Fender 2018 MIM Player Series

[Mike Vee]

Get these tuners for replacements...

Thanks, and you are positive they are a direct replacement?

 

[1bassplayinfool]

Thanks, and you are positive they are a direct replacement?

Yep

 

[mbell75]

Here is my 2018 limited edition ocean turquoise, its awesome. For those of you looking to get a MIM Player, get the ocean turquoise. For whatever reason, the pickups are hotter and fatter sounding than the other Player P basses. At least a handful of us here have noticed it when comparing the OT to the other Player Ps in store and there is another thread about it. They are on sale again at MF for only $599 this weekend too! Killer deal.

 

[Mike Vee]

Yep

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Thanks!

I ordered these, a vintage bridge, vintage style knobs, PV63 pickups, vintage pots, etc. Basically just about turned it into an AVRI 63 for another 155 bucks.

 

[Yahboy]

Thanks!

I ordered these, a vintage bridge, vintage style knobs, PV63 pickups, vintage pots, etc. Basically just about turned it into an AVRI 63 for another 155 bucks.

Honestly.... you wont get that AVRi 63 Pbass sound . The neck on AVRi are the essential.

 

[Yahboy]

 

[Mike Vee]

Honestly.... you wont get that AVRi 63 Pbass sound . The neck on AVRi are the essential.

and why not? all that's left is the wood at that point.

HAHA edit, i see the blue text now. The neck is the worst part for me. I don't have big hands and it hurts to play for more than a song or two... and this is after years 2 years of conditioning on that neck. It's fun to play but very inefficient and fatiguing.

 

[bassadvisor]

Comparison between jaguar and p bass. I hope you enjoy it (now the right link).

 

[Mike Vee]

Comparison between jaguar and p bass. I hope you enjoy it (now the right link).

Precision all the way! And, by a long-shot too.

 

[Levitamin]

I have a couple of questions for Players Series owners. What did you replace the strings with? These stock Fender strings leave stains on my fingers, and they're generally cheapo. I'd like to stick with roundwounds, but maybe cut down on the brightness a tad. I'm running this through a Bassman 100T into the 15" neo cabinet with a tweeter. Regular Slinkys? Something else?

Also, the J pickup pot sucks on my Jaguar. It's like dead quiet until like 8.5 or 9 on the dial, and then it's just boom, all the way on. I'd love to be able to blend the pickups for tonal variation. Should I replace that pot, or all of the electronics? I really like how the stock pickups sound, but yeah.

 

[Delberthot]

As far as I know Fender strings are still made by D'addario and if so are very similar to the EXL165 strings. I've switched between the Fender 7250Ms and D'addario EXL165s on the same bass and I'd be hard pushed to tell the difference.

I've just ordered a sonic red P and it should be here on Wednesday. Possibly the first bass I have ever bought that I haven't needed to change the strings - for the moment anyway. I've just started using D'addario Prosteels on my Jazz and am really liking them.

Thanks for all of the info in this thread. I'm really looking forward to getting the bass now and will decide when it arrives if it needs any changes to hardware.

 

[Levitamin]

I put Hybrid Slinkys on my Jaguar. I like them a lot more than the strings it came with.

 

[Bass]

I replaced the stock Fender strings with the D'addario 170's. Perhaps I'm imagining things, but I like the D'addario strings whereas the Fender strings sound dead and feel lousy.

The guy at the guitar store was right, this 2018 Player Jazz quickly became my favorite bass.

 

[Mike Sorr]

Tort for the vintage vibe
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Will a standard pickguard fit the Player Series bodies? Where did you get your tort guard?

 

[outoftune]

Will a standard pickguard fit the Player Series bodies? Where did you get your tort guard?

A standard 10 hole will fit. I got that p-guard from Amazon

 

[Kro]

A standard 10 hole will fit. I got that p-guard from Amazon

Edit: because I got confused and thought we were talking about Precisions.

 

[outoftune]

It'll probably fit, but I don't believe the screw holes will align.

Don't the Players use 13 hole guards?

No, the pic above is of my player and that has 10 holes.

 

[Kro]

No, the pic above is of my player and that has 10 holes.

Right you are. I need to stop following so many threads, I got this confused with the Precision thread.

 

[landry.bass]

I'm actually really surprised at how much I like the stock Fender strings on my Player P. Bright and full of life, even after a solid week of non stop playing. I've typically used EB Slinkies in the past, and they seem to lose their edge faster than this.

When I do eventually replace the strings, I'm gonna try Rotosound 66s for the first time.

 

[Ian774]

Just sold my Tidepool Player Jazz... only to get another Player Jazz, this time in white and maple. Gonna throw a black pickguard on that bad boy! Classic looks!