Fender 2018 MIM Player Series

[MtManiac]

I need a pickguard for my sage green P. Something other than a tortoiseshell but hopefully a little different....

Pearloid white would look awesome with that combo.

 

[MtManiac]

Alright, I guess that I'm overdue for my picture. I think that I was trying to make sure that I would keep it first. Pickguards are my next targets. Here she is....View attachment 3110560

I like that colour the more I see of it.

 

[ebozzz]

Pearloid white would look awesome with that combo.

Thanks and noted. I'm considering that one but honestly, I think I want something darker and atypical......

 

[DLee23]

Would anyone with the Jaguar bass care to trace the pickguard and send it? Other jaguar bass model pickguards don’t fit and I don’t have access to the original for mine.

 

[Yahboy]

Bring a player P home yesterday along with rumble v3 100 combo. Now GHS3025 on it.
Will report back and photo share soon.

 

[Yahboy]

Sick, there are 2 notible dead note on my new player P , one is Fender bass famous G string dead spot , 2nd one at A# on E string. I can ignore the first one, but the dead A# on E string just make me get mad. Try the stock string , LTF4A and current GHS3025, the dead A# still present.
Will visit GC again this Sunday for exchange.

 

[MtManiac]

Sick, there are 2 notible dead note on my new player P , one is Fender bass famous G string dead spot , 2nd one at A# on E string. I can ignore the first one, but the dead A# on E string just make me get mad. Try the stock string , LTF4A and current GHS3025, the dead A# still present.
Will visit GC again this Sunday for exchange.

In 36 years of playing, I’ve never ever heard of a dead spot on an E string - I’m not saying you’re wrong (that would be stupid, it’s your bass), I’m just saying “wow.”

Yeah that’s an important spot on the neck for sure.

 

[Yahboy]

In 36 years of playing, I’ve never ever heard of a dead spot on an E string - I’m not saying you’re wrong (that would be stupid, it’s your bass), I’m just saying “wow.”

Yeah that’s an important spot on the neck for sure.

Here you are LOT of WOW !!!!!

Believe it or not, this is my 5th bass has dead spot on string others than G string.

First is 2007 nightmare mim J , skip the G string, I recall one on A string note before 12th fret and one on E string.Totally can't recall which note.
Second one is Ibanez SRFF805, dead D or E note on B string.
Third one is Squier CV50P , dead G on E string.
4th is Cort Arona IV , dead F# on E string.

Now, the spell on the new player P.

Another WOW, both of my cheap 2012 Squier CV60P and 2018 Ibanez SR300E are totally no dead spot on all fret.

 

[MtManiac]

Here you are LOT of WOW !!!!!

Believe it or not, this is my 5th bass has dead spot on string others than G string.

First is 2007 nightmare mim J , skip the G string, I recall one on A string note before 12th fret and one on E string.Totally can't recall which note.
Second one is Ibanez SRFF805, dead D or E note on B string.
Third one is Squier CV50P , dead G on E string.
4th is Cort Arona IV , dead F# on E string.

Now, the spell on the new player P.

Another WOW, both of my cheap 2012 Squier CV60P and 2018 Ibanez SR300E are totally no dead spot on all fret.

Again - I believe you - and again - wow!!

 

[_Franik]

My first precision bass. I put cream covers on the stock pickups. I think I got a pretty good pau ferro board, doesn't look too washed out and feels awesome. It needed a set up badly, really bowed neck. Once I got the neck and bridge dialed in it felt and played amazing. I was originally going to put a black or tort shell pick guard on with the cream covers, but now Im starting to like the white on white. What do you guys think?

Update: I put the black guard on.

 

[Phil60]

My first precision bass. I put cream covers on the stock pickups. I think I got a pretty good pau ferro board, doesn't look too washed out and feels awesome. It needed a set up badly, really bowed neck. Once I got the neck and bridge dialed in it felt and played amazing. I was originally going to put a black or tort shell pick guard on with the cream covers, but now Im starting to like the white on white. What do you guys think?

That color combo looks fine to me.

 

[Ghoul76]

I'm still shopping for a bass and the classic Fender look and history has me interested. I just can't decide on a color. I'm leaning towards the white. I've never held either yet, but I think I'm interested in the Precision model. I don't have huge hands, though.

 

[neutralomen]

I'm still shopping for a bass and the classic Fender look and history has me interested. I just can't decide on a color. I'm leaning towards the white. I've never held either yet, but I think I'm interested in the Precision model. I don't have huge hands, though.

