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Come On Fender!
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If they roll the edges like Sire/Marcus Miller, then I'm in.
Not everybody likes/wants matching headstocks. An FSO with matching headstocks is a no-go for me.
Instead of a V5R or V7?
Enough want them that it's mentioned over and over again here, especially through the mod shop, which allows you to mod your bass the way you want to.
(Correction, the way Fender wants you to mod it )
They rolled fingerboard on Classic Vibe Squiers from 2008 to date. And now they're bringing to Mexican models... just a effin' joke. Also Players still have bad trussrods and necks that go : S shape. nope, thanks.
Define enough. IMO, if Fender would be able to make money with this, they would offer them....
A bit better fretwork and general QC would be nice. Other brands/companies (Squier included) can do it for far less than $800.
Any word on whether there will be fretless versions of the Jazz with this new series?
I was considering a fretless in the Player (original) series for a while, then recently they went on mega-sale and now have completely disappeared. My guy at Sweetwater guessed that Fender was replacing the Player series with something new and he was right, but all I see in the Player II models so far are fretted basses.
I was considering a fretless in the Player (original) series for a while, then recently they went on mega-sale and now have completely disappeared. My guy at Sweetwater guessed that Fender was replacing the Player series with something new and he was right, but all I see in the Player II models so far are fretted basses.
C'mon Squire more like. My CV smokes just about every 'Fender' Ive owned.
Enough that I see it mentioned over and over again.
Other than that, take a look at the mod shop. Matching headstocks are offered.
Oh, wait, just for guitars, and then, only two colors out of fifty.
For constructive discussion of the new Fender Player II series, there already is a thread on the topic: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/fender-player-ii-series-rosewood-is-back.1656046/
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I think the Coral Red P with a black guard look great! But besides that, I agree. I'd rather buy used and get more unique features.
P’s and J’s are classics that are hard to go wrong with, which is why people want them and buy them. For the same reasons, Fender can’t make any drastic changes to them either. Every time Fender does try to introduce something new and different, like the Dimension or Meteora, hardly anyone is interested, and they get discontinued eventually.
Of course Fender sticks to what their customers want - why shouldn’t they? The new models are perfectly fine, and a reasonable - if slightly uneventful - refresh of the Player line. And at least we’ll now be spared all the whining about Pau Ferro fretboards.
Of course Fender sticks to what their customers want - why shouldn’t they? The new models are perfectly fine, and a reasonable - if slightly uneventful - refresh of the Player line. And at least we’ll now be spared all the whining about Pau Ferro fretboards.
at least three of these basses would look amazing with a tort pg
Fender's "innovations" have largely been found by looking in their own rear view mirror for most of their history. Not sure why you wold expect anything different this time around.
