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Musicians Friend Review - '50s Model Precision

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I was more interested in finding out what made the difference in sound between this and all the others I'd owned/played over the years. The bass was inexpensive enough, the Allparts neck is more playable than the orig, and the '59 custom shop pickup is great. Love the bass now.

Poly might be fine if not coated so thickly. -Mike
 
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Old Garage-Bander said:
If you haven't done so, you might try clearing your cache on your computer occasionally when looking for something to update. You may have just been reloading the same, non-updated page. Also, reviews Dan be loaded in different orders. Load highest or lower rating first, or most recent first.
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If I am not mistaken pressing the Ctrl + link will force the browser to go to the server instead of the cache. This may be quicker.
 
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I've gotten great deals from Musician's Friend and they've resolved some defective issues perfectly. It's not MF's fault that some buyer decided to drastically modify their bass guitar even within the return period. To the OP I recommend if you don't like how a bass performs next time return it within the 30 return period. Better yet, go to a GC and try the bass out first. But you went through great pains to modify a bass that you shouldn't have needed to. Hope you learned a lesson out of this one.
 
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On a related note...

Has Fender increased the thickness of their poly finishes on these Basses? Probably just my imagination, but I’ve owned two of these Basses - one in the earlier 2000’s and a 2018 model. It sure seems like the poly finish was much thicker on the 2018, but I don’t own either any more so it could just be my poor memory, hah. Either way, I’m generally much preferring the thinner lacquer finishes of the road worn, etc - at least in over feel. Hmmm...

Also, I can’t remember the last time I saw a 50s classic or even road worn bass at my local GC. In fact, I don’t ever remember my local GC carrying either of these two models over the last ten years...
 
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Always had excellent dealings with MF. No problems with returns or shipping. Perhaps the moderators should take this post down as the OP has already admitted he made a mistake and he is also a new member that posted a rant without really having a reason...by his own admission. Just sayin :)
 
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I have bought one bass sight unseen via mail order. It turned into such a fiasco I ended up with two of them in the end, because the vendor was so apologetic for sending me an unplayable bass. I took the usable parts from two, and made one that is really quite good. The other...well, not so much. Needless to say, other than parts, my mail order days are over.
 
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I've played plenty of great sounding instruments with thick poly finishes. I prefer the way other finishes feel under my fingers and the way they age over time (vs "brand new until the jagged chips show up") but a thick candy coating? Sounds just fine amplified.
 
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mvbrando said:
I was more interested in finding out what made the difference in sound between this and all the others I'd owned/played over the years. The bass was inexpensive enough, the Allparts neck is more playable than the orig, and the '59 custom shop pickup is great. Love the bass now.

Poly might be fine if not coated so thickly. -Mike
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Once I replaced the head and handle, I fell in love with my axe, too.

That's a helluva way to get a P Bass body (that you still had to refinish). But, if you are happy, I'm happy. Not sure that it has anything to do with Fender, though.
 

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