Leak? Fender / Squier Meteora Bass

[sleddogn]

wonder about doing a neck swap and bridge replacement for a 32 scale version

 

[jd56hawk]

Too bad they didn't ask me before going ahead with it.

 

[Lownote38]

Too bad they didn't ask me before going ahead with it.
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Nice! That Starcaster headstock works well!

 

[jd56hawk]

Nice! That Starcaster headstock works well!

I thought it would be perfect.
Someone on another board actually suggested a Telecaster headstock, which I think would be so wrong I don't even like thinking about it!

 

[BTL]

More bass pics from another site:

 

[hypercarrots]

Well at least it's not pj like everything else!

 

[Doctor Morbius]

Lake Placid Blue?!?!! Well, that's just not fair.

 

[spatters]

Possible Dimension pickups in a non-proprietary shell?

If real, its basically a repackaged Dimension (Factory guy says to foreman and visiting middle management guy "Hey, I found a bunch of boxes with Dimension parts taking up space on the shelves. Should I throw them out?")

They're not Dimension pickups. They're double J pickups. Look closely and you can see the line between them. Fender has used them before, in the Blacktop Precision and the Modern Player Jazz.

The preamp might be the same as the Dimension, but I'd have to open one up to find out.

 

[Rib 13]

They're not Dimension pickups. They're double J pickups. Fender Dimension pickups have rectangular pole pieces.

The preamp might be the same as the Dimension, but I'd have to open one up to find out.

When I made my comment, I was thinking overall electronics, minus the blade switch......the pickup positions are different as well: J positions as opposed to MM positions......I'm not crazy about the groovy airline 60s look but at least Fender is trying something different again, which I appreciate

 

[Sir Nose]

Hoo boy that blue...

I'm on record as someone with a "SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY" position on an official Fender Meteora bass, but I can't help but wonder if they're going to suffer from neck dive.

 

[sleddogn]

or ever come to market? lol

 

[Surely_Bassy]

or ever come to market? lol

Oh, they're comin'—well, I should say that the six-stringers are. I have an order in at my favorite shop for one.

 

[H K]

They are 100% coming.. I'm kinda bummed about the colors tho. The blue should have the maple neck IMO, thats the only one that would appeal to me besides the silverburst. Or they could have done some crazy sparkle/flake colors. Anyway, silverburst it is I guess. Or maybe I'll get that AND blue and swap the necks

 

[jd56hawk]

I'm betting it's going to be the best bass Fender's made in a long time!

 

[sleddogn]

I'm 30 years in, and never played a active bass, that really bums me out on them, not a battery fan

 

[BBassBassington]

Can I also join the record in saying I'm conflicted. I want to go into shut up and take my money mode but I gotta wait and see with those pickups and colours. Might be one of those basses I have to buy in person.

As a Dimension owner and bit of a Fender fanboy I can certainly say I'm going to keep an eye on this one. Oddball Fenders are extra neato to me.

 

[MtManiac]

I used to be a pretty solid single/split coil passive EQ person, but owning a Thunderbird has really opened my eyes and ears to new possibilities, such so that I'll soon own an American Deluxe HH Dimension. Very stoked. And I remember when the Meteora guitars first came out, my first thought was "why do guitar players get all the cool new body shapes?" Happy to see these coming out, and am totally fine with active-only EQs. I believe I saw on another site that they'll use the old S1 switch for coil switching, but maybe that's just the guitars. It'd be very cool if they used the same 5-way switching options as the Dimension, but I don't see a toggle, so I'm guessing not.

Anyway, I showed my SO, and she was kinda "meh". We'll see. She has great taste, but sometimes things need to grow on people.

I'd love to see more colour options, and I think a Tele style headstock would have been very cool. I like them anyway.

 

[Naviiin]

So stores have been posting full specs: Fender Player Plus Active Meteora Bass - Tequila Sunrise | Rich Tone Music | Reverb

12 inch radius with a 1.5" nut width surprised me, but otherwise pretty much what we expected. The pickups being called 'Fireball® Bass Humbucking' got a chuckle out of me though.

 

[H K]

So stores have been posting full specs: Fender Player Plus Active Meteora Bass - Tequila Sunrise | Rich Tone Music | Reverb

12 inch radius with a 1.5" nut width surprised me, but otherwise pretty much what we expected. The pickups being called 'Fireball® Bass Humbucking' got a chuckle out of me though.

Tequila sunrise is a good name for the finish. I'd have to be hammered on those before I would play that publicly XD

 

[H K]

So stores have been posting full specs: Fender Player Plus Active Meteora Bass - Tequila Sunrise | Rich Tone Music | Reverb

12 inch radius with a 1.5" nut width surprised me, but otherwise pretty much what we expected. The pickups being called 'Fireball® Bass Humbucking' got a chuckle out of me though.

howd u find em? Nothing shows up when I search..