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Fender, the first and still the best?
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I love mine and don't care for my buddy's ibanez and vice versa. We both are working players with good reputations. Different strokes.
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A Fedner would sound so much better than my old Travis Bean though, no?
BurningSkies
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A Fedner would sound so much better than my old Travis Bean though, no?
From what I can hear Travis did it right for you...
...But then I'm @ work and my speakers aren't exactly reference.
Best? No such thing. Worst? Too many to count. 
Certainly most of the bass world owes a debt of gratitude for Leo Fender's pioneering work with instruments. As the old saying goes, "Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery".
That being said, despite owning 2 basses that are based on Fender designs (J and P), I have never found an actual Fender-branded bass that works for me, for various reasons. I think they are great basses, just not for me, apparently.
Certainly most of the bass world owes a debt of gratitude for Leo Fender's pioneering work with instruments. As the old saying goes, "Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery".
That being said, despite owning 2 basses that are based on Fender designs (J and P), I have never found an actual Fender-branded bass that works for me, for various reasons. I think they are great basses, just not for me, apparently.
I have owned several brands of basses. some with extended ranges, small bodies, large bodies, acoustic, electric, acitve, passive, some budget while others were expensive.
But, I keep coming back to My Fenders. Why? I just like them. I like how they feel, how they look, and most importantly, how they sound. Others may like something else, and that's fine with me.
Fenders are not the only ones I use currently. I use the others in my fleet too. I just really like them. I have picked up Fenders in the store or belonging to others and not liked them, so I know they are not perfect. I even owned one I didn't like at all except for the size. But, they are still my favorite.
But, I keep coming back to My Fenders. Why? I just like them. I like how they feel, how they look, and most importantly, how they sound. Others may like something else, and that's fine with me.
Fenders are not the only ones I use currently. I use the others in my fleet too. I just really like them. I have picked up Fenders in the store or belonging to others and not liked them, so I know they are not perfect. I even owned one I didn't like at all except for the size. But, they are still my favorite.
Love my Precision but am seriously lookin' at a Big Al 5 as the 2nd bass.
Didn't really know what to think of the Big Al the few times I've played it, but the tone versatility is attractive and the 3 SSS setup.
Didn't really know what to think of the Big Al the few times I've played it, but the tone versatility is attractive and the 3 SSS setup.
Without Leo Fender how would the average bass guitar look today?
Maybe the Fender brand stands as the average bass today. Definitely not the best. Certainly not the least.
But Leo was never average in his time.
His mark has been made and he has certainly branded the bass guitar as we know it today.
Almost 60 years after his initial design I would hazard to say that 90% of the instruments made today have very little deviation from the standard he created (for better or worse).
Maybe the Fender brand stands as the average bass today. Definitely not the best. Certainly not the least.
But Leo was never average in his time.
His mark has been made and he has certainly branded the bass guitar as we know it today.
Almost 60 years after his initial design I would hazard to say that 90% of the instruments made today have very little deviation from the standard he created (for better or worse).
Fender. The best? Nah. Not by a long shot. They certainly have been good enough for me for the last 30 or so years. I love 'em! I'd build my own parts bass before I bought a "boutique" Fender copy.
Full Disclosure: MY FENDER AV'62RI JAZZ BASS IS THE BEST BASS ON THE PLANET!!!
(everybody else's bass just plain sucks)
(everybody else's bass just plain sucks)
I love Fenders, especially the old ones. There's a unique mojo inherent to an old P-bass you won't find in any other instrument. But I could never cast a vote for "best" to a Fender. Best would go solely to my own particular Spector NS4CRFM. It's simply amazing to play everytime I pick it up. In my own opinion, it's numero uno in every possible category you could think up for basses.
If I could, I would Frankenstein parts of a Fender into another bass, and so on.
Fender, IMO, is the 'standard' in the sense that, as bassists, we were grown and raised on Fenders until about the 80's. That Fender tone is embellished into our heads from day 1 as musicians. And that's why they're still around.
Fender, IMO, is the 'standard' in the sense that, as bassists, we were grown and raised on Fenders until about the 80's. That Fender tone is embellished into our heads from day 1 as musicians. And that's why they're still around.
Weird point in my bass life, as I don't own a Fender currently.
It was my first love, a 72 P, new and a road machine.
It was my first love, a 72 P, new and a road machine.
" With all these new bass companies with revolutionary technology and building going into their basses "
Revolutionary technology and building like what? If revolutionary technology means mass production in Asia then I'll give you that. What I mostly see are big companies introducing lower cost models made in Asia using components that are of somewhat less quality than their U.S. made counterparts. Nothing wrong if that floats your boat but hardly revolutionary imho....
Revolutionary technology and building like what? If revolutionary technology means mass production in Asia then I'll give you that. What I mostly see are big companies introducing lower cost models made in Asia using components that are of somewhat less quality than their U.S. made counterparts. Nothing wrong if that floats your boat but hardly revolutionary imho....
