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Fender Vintera III Seventies Jazz

#61
bassstrangler said:
Now I know why I build my own Fenders. They can take their overpriced, lousy QC, noiseless pickups, limited option colors, 4 pickguard options and learn some lessons from PRS (who makes an Indonesian SE models that are pretty much flawless and affordable.
I own a lot of Fender products and have come to the conclusion that anything pandemic era and after are mostly garbage. Few exceptions to that rule, but still way overpriced.
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Oh brother…. :rollno:
 
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MrRobert said:
And you can also buy a $1600 American Jazz! People complaining about the price of these instruments always strikes me as odd. They cost what they cost. I’d get it if all they offered were $2600 instruments, but you can get a good quality, capable instrument for $500 these days, it will just say Squier on the headstock instead of fender. Musical instruments have always been expensive, but now we live in a time where it’s possible to buy a solid, inexpensive instrument as opposed to some weird knock off brand that’s barely functional and destined for the dumpster in a few months or years. I’m not directing this at you, Dr Cheese, it’s more at the people who like to trash Fender, Gibson, etc for raising their prices to what the market will support.
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Sound like my $230 2024 Bacchus P and $325 2014 CIC Squier Matt Freeman P may became garbage soon ..... :vomit:
 
#64
FRoss6788 said:
Oh brother…. :rollno:
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Care to elaborate? It’s easier to give two words and an eye roll than a reasonable reply. I’m a longtime Fender fanboy, but that company has been riding on its past for far too long. Everytime they come up with something new it’s just another rehash of the past.
Here’s an idea, start routing the control cavity from the back, the ubiquitous pickguard control panel/ pickup holder idea has run its course. How about offering something more revolutionary than noiseless (gutless) pickups.
Even when they try something new it disappears because of lack of interest by Fender. The Meteora, the Dimension bass, the Stu Hamm bass, the Roscoe Beck bass are all great, but they’re all gone.
Instead I can get a Vintera III that looks like a 70s bass for $1500 and it’s MIM.
I understand the classics, but they could offer more choices than chrome hardware and in house pickups.
The Mod shop is also a novel idea that fails simply because other than color choices, 6 pickguards and 4(bass) pickup choices, you never get hardware color options unless it fits into their design.
So I order necks and bodies, pickups and hardware from other retailers to achieve the best look and sound while at least maintaining some Fender aesthetic.
I always come in way under Fender’s prices, and I get what I want.
There’s nothing wrong with the classics, but Fender needs to also stop turning out the same recycled ideas.
 
#65
MIJ Fender Guy said:
American Original 70s Jazz Bass
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Actually the one I tried in the shop, Classic 70's jazz bass, was a 3TSB with Pao Ferro fingerboard + perloid blocks, I think that's also why they were selling that well, they found the right thing at that time
Sh*t now I want one back !
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#66
bassstrangler said:
Care to elaborate? It’s easier to give two words and an eye roll than a reasonable reply. I’m a longtime Fender fanboy, but that company has been riding on its past for far too long. Everytime they come up with something new it’s just another rehash of the past.
Here’s an idea, start routing the control cavity from the back, the ubiquitous pickguard control panel/ pickup holder idea has run its course. How about offering something more revolutionary than noiseless (gutless) pickups.
Even when they try something new it disappears because of lack of interest by Fender. The Meteora, the Dimension bass, the Stu Hamm bass, the Roscoe Beck bass are all great, but they’re all gone.
Instead I can get a Vintera III that looks like a 70s bass for $1500 and it’s MIM.
I understand the classics, but they could offer more choices than chrome hardware and in house pickups.
The Mod shop is also a novel idea that fails simply because other than color choices, 6 pickguards and 4(bass) pickup choices, you never get hardware color options unless it fits into their design.
So I order necks and bodies, pickups and hardware from other retailers to achieve the best look and sound while at least maintaining some Fender aesthetic.
I always come in way under Fender’s prices, and I get what I want.
There’s nothing wrong with the classics, but Fender needs to also stop turning out the same recycled ideas.
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I think those models were all discontinued because of lack of interest from consumers--not Fender.
 
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DrBnz said:
If you want thin, I believe you'd like a CIJ GEDDY LEE JAZZ. Same as this but w a super thin neck
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I have a sunburst Geddy Lee Jazz (MIM) and I’m honestly very very impressed with the quality of it. My main basses I gig with are USA Laklands and vintage Fenders. The Geddy holds its own for sure.
 
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bassstrangler said:
Care to elaborate? It’s easier to give two words and an eye roll than a reasonable reply. I’m a longtime Fender fanboy, but that company has been riding on its past for far too long. Everytime they come up with something new it’s just another rehash of the past.
Here’s an idea, start routing the control cavity from the back, the ubiquitous pickguard control panel/ pickup holder idea has run its course. How about offering something more revolutionary than noiseless (gutless) pickups.
Even when they try something new it disappears because of lack of interest by Fender. The Meteora, the Dimension bass, the Stu Hamm bass, the Roscoe Beck bass are all great, but they’re all gone.
Instead I can get a Vintera III that looks like a 70s bass for $1500 and it’s MIM.
I understand the classics, but they could offer more choices than chrome hardware and in house pickups.
The Mod shop is also a novel idea that fails simply because other than color choices, 6 pickguards and 4(bass) pickup choices, you never get hardware color options unless it fits into their design.
So I order necks and bodies, pickups and hardware from other retailers to achieve the best look and sound while at least maintaining some Fender aesthetic.
I always come in way under Fender’s prices, and I get what I want.
There’s nothing wrong with the classics, but Fender needs to also stop turning out the same recycled ideas.
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Oh brother, indeed. 🙄

No, we really don’t care to elaborate, though obviously you do. Why don’t you start your own thread for that hobbyhorse of yours? We want to talk about the Vintera III jazz bass, not what you wish Fender was doing instead.
 
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Since I’m not in the market for a new bass, the price point is irrelevant to me. That said, I tip my cap to Fender for this new line. For many players wanting that classic Fender look, feel, and sound, their current USA offerings are priced out of reach. If I was shopping, the gold P, J and red J would all be on my short list.
 
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