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Explain me the 'Fender is God' thing

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I have the Palladia live music channel on my cable TV. I surf over to it a few times a day/night and just about every Bass is a Fender, and mostly P-Basses. The bassist might play a non-Fender on one song but that's it. Those are mostly Rock bands. I've been jonesing for a new bass and spent the past 2 weeks obsessing over pickups and pickup locations. Got all wrapped around a few axles. I'm now thinking, keep it simple - American Standard P-Bass (the Tony Franklin fretless model).
 
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buffalobillh said:
I'd like to borrow that phrase once in a while. I love it!

BTW, while I agree with you, I don't think I'll be showing up to a biker bar in a tutu. At some point, common sense has to take over. I mean, I might not get my ass kicked for not showing up on a Harley, but Harley or no Harley, the tutu is an open invitation for a beating.
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Go crazy :D

Well yeah, I'm not saying you could turn up with a £100 squire but any decent bass that suits what you're doing and can get the sound the person paying you is after will go down fine. If they say they want the "Fender Sound" then they obviously don't have a great knowledge, and you havea bit of space for interpretation.
 
#568
a lot of responses to apparent flame bait.

to quote devo "you've got freedom of choice"

the op quotes sheep in his sig.. so....dont be one, its easy.


and to those who are complaining about a fender being heavy,
unless you play double weddings all weekend how heavy could it be? bulk up. have a cheezebooger.
 
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lucas vigor said:
So what you are saying is that in almost every field of endeavor EXCEPT bass playing, good equipment or gear matters?


Golf...they use the best clubs. Tennis, the best rackets. Running, the best shoes, construction, the best power tools, college, the best books, classical music, the best instruments. Target shooting, the best guns, archery, the best bows. Boxing, the best gloves, cuisine, the best ingredients, filming, the best camera...but when it comes to bass any old bass should work...and not just work but be exalted here on this forum? That makes no sense whatsoever.
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Sorry..
I just hadta chime in here...

More often than not....in all the fields you give examples of... (in the quote above)People use what they use because somebody is paying them to use it.(or they're getting free stuff which is the same as being paid to use it , in case someone didn't know that)

That is a fact.
(this may even include bass players)


Now I'll go finish reading the thread.
 
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Can I chime in with my opinion about emotions over non-animated objects?

I find it hard to be emotional about any purchase I make anymore, including my most prized tools; my bass(es). As such, threads like this are like a dog returning to his vomit for me.

Get over how people feel about you for what you play, it's all going to boil down to a piece of wood with some metal strings thumpin' around being picked up by a piece of thin wire wrapped different ways around different magnets to make a sound. If you have a problem with the fact that a "Fender Bass" is the industry standard, see my statement about emotions over things we own. Once you let something control you emotions like this you have become consumers, or rather controlled by industry. I will buy their advertisements much more effectively if I feel emotion when purchasing, or about the purchases I have made. Effectively then we/I are allowing ourselves to be reduced to the level of "consumer" or what the power elites call "worthless eaters"

Again, just my opinion. Chastise me all you want for it, If I said something when sharing my opinion that offended you, I'm sorry. Just sharing what doesn't work for me anymore. Don't let it get you offended.
 
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steamthief said:
FWIW, your dog vomit analogy made me laugh.
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And its totally fitting that I chimed in like that. I had to rip on myself a little. :D But that's how I felt after I got suckered into reading this thread for 15 minutes over an emotional first post.

The real fact of the matter is that this is a 30 page thread full of emotions over basses. If I was free'd from the emotions of my purchases, do you think I would spend 15 minutes reading about other peoples emotions online?

Its just nuts. We all care so much about everything, yet it's so mis-directed. We should be applauding the OP when he actually finds the bass that works, and not trying to find a right emotion with a purchase we might have to make.
 
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Drunk Heffalump said:
everywhere I go somebody, be it hired help or just interested parties is trying to jam some Fender or another down my throat. So someone explain why all the hype? Or has Uncle Leo worked the hoodoo on you too?
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Current Setup:
Midnight Blue 89 Rickenbacker 4003. 09 Mapleglo 4003 '81 Dean ML Cherrybust w/dropzone guitar p/up. Olivo(s) w/ serial# 13, & #11, Larrivee fretless RB2. Fender Geddy Lee...

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#580
Since this was a questionable thread to begin with and was necro'd for no apparent reason (not to mention already off topic for the most part) I'm going to close this. Feel free to start a new thread on the Tutmarc thing if you'd like.
 
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