Nope, I only have one bass. I'd love to be able to buy more some day. I'd love a VM Squier J, that's about the closest thing to a Fender I could afford. Especially with the crappy pricing here.
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Is There A Fender In Your Stable?
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How is it that SX managed to come up with something that is different yet comfortably familiar? Granted, their early versions were butt ugly, but they worked it out over time.
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OR, if it ain't broke, don't make ANOTHER overpriced knockoff. Even if it's made by Fender itself, BTW.
Incorrect. They tried to offer 'change', and few people wanted them. Over the decades Fender has offered other models: more frets, different headstocks-even angled ones, different electronics. But guess what.... People still want the original style basses, and that's what been their best sellers.
Back on topic: I have 3 J's and 3 P's.
Pardon my ignorance but I am not familiar with SX... But if their headstock is as familiar to Fender's as you imply than maybe they didn't get caught yet or they have some sort of licensce deal. Another possibility is if they are an import, maybe they are manufactured from the same factory that Fender's import line is. As musicians and builders we all know what makes a Fender a Fender but legally what makes a Fender is their headstock shape.
each time I've tried to roll without a Fender, I feel like I'm missing something.
Currently I have a '95 American Standard Precision and an older Fender '72 Custom Tele and Deluxe Stratocaster for my guitar gigs (yes, I have those as well).
Currently I have a '95 American Standard Precision and an older Fender '72 Custom Tele and Deluxe Stratocaster for my guitar gigs (yes, I have those as well).
My very first bass was a Fender Bullett Bass, which I still have. However, when I was young & dumb I remember reading an interview with Jaco where he talked about the process of defretting his Jazz. Thinking this a marvelous idea, I tried doing the same, but very amateurishly and unprofessionally. So I wound up with a neck bowed enough that I probably could've shot arrows with.
So I got a replacement fretless neck from Steve's Music in Ottawa, but when it came in, I never realized that the tuners & nut might not fit. So I let it collect dust for a while, but I think I'll go ahead and get new tuning pegs and a nut for it. Still has the original body, pickups, etc.
So I got a replacement fretless neck from Steve's Music in Ottawa, but when it came in, I never realized that the tuners & nut might not fit. So I let it collect dust for a while, but I think I'll go ahead and get new tuning pegs and a nut for it. Still has the original body, pickups, etc.
I am actually not to hip on Fender Bass headstocks either (i.e. my Squier too), though the thinner style one on my cowpoke I do like. But when I'm playing the Squier, the shape of the headstock is the last thing on my mind.
On Fender basses period I wouldn't kick a blind hog in the ass for every one ever made if I had to play them. Fender made the Stratocaster and the Twin reverb. Other than that I don't care for Fender. Just my opinion as a Dyna Bass addict
two of my 3 are "fender-esque"...
a P-bass that I assembled from parts in '91...alder body, skunk-stripe neck with a rosewood board...truss adjustment is on the body end...schaller open-back tuners, BAII bridge...recently converted to passive with a G&B pickup...it's not fender, but it has all the feel and sound of a late 60's Precision.
my other "fender-like" is a 2007 Squier Deluxe Active V...it's black...you all can find out the rest of the specs...these things have such a great "modern" vibe...awesome bass...I bought it to use at church and I couldn't be happier.
a P-bass that I assembled from parts in '91...alder body, skunk-stripe neck with a rosewood board...truss adjustment is on the body end...schaller open-back tuners, BAII bridge...recently converted to passive with a G&B pickup...it's not fender, but it has all the feel and sound of a late 60's Precision.
my other "fender-like" is a 2007 Squier Deluxe Active V...it's black...you all can find out the rest of the specs...these things have such a great "modern" vibe...awesome bass...I bought it to use at church and I couldn't be happier.
