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Does liking Fender instruments make you Unoriginal?

#143
I don't think it's mandatory to like an underground one man army boutique brand to be original, originality comes from the sound, the technique and the playing, instruments are just tools who help us to voice out the feelings and ideas that are beyond any word. Jaco Pastorius played the most obvious and simple bass out there:Fender Jazz bass!! Yet he was original and in a class of his own. So to make it easy&clear: No, loving Fender is not unoriginal )) And i have never heard a guy or a group of people calling someone unoriginal because of Fender, but now i'm afraid that this thread will somehow spread a subliminal message and make some people think that it's unoriginal to play a Fender )))
 
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#147
every bass manufactured by a large company has tens of thousands of players or more, so i wouldn't worry too much about original when it comes to an instrument unless you're commissioning a custom being designed pretty much from scratch. play what sounds and feels great to you rather than worrying about what basses other people are playing and you'll have a bass you really look forward to playing. to me, that seems like the key to happiness.
 
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#148
I've owned a couple that I thought were alright but I moved them within a few months of purchase. I just bought a MIM deluxe 5 and I am very satisfied with it. Set up is great and the fit and finish are on point. I don't care what anyone else thinks....for me it is a great tool for getting the job done.
 
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#149
What makes you unoriginal is stealing someone else's music and presenting it as your own.

Since it is not really practical, and barely possible, for everyone to have a perfectly unique musical instrument that only they use (other than vocalists), I'd say this thread was intellectually dishonest from the beginning.
 
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monsterthompson said:
Sadly that logic makes Justin Bieber an incredibly important figure in music history.
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I see your point regarding popularity, but unlike Bieber, Fender actually has decades of history behind them as well as several brilliant feats of design and engineering behind them.

Bieber just has to look attractive to 13 year olds and keep being a d-bag so he continues to get his face in front of cameras.
 
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pcake said:
...play what sounds and feels great to you rather than worrying about what basses other people are playing and you'll have a bass you really look forward to playing. to me, that seems like the key to happiness.
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Well and truly spoken.

I have a "nicer" bass but the one I always seem to grab is an old 70s Japanese Lotus P copy. The neck on it is so sweet for me.

It doesn't sound as good as it could, but it does sound good.

It'll sound much better once i install the new wiring harness and pickup I got for it.
 
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#152
I wanted something "different for a long time, not just a Fender. had a Zon Sonus, Warwick Thumb NT and BO and realized the sound I was looking for was Jazz bass. Back to Jazz basses and not wasting time trying to be different.

The MIAs are decent quality, meat and Potato tools to get the job done. They've worked for lots of folks that play better than me. Good basic tools.
 
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VWbug said:
I wanted something "different for a long time, not just a Fender. had a Zon Sonus, Warwick Thumb NT and BO and realized the sound I was looking for was Jazz bass. Back to Jazz basses and not wasting time trying to be different.
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Nah, good choice but that is totally unoriginal! :p
Has anyone tried one of these original basses?
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Muddslide said:
I see your point regarding popularity, but unlike Bieber, Fender actually has decades of history behind them as well as several brilliant feats of design and engineering behind them.

Bieber just has to look attractive to 13 year olds and keep being a d-bag so he continues to get his face in front of cameras.
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Fender actually has both sides of that coin. For every legend they made, they sold a dozen Hello Kitty Squire guitars. They certainly earned the right to sell out.
 

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