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Fender Modern Player Dimension Bass w/ Triplebucker

#22
pcake said:
do you find lighter, offset waist basses easier to play?
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lighter = yes (old back, but i have some heavier instruments, too). offset waist = i don't know, never tried one to my knowledge. although my chinese cheapies may be exactly that!

i was impressed by your 'ergonomic' impression as i am alway thinking about weight, posture, etc., long about the 3rd set at the gig. thanks for the info! :thumbsup:
 
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Pyrat said:
perhaps they were TOO good and the big "F" couldn't stand the heat
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they didn't sell, and that's the only reason they were discontinued. F.M.I.C. is a global corporation. Same thing is true with the awesome Cabronita. American made Jaguar now discontinued, yet the Ensenada made Standard Jaguar is still going strong as is the Standard Dimension IV. Mustang is making a brilliant come back in a short scale offset PJ configuration. There are a lot of good things to be said about Fender and one of them is innovation and willing to put something new out on the market to see how well it sells. Most other companies can't or won't step out into today's declining bass market. The rest of the music industry seems to have bottomed out after a long 20 year decline. Bass and bass amp sales are still in a mild downward glidepath. Fender increases their bass market share by taking sales away from competitors.
 
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pcake said:
they stopped making this model pretty quickly, but there's one in our local sam ash and a few for sale around the internet here and there. keep in mind that those who love the P bass and J bass sound do not love the triplebucker sound, but for some reason, i really do.

whether it will be good for you depends on a couple things. if weight is the main issue, this is pretty light for a 34" scale bass - lighter than most, but there are probably some ibanez soundgear basses that are as light or lighter. do you find lighter, offset waist basses easier to play? i have found that to be the case with a number of them including my short scale jag. in fact, it was the first 30" scale bass i was able to play after a year or more of playing ibanez mikros.

i almost bought one, but decided to wait after playing one for an extended time to make sure there was no pain and sort of lost track of it. but the other night, when i was really missing a 34" scale bass that didn't hurt, i remembered it because i played one for 30 minutes on two occasions with no issues.
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If you like how it sounds, fits you well, fits into what you play and you can comfortably afford it, get one before they get difficult to find in good condition.
 
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JusttheBassics said:
Not to highjack, but while on a weekend vacation in Phoenix, I stopped at Bizarre Guitar and couldn't believe my eyes when I saw a Starcaster high on the wall. I played it and immediately knew this would be my next shortscale. I almost bought it, but held off for various reasons. Although on the heavy side, and can only play it seated (I only play seated due to shoulder and neck issues), I found it to be a great player with a lot of useable tones.

That said, I want to thank pcake for her insights on the Dim 3bucker. I, too am pining for a comfortable 34. However, since I'm just up the road from her, I think we're going to be competing for the same gear!
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maybe we could meet up sometime and kick some tires on some bass gear :)

Linnin said:
they didn't sell, and that's the only reason they were discontinued. F.M.I.C. is a global corporation. Same thing is true with the awesome Cabronita. American made Jaguar now discontinued, yet the Ensenada made Standard Jaguar is still going strong as is the Standard Dimension IV. Mustang is making a brilliant come back in a short scale offset PJ configuration. There are a lot of good things to be said about Fender and one of them is innovation and willing to put something new out on the market to see how well it sells. Most other companies can't or won't step out into today's declining bass market. The rest of the music industry seems to have bottomed out after a long 20 year decline. Bass and bass amp sales are still in a mild downward glidepath. Fender increases their bass market share by taking sales away from competitors.
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they really didn't sell. as few as they made, i was seeing them around town for a while, and i have seen posts around the web with negative comments about the tone; a few guys in the stores also didn't care for the sound, although i suspect they were "hearing with their eyes" and their feeling that fenders are supposed to sound a certain way and use traditional pickups.

Meghans Dad said:
If you like how it sounds, fits you well, fits into what you play and you can comfortably afford it, get one before they get difficult to find in good condition.
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it already is. i have emails out to a couple sellers, but darn it - today's a holiday :D
 
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Linnin said:
they didn't sell, and that's the only reason they were discontinued. F.M.I.C. is a global corporation. Same thing is true with the awesome Cabronita. American made Jaguar now discontinued, yet the Ensenada made Standard Jaguar is still going strong as is the Standard Dimension IV. Mustang is making a brilliant come back in a short scale offset PJ configuration. There are a lot of good things to be said about Fender and one of them is innovation and willing to put something new out on the market to see how well it sells. Most other companies can't or won't step out into today's declining bass market. The rest of the music industry seems to have bottomed out after a long 20 year decline. Bass and bass amp sales are still in a mild downward glidepath. Fender increases their bass market share by taking sales away from competitors.
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Certainly meant NO disrespect to the mighty Fender...their basses are the STANDARD for good reason...I DO wish they'd keep at the "cheapies" though...lots of folks just can't raise the funds for US made and that's a shame and not their fault...
 
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Pyrat said:
Certainly meant NO disrespect to the mighty Fender...their basses are the STANDARD for good reason...I DO wish they'd keep at the "cheapies" though...lots of folks just can't raise the funds for US made and that's a shame and not their fault...
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I understand that. To the best of my knowledge, Cort is making all the Squiers in their Indonesia plant. Ensenada, Baja Mexico is the facility of choice for the affordable Fender Standards and others in the $500-600 USD range along with some artist signature instruments. Fender Japan can now only sell in Japan or direct to parent F.M.I.C. No more competing in Europe against Fender USA. F.M.I.C. also has facilities in Korea, such as Gretsch. I think the all white maple Squier 70's Vintage Modified Jazz basses are also made in Korea. The Starcaster bass is still crafted in China.
American made Fenders from Corona, California U.S.A. are selling incredibly well world wide. It's my understanding that the Corona plant is at or very close to full production capacity. Fender is the largest manufacturer of guitars (both acoustics and electrics) and bass guitars in world.

As far as amps go: I know that Fender's Blues Jr is the best selling all tube guitar amp; the Champion 100 is the best selling solid state guitar amp and the Rumble 500 is the best selling bass amp all of the above in terms of world wide sales. The Rumble line is especially strong as it continues to grow by leaps & bounds by taking amp sales away from competitors. Fender's Super Bassman sales continue to grow as it overtakes it's competitors in concert arenas as the professional bass players all tube amp of choice.
 
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