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Fender- What's the deal?

#61
caden000 said:
I currently own and play a Carvin B4, and i have never played anything better. around here on TB there is LOTS of Fender love, and i dont get it. I have picked up countless Fender Jazz basses and P basses and i cant seem to find why they are so special. I'm not saying that Fenders are bad or anything, i'm just wondering if there is something i'm missing here. :hiding:
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After all the responses on this thread, I wonder if his original question was answered, diluted or just plain lost?

Maybe he'll let us know...
 
#64
caden000 said:
I currently own and play a Carvin B4, and i have never played anything better. around here on TB there is LOTS of Fender love, and i dont get it. I have picked up countless Fender Jazz basses and P basses and i cant seem to find why they are so special. I'm not saying that Fenders are bad or anything, i'm just wondering if there is something i'm missing here. :hiding:
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Fender has been the [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] for decades.
 
#65
QUESTION: Why do people yell "TROLL"?

ANSWER: Bass player egos.

Seems that anyone who cannot see that there's a possibility of a decent conversation and resorts to Troll Spotting hasn't anything to say anyway.

Me? I like my Fenders and my Affinities and my Squiers and my Ibanezzesses --- they are all good.

I feel if someone buys a bad bass (and what is 'bad' anyway?) - they bought it in the dark, in the end of a bear cave with their eyes closed.

DON'T even count bad set-ups or old strings or drool marks on the bass as disqualifiers either. That's all reclaimable.

Every brand can get drooled on, fingerprints and have knobs stolen - but that in and of itself does not make a bass 'bad'.

Of course, I never buy a bass without fondling and getting to know it in the Biblical way first.

If they weren't good, then I'd never buy it in the first place - so proof positive that they are good is the fact that I bought them.

Just me here: but I also refuse to buy a used bass again too.

Just like underwear or false teeth or condoms, ya gotta get them first-time around.

'Just drop the egos' - Victor Wooten.
 
#67
Krügmeister;9615983 said:
I used to HATE the look and feel of Fenders, they were so OLD SCHOOL.
I had thought that only GOOD bassists used Hamer, Jackson, Status, Warwick etc.
What a tool I was.
I accept that I was completely wrong and now I know that GOOD bassists use ANY basses they like to use regardless of ANYTHING.
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I don't see why anyone plays anything except Jerzy Drozd basses.
 
#68
When I started Gibson and Fender were the big names in guitars and bass guitars. I learned that many pro's used them, so those had to be good. I liked the looks, sound and playability of Fenders and Gibsons. To me, many of the other modern manufacturers' products sound kind of sterile (but that is subjective). I have heard other players using basses I don't like but sounding great with them. I am not someone who is nitpicky on details. I like the sound of J's and P's, but that doesn't mean I am strict Fender only.
 
#69
Fender's quality control as of late has been really fantastic to me. Every Fender bass I've played that was made in the last year or two has been spot on for its type (MIM, USA). Even the Squiers have REALLY impressed me in every way possible. I just recently bought a 2010 MIM Jazz and it's definitely the best bass I've ever owned. The action is very low and the tone is great.

When I was younger, I thought Fenders were lame and didn't really give me that agressive tone I was looking for. I was a MusicMan...man all the way. Then again, I was also a Flea disciple and thought slap bass was "totally ****ing badass man" and was pretty much the only thing I did. Luckily, I grew out of that.

Anyway, I love Fenders just because they're reliable, tried and true, and not flashy. Jazz basses are the best basses made, if you ask me. Of course your Laklands and your Musicmans and your Rickenbackers and whatever are gonna have a slightly better build and might have better tones if you're into that sort of tone, but none of those brands have a legacy like Fender's (not even MusicMan despite Leo's involvement), and I really enjoy being a part of that legacy.
 

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