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MIM J's

#23
GladToBeBack said:
this is what it looks like now. SurferJoe I see we have a similar taste.
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#28
bassbombs84 said:
If I'm not mistaken, in the 90's the necks on mim instuments were made in the usa and shipped to mexico. This was before the mexican plant had the machines necissary to produce their own. I believe the us and mexican plants are not that far away from each other.
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Even today, some MIM necks are still made in the Corona, CA plant, then shipped down to Ensenada, Mexico (about 175 miles south) for finish and assembly. If you ever can get the chance, take a tour of the factory/museum. It's quite impressive...

I have 5 different Fender necks ranging from 1985-2010, 3 from Mexico/USA and 2 from Japan. I've also sent back about 4 necks for truss rod issues, warps, etc. Of these, my favorite is probably my '85 MIJ P, with the 2010 Corona/Ensenada rosewood BnB J coming in a close second.

So, to answer the OP's question... No. 90's necks are no different than '80's or '00's. You have to try each neck on it's individual merit.
 
#32
IME they vary, my friend's late 90s were weak and he replaced them w/Model Js w/great results. My '00 seems to have very nice sounding stock pups (A/B'd w/the Model Js, too!) so they'll remain in there. In fact, the only thing I plan on replacing on that instrument are the knobs from the Strat ones to proper knurled ones.
 
#33
Those are the same folks who said MIJ basses were junk now try to find one cheap find a bass regardless of year that sounds good to your ears or else you will get a million different opinions and be afraid to try a certain year of bass.
 
#36
sparktone said:
Are people happy with the stock pups in these? The reason I ask is I see that MIM jazz pups are available new online for $18, and I've considered one as a low-cost upgrade to the jazz pup in my Squier short-scale Jaguar. The stock jazz pup in the SS Jag is very weak.
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the ones in the 95-96 I have now are perfect. I had an 08-09 J and they were louder but I notice now those were also thinner sounding and didn't have as much personality as these do.

I had a 2000 squier J before and those sounded closer to the ones I have now, but they weren't as bright. there is no way to know beyond a shadow of a doubt how the pups will sound until you hook them up.

$18 is not a huge investment, if they sound the same you're not really out $18 cause now you have a spare set. still better then dropping $150 on a dimarzios only to find the difference can't be heard when you play live.
 

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