Now Fender has renamed the bass to Active Meteora Bass on the company’s website:
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Fender Player Meteora Bass
- Thread starter defdog99
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Hi guys, here you can find the complete sound test of the new Fender Meteora Bass. The test was carried out using Fender stock strings and playing the instrument in all its main possible sound configurations using the three main techniques(fingers, pick and slap).
I dunno. The test was very interesting but the cut seemed to take too much from the signal while the boost added too much. Maybe it was how you set the knobs, but the bass really seemed to need some balance. Somewhere in between the cut and the boost may be the best path, if that is possible with the Meteora. Who knows? The slap was my favorite, even though it isn't the style that I prefer.
It seems that Fender wants us to use the active preamp with three eq points instead of a single tone knob to get the tones we want.
for better or worse
To be honest: I’ve not seen much complaining about it with stingrays
Sure. I’ve never had a problem with a bass that is always supposed to be active. Originally, Fender just wasn’t clear enough about this and I wanted a bass that was usable in passive and active because I was worried about batteries running out.
That’s fair, I have 4 basses that run on batteries. Two have active/passive switches (fender). Two don’t (rays).
None have ever died on me. I change the batteries when I change the clocks forward/backward and check the smoke detectors.
Glad you’re on it. Knowing me, my batteries would die onstage and I don’t have a tech to rescue me.
My new bass cover with Fender Meteora Bass: in played this 80’s pop hit song with both humbucker and pick
Yeah, put a strap on that thing, it's gonna dive. Why make the body that way? "Well, that's very ... stylish ... " as Clint would say ...
Literally no neck dive! due to the body shape. Its awesome
Eh, myths will develop on this bass.
“Neck dive”
“Not versatile in passive mode”
“Eats batteries”
“Touchy preamp”
Etc
Fender will cancel the series and then we will all be back to “fender doesn’t innovate”.
So it goes.
“Neck dive”
“Not versatile in passive mode”
“Eats batteries”
“Touchy preamp”
Etc
Fender will cancel the series and then we will all be back to “fender doesn’t innovate”.
So it goes.
Saw the bass for 250 off retail here too. So I'm guessing discontinued as well, but I'm thinking they might just do some new colors.
