Fender Player Plus

[Warpeg]

Just looks like a new name for the mim Deluxe basses.

And there it is. We have a winner.

 

[Leonid Nidis]

There was a plus series some time ago prior to the american deluxe
This one is exactly the new name for mim deluxe and there is nothing worse than a mim active fender.

 

[Warpeg]

To make things more confusing, there is already a current FSR Player Plus Top Series. I have the Blue Burst Jazz Bass and love it.

 

[mexicant]

The Mexican factory is falling behind its Far East counterparts in terms of QC. The Squiers coming out of the China factory are exceptional.

I believe you may be right,my Indonesia made Sire bass and squier cv 70s jazz bass are on par with, if not better then the mim stuff. Upgrade the hardware and they are real players!
These basses look like push back fron fender.

 

[jastraw]

Darn it. I laid my hands, for the first time, on a MIM Fender Players Series P yesterday at GC. Solidly built. Sounded legit. I almost pulled trigger. I was gonna do it today.

Now I'm confused again.

 

[nonohmic]

Posted this before, and I'll post it again too.

 

[P Cheen]

I’m just bitter because I wish there was a model that had everything the CV had bit with a satin neck and fender on the headstock for like $650 usd. Doesn’t have be made in Mexico, can be made anywhere.

That I would buy brand new.

Try looking for a Fender Modern Player series bass. Those were made in the same factory as the Crafted in China Squier Classic Vibe but with a Fender on the headstock. They should be around $650 ish, give or take.

 

[Hardbassjunkie]

Try looking for a Fender Modern Player series bass. Those were made in the same factory as the Crafted in China Squier Classic Vibe but with a Fender on the headstock. They should be around $650 ish, give or take.

they have the same glossy neck though. Plus it’s not brand new

 

[P Cheen]

Can you elaborate on that? In what way are the Chinese Squiers more impressive?

It’s just the little stuff like the neck pocket gap, how “solid” the body feels, and in the case of the Paranormal Jazz and Jaguar H the pickups are surprisingly good.
On my 2020 Classic Vibe 60s P, the fretwork and the neck overall was super impressive but the body felt… lacking. Like it was hollow. There wasn’t any neck dive though, it just didn’t feel solid.

Overall I am truly impressed with Squiers, regardless of country of origin. They have come a long, long way since I held and played my first Squier which was an early 2000s Squier 51.

 

[antfarm]

Fender Player Plus Series

 

[makanudo]

It’s just the little stuff like the neck pocket gap, how “solid” the body feels, and in the case of the Paranormal Jazz and Jaguar H the pickups are surprisingly good.
On my 2020 Classic Vibe 60s P, the fretwork and the neck overall was super impressive but the body felt… lacking. Like it was hollow. There wasn’t any neck dive though, it just didn’t feel solid.

Overall I am truly impressed with Squiers, regardless of country of origin. They have come a long, long way since I held and played my first Squier which was an early 2000s Squier 51.

I know right. It's as if CNC machines, copper wire and magnets worked the same all around the world.

 

[micguy]

One more update of the numerous tiers of the same basic product. Ernie Ball/Sterling/Musicman confuses the market by their duplicative product naming. Fender does it by having too many minor variations on the same few themes.

 

[Kukulkan61]

Same o same o, Fender needs to step it up and get out of the comfort zone, adding different colors and subtle changes to exhisting models doesn’t show anything...

 

[Bass]

..Fender needs to step it up and get out of the comfort zone...

You mean like the Fender Dimension? I would like to see a P-bass with a J-Neck, no pickguard, matching headstock, metal flake.

 

[Hawaii Islander]

Too much crying in the beer happening in this thread. Squiers and Fenders both are good and have their place in the market. I own both.

 

[Stranger Danger]

I like that green boy

 

[ColdEye]

People are crazy enough to buy those at that prices I guess.

 

[BoombasticLarry]

I recently bought an Indo Squier CV 70s p after being impressed with the sound and feel in the shop. The fretboard and neck are just... Yum. Not really sure what fender can do to get me to go for the more expensive logo now. I'm not paying six hundred more for a high mass bridge!

 

[P Cheen]

People are crazy enough to buy those at that prices I guess.

Exactly. Two years ago I was able to buy an excellent condition MIM Deluxe PJ (the Seafoam Green one) for $495 shipped. I was so surprised to see it retail for like $1099 or something when I went to Guitar Center last week.
Wack.

 

[Mike Vee]

Fender Player Plus MIM = Fender Performer MIA price. I pay my P Performer 1.099,00 €. Now cost 1.199,00 €. Nonsense.

I bet this is a Performer replacement. We'll see. The PJ config makes me think yes.