If your fretting technique on a bass is like a guitarist, then the width at the nut and the thickness of the neck will affect you a lot. However if you have proper ergonomic left hand technique, you can play a baseball bat with no discomfort at all. This isn't the same for guitars, as a thick neck for small hands is more consequential due to the way that you are supposed to hold your fretting hand . Most bass players come from guitar and don't ever learn proper fretting hand technique. I am relaying this to you firsthand, as I have a background in guitar and finally learned how to play the bass properly via lessons with professionals over the last year. Now, I actually prefer chunky necks and P bass nut width. I know this is a little bit off topic but I'm just trying to reassure you not to be intimidated by a string spacing or nut width. Your comfort on a Bass neck has everything to do with your thumb and your wrist and avoiding using your ring finger.

 

[Rumbledore]

If your fretting technique on a bass is like a guitarist, then the width at the nut and the thickness of the neck will affect you a lot. However if you have proper ergonomic left hand technique, you can play a baseball bat with no discomfort at all. This isn't the same for guitars, as a thick neck for small hands is more consequential due to the way that you are supposed to hold your fretting hand . Most bass players come from guitar and don't ever learn proper fretting hand technique. I am relaying this to you firsthand, as I have a background in guitar and finally learned how to play the bass properly via lessons with professionals over the last year. Now, I actually prefer chunky necks and P bass nut width. I know this is a little bit off topic but I'm just trying to reassure you not to be intimidated by a string spacing or nut width. Your comfort on a Bass neck has everything to do with your thumb and your wrist and avoiding using your ring finger.

no

 

[neutralomen]

no

thumb should be parallel to the neck on bass in many positions as opposed to perpendicular on guitar, and fingerings should almost always skip the ring finger. on guitar, a fingering might be 1 2 3 4, on bass that same figure would be 1 2 4 4 on the way up and 4 2 1 1 on the way down. this is due to the fact that the pinky and ring finger share a tendon. on a bass, stretching to get ring finger action is dangerous.

guitarists-turned bassists hurt themselves a lot by neglecting this ergonomic difference.

in other words, "yes."

 

[MtManiac]

thumb should be parallel to the neck on bass in many positions as opposed to perpendicular on guitar, and fingerings should almost always skip the ring finger. on guitar, a fingering might be 1 2 3 4, on bass that same figure would be 1 2 4 4 on the way up and 4 2 1 1 on the way down. this is due to the fact that the pinky and ring finger share a tendon. on a bass, stretching to get ring finger action is dangerous.

guitarists-turned bassists hurt themselves a lot by neglecting this ergonomic difference.

in other words, "yes."

I switched primary instrument from upright to bass guitar back around 1984-5 and through many bands and two years of Jazz at university I have since always used my ring finger, as well as holding my thumb more or less perpendicular. I don’t use the Simandl method on bass guitar, I only use it on upright, but upright is also where I learned to keep my thumb more of less perpendicular. You need it on upright necks for fingertip range across the fingerboard.

Dangerous? I can’t argue with any experts, haven’t read any either, and won’t argue it with you, but personally I haven’t suffered any injuries at all in >36 years of playing, except for broken blisters and callouses on my fingertips. Some songs with repetitive bass lines get momentarily painful due to stiffness and lack of practice, but it’s gone in seconds after the song is over and usually happens when I haven’t been practicing for weeks - yes, these days, weeks - practicing regularly always leads me to better endurance with these things. If Simandl works for you or others on bass guitar, all the power to you, but it’s not the only “right” way, and using any other way doesn’t mean someone switched from guitar and brought their bad habits with them. They may have switched from upright.

@Ghoul76 there isn’t a huge difference between a Standard/Player/American Standard/American Professional P bass neck width and a Jazz neck width. The bigger difference is the necks on any 50s or 60s style P basses, which are significantly wider than a Jazz and string spacing is very wide compared to a guitar neck. No matter which, chances are good you’d get used to it. Hand size matters less than individual preferences and hand health. I’ve seen lots of players with small hands rock a P bass for most of their career, and people with big hands elect to play only short scale basses because of hand issues. At the end of the day all that matters is what’s coming out of your amp and whether you’re having fun. Make your decision based on what sounds good and feels good to you.

