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Fender Vintera III Seventies Jazz
- Thread starter Dr. Cheese
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I think it's pretty lame how all music stores now will keep an up to date retail price on an instrument they have had sitting in there store for the last 3 to 4 years, Willcutt Music is one of the many stores doing this, they have Fender American Professional ii basses going back to 2021-2022 that they have updated retail prices on which I personally think is unacceptable, I remember when I first started playing bass in 1980 all music store would have there instruments for there respective same price on the brands they where selling that they already had in the store and if there was an priced increase for that respective brand they would keep the original retail price that was already on there in stock items and when the newer up to date retail items came in to there store then sell those items for the up to date price instead of jacking up the priced on the stock they already had in the store before the brands price hike!!!!
Sorry for the babbling!!!!
Sorry for the babbling!!!!
I would tell them when you ordered the bass, the retail was x and I will not give you money as if this bass were new. That kind of stuff is why online shopping is clobbering so many brick and mortar businesses.
I have nothing against MIM. I'm just saying I can have a custom bass for less that sounds better to me. And if I feel my customized Squires are 90% of my USA 1979 vintage P bass, I see no need for an uproar.
I gigged my relic-ed 1966 tribute Olympic white P bass yesterday...felt great, sounded great, looked great. And it wasn't $3K!
I gigged my relic-ed 1966 tribute Olympic white P bass yesterday...felt great, sounded great, looked great. And it wasn't $3K!
Niether are the Vintera III's.
...and they're not Squier's with a Fender logo on 'em,
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You win. You're the oracle of bass, the best bassist I've never heard, and I am sure you have the best MIM gear....congrats, amigo.
Played one at my local GC today. Paint job was flawless. Fingerboard looked like someone baked a cake and had flour all over their hands. Set up was horribly high. Frets were sharp. Stacked knobs were stuck together and refused to turn independently of each other. It just felt kind of cheap. I was very underwhelmed. It was nice and light. Probably under 8lbs.
Maybe I’ll give it one more shot at Bass Central. I absolutely love that color . A Fender Flea is one of the best jazz I’ve ever played. This one didn’t feel as nice . I don’t think it has the same pickups either .
Maybe I’ll give it one more shot at Bass Central. I absolutely love that color . A Fender Flea is one of the best jazz I’ve ever played. This one didn’t feel as nice . I don’t think it has the same pickups either .
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Thanks for the Gas-X!
I've been reading reviews of QC issues the 2nd day the Vintera iii line was released and this is just bumming me out I was I guess considering maybe getting one of the late 60s precision basses but honestly after reading more QC issues I think I'm going to play it safe and get what I was originally going to get was a American Professional ii Precision, I've read less issues regarding the American Professional Series.
I already posted previously in this thread that Vinteras don’t really feel that great. They feel clunky and cheap.
Against my better judgment, I decided to try out the fire must gold precision. I got it in the mail from Sweetwater today and it went right back. It had some finish problems, neck geometry problems and it felt really cheap. It was crap. I should’ve known better.
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The one I played was no where near as nice as the Flea or the late 90’s Mexican Wine red PBass I started on.
This was my experience with the one I played yesterday. My 2008 Classic Vibe 60’s is a much better built and higher quality instrument . I was really hoping that wouldn’t be the case.
Late 90’s era Mexican Fenders were really good. This current batch just seems to fall short.
I bought a Player II Jazz, and the neck relief on that one was horribly high, but I was able to get it in spec and it's been okay since. Still though, I think I 'm going to pass on this given the feedback on them.
Here is the Vintera III Early Sixties Jazz. I think might the way this one sounds even more!
Oh poopie! It has stack knobs!
THIS one is way cooler, way more than the 70's cos' since the Classic 70's in 2008 they haven't changed anything on it, they only named it "Vintera I, II, III", price X2 et voilà.
Matching headstock, the stacked VT knobs for each pickup layout, the real tuning pegs and the strap button on the back of the headstock, perfect ! I could buy that one that's for sure !
Being a big fan of the Jazz bass.
I like this new offering.
But these 2 modded beasts tick all my boxes.
I’ll never be able to afford a vintage, early 70’s J.
So these 2 really do it for me.
I like this new offering.
But these 2 modded beasts tick all my boxes.
I’ll never be able to afford a vintage, early 70’s J.
So these 2 really do it for me.
Totally fair, but all Fenders are hit and miss when it comes to qc and overall setup and feel. You really do have to play them yourself to see if they are worthy of purchase. I played a late 60s p and early 60s jazz a week ago, and they were both fine quality wise but the setups were god awful. The only real issue I found was on the Jazz: both of the tone knobs had a really grindy/gritty feel when turning that made them feel cheap and difficult to use. Otherwise both basses were good in the frets and in their overall construction.
