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MIJ Fender P - very happy

Klonk

Klonk

Apr 28, 2011
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#1
Just had to share this classic with a twist, it arrived today from Tokyo:

It's a 2013 MIJ Fender PB62. Very nice deal from the good folk at kurosawagakki.com.

Slapped LaBella flats on her, gonna test her tonight on my Ampeg SVT-VR, should be fun! ImageUploadedByTalkBass1369311100.443536.jpgImageUploadedByTalkBass1369311119.022336.jpg
 
#3
I bought an old one about 5 years ago and have had regret many times over. It was a '62 reissue with some nice bumps and bruises. Very cool bass. I was flippin' basses practically 24x7 back then and I look back on it as one that got away... Along with one or two others.

Never met an MIJ I did not like.
 
#5
Domestic-market MIJs are hands-down the best production Fenders made in terms of quality.

The only negative is -- so far as I know -- none of them have graphite-reinforced necks, which means more/worse dead spots.
 
#9
Bongolation said:
Domestic-market MIJs are hands-down the best production Fenders made in terms of quality.

The only negative is -- so far as I know -- none of them have graphite-reinforced necks, which means more/worse dead spots.
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I'm probably a bit biased, since I studied Japanese and lived there for seven weeks, but yeah, I think they make great basses.

Advicing everyone who want a MIJ to try kurosawagakki.com a go.

No dead spots on any of my three MIJs *fingers crossed*
 
#11
Yeah maybe I haven't fully grasped what lies in the term "dead spots", I don't know. In my mind, dead is a binary term, so it's either yes or no :p

To put it this way, I can play on any fret on any string and it sounds consistent enough to my ear (and my bandmate's ears).
 
#14
Bongolation said:
Domestic-market MIJs are hands-down the best production Fenders made in terms of quality.

The only negative is -- so far as I know -- none of them have graphite-reinforced necks, which means more/worse dead spots.
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I had a '96 Precision with the graphite reinforced neck, and tried a few others that a friend tried to sell me, and I much preferred the MIJ necks.
 
#16
danomite64 said:
I had a '96 Precision with the graphite reinforced neck, and tried a few others that a friend tried to sell me, and I much preferred the MIJ necks.
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If it weren't for the dead spots problem, I'd probably agree, but when DI recording traditional bass with a Precision and big flats I want more tonal control than you get out of a less-rigid vintage neck. And the graphite neck only lessens the problem, not totally eliminates it.

I think a vintage-style neck sounds slightly better -- until you start hitting the holes. :(

It's a trade-off. EVERYTHING'S a trade-off. Work on basses for a few decades and you start to wonder how they work at all.

Fender at some point decided that graphite reinforcement was worth the added cost for something you can't even see, and I tend to agree.
 
#18
Very nice, indeed! I have an MIJ Classic 70's P bass (my first and only Precision bass) that I bought about a year and a half ago. It's a fantastic player that's very light weight with very low action. No string to fret rattle anywhere.
 
#20
Congrats!!

I snagged a great deal on a loaded MiJ P body (same burst/tort), but i slapped on a spare MiM Maple neck.

I haven't played any of my other other basses, really, in the past 4 years since i got it. Strung with some chrome flats, and it's my favorite bass i've ever owned!
 

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