 

[neutralomen]

I switched primary instrument from upright to bass guitar back around 1984-5 and through many bands and two years of Jazz at university I have since always used my ring finger, as well as holding my thumb more or less perpendicular. I don’t use the Simandl method on bass guitar, I only use it on upright, but upright is also where I learned to keep my thumb more of less perpendicular. You need it on upright necks for fingertip range across the fingerboard.

Dangerous? I can’t argue with any experts, haven’t read any either, and won’t argue it with you, but personally I haven’t suffered any injuries at all in >36 years of playing, except for broken blisters and callouses on my fingertips. Some songs with repetitive bass lines get momentarily painful due to stiffness and lack of practice, but it’s gone in seconds after the song is over and usually happens when I haven’t been practicing for weeks - yes, these days, weeks - practicing regularly always leads me to better endurance with these things. If Simandl works for you or others on bass guitar, all the power to you, but it’s not the only “right” way, and using any other way doesn’t mean someone switched from guitar and brought their bad habits with them. They may have switched from upright.

@Ghoul76 there isn’t a huge difference between a Standard/Player/American Standard/American Professional P bass neck width and a Jazz neck width. The bigger difference is the necks on any 50s or 60s style P basses, which are significantly wider than a Jazz and string spacing is very wide compared to a guitar neck. No matter which, chances are good you’d get used to it. Hand size matters less than individual preferences and hand health. I’ve seen lots of players with small hands rock a P bass for most of their career, and people with big hands elect to play only short scale basses because of hand issues. At the end of the day all that matters is what’s coming out of your amp and whether you’re having fun. Make your decision based on what sounds good and feels good to you.

I was careful to say, avoid ring finger in most cases, but not all. Esp. if you're an upright jazz player, you'll be doing a lot of arpeggios. Ring finger fingerings are inevitable with a lot of chording, but unlike guitar, you need to be mindful about the efficiency of ring finger use, and avoid unhealthy stretches.

I also mentioned that parallel thumb is for "most" cases, but not all. Especially up towards the first 5 frets, it's also inevitable to have to drop the wrist and pivot the thumb.

The point is, proper bass technique turns your hand into more of a mitten than a claw, and consequently, you don't have the same restrictions you do while tickling a guitar fretboard. Bass comes with its own challenges and limitations, but my original point was, with proper fretting technique, neck thickness and nut width matter less on bass than it does on guitar.

 

[MtManiac]

I was careful to say, avoid ring finger in most cases, but not all. Esp. if you're an upright jazz player, you'll be doing a lot of arpeggios. Ring finger fingerings are inevitable with a lot of chording, but unlike guitar, you need to be mindful about the efficiency of ring finger use, and avoid unhealthy stretches.

I also mentioned that parallel thumb is for "most" cases, but not all. Especially up towards the first 5 frets, it's also inevitable to have to drop the wrist and pivot the thumb.

The point is, proper bass technique turns your hand into more of a mitten than a claw, and consequently, you don't have the same restrictions you do while tickling a guitar fretboard. Bass comes with its own challenges and limitations, but my original point was, with proper fretting technique, neck thickness and nut width matter less on bass than it does on guitar.

Yep we agree there - bass definitely requires adjustments to technique that are particular to the instrument, and treating it either like a “big guitar” or a “small upright” is a mistake. It’s not like switching from piano to synthesizer. And with good technique, the differences between different basses is much much less. I’d say that’s part of the definition of good technique. I don’t have good technique - I play much differently on a J vs a P. J’s, I’m all over the neck, very busy and probably way too busy - with 50s P necks, I tend to stay more in the pocket and keep it simple.

 

[neutralomen]

Yep we agree there - bass definitely requires adjustments to technique that are particular to the instrument, and treating it either like a “big guitar” or a “small upright” is a mistake. It’s not like switching from piano to synthesizer. And with good technique, the differences between different basses is much much less. I’d say that’s part of the definition of good technique. I don’t have good technique - I play much differently on a J vs a P. J’s, I’m all over the neck, very busy and probably way too busy - with 50s P necks, I tend to stay more in the pocket and keep it simple.

I'm still a beginner/intermediate. I've been doing daily practice after my technique was corrected for about a year. I had a couple skype lessons with Carol Kaye, who taught me a lot of this ergonomic stuff. She gives lessons for like 60 bucks an hour btw! It's really amazing!

 

[ruju]

Here’s my new Player series Precision Bass in Sonic Red. I normally don’t love the red-white pickguard combo but this red has a slight orange hue to it and the white is a bit creamy..
anyway, I am totally impressed with this bass!