled up, and rubbed in well. Control cavities needed cleaning. The body was worked with a good polishing compound for attention to detail. Then a good setup was applied.
The bass plays great, and sounds good. Eventually I'll put some better pups in it. It sounds ok as is, but I know there is a better voice that will come out with better pups. The standards pickups are a bit top end biased, and lack some lowend warmth. They are fairly high output though, almost to high. I think they just need to be wound some more. It is kinda funny. The new VM Squiers have Duncan designed pups that actually sound better than the MIM pups.
I love my MIM Jazz. It's midnight wine, with a white pickguard. I recently added a BAII and SD Antiquity pickups, and it's got tone out the rear end now. There is a crack in the neck, but I've had that repaired. It's also missing the middle knob- I keep meaning to replace it, but you know how it is. Eventually I plan to put a black pickguard on it to class it up. There's nothing like midnight wine with black pickguard- just look at FenderHotRod's P he just posted, that would look sexxxxy with my J.
First off i am a Fender lover and second the MIM is my go to bass by choice. When i got back back to playing music after not playing for over 20 years i needed something better then the Soundgear bass i had.
I tried what seamed like a 100 diffrent basses at several diffrent stores leaning more to Fender but tried alot of brands. I bought a few but they were traded and went back all for the MIM line of basses. I never could find a bass the proved to me worth the extra money that had the sound and playability of a Fender MIM.
I played a 4 and 5 string jazz MIMs for the first 2-3 years and gigged them unmodded they sounded that good. I got alot of compliments on my tone in live and recorded gigs. I really wanted a MIA jazz or P kept telling myself I had to buy one but everytime i sat down and played them to buy i couldnt see why i would waste the money.
Today i own all P basses having made the switch about a year ago from jazzes. I have a MIM classic 50's P which IMO is top notch as good as a MIA an awsome bass. I also have an older MIM P i rescued used and then dropped in 60's reissue pups and an american bridge. She sings real pretty better then my old drummers 90s MIA which i put right up to her.
I am carefull when i pick out a MIM and set them up and take care of them. Anyone who has played my basses always come away with a WOW thats really nice...great bass. MIMs are for me a workhorse thats affordable sturdy and effective.
I tried what seamed like a 100 diffrent basses at several diffrent stores leaning more to Fender but tried alot of brands. I bought a few but they were traded and went back all for the MIM line of basses. I never could find a bass the proved to me worth the extra money that had the sound and playability of a Fender MIM.
I played a 4 and 5 string jazz MIMs for the first 2-3 years and gigged them unmodded they sounded that good. I got alot of compliments on my tone in live and recorded gigs. I really wanted a MIA jazz or P kept telling myself I had to buy one but everytime i sat down and played them to buy i couldnt see why i would waste the money.
Today i own all P basses having made the switch about a year ago from jazzes. I have a MIM classic 50's P which IMO is top notch as good as a MIA an awsome bass. I also have an older MIM P i rescued used and then dropped in 60's reissue pups and an american bridge. She sings real pretty better then my old drummers 90s MIA which i put right up to her.
I am carefull when i pick out a MIM and set them up and take care of them. Anyone who has played my basses always come away with a WOW thats really nice...great bass. MIMs are for me a workhorse thats affordable sturdy and effective.
