My friends a idiot

[MultiScaleMale]

Axe!!! With an E!!! This is all driving me into a very bad place, psychologically! I'm going to go and neatly line up my crayons now...

Both are acceptable.

 

[DDXdesign]

Axe!!! With an E!!! This is all driving me into a very bad place, psychologically! I'm going to go and neatly line up my crayons now...

Hey man, he didn't ax you.

 

[Axstar]

So if I had a MIA jazz bass and the neck broke and I bought a new neck FROM FENDER is it not a jazz bass still

If this is your prevailing attitude then why did you bother even asking the question? You clearly only want to hear one specific answer, in a bid to validate your pre-existing opinion.

As for your Jazz bass conundrum the answer is obviously yes, as your bass would still be a Jazz bass. If you were to sell it then it should be advertised as a MIA Jazz bass body, with a replacement Fender neck installed by an amateur. You didn't state whether the hypothetical replacement neck is a MIA or MIM neck, as Fender currently offer both as aftermarket replacements.

I think you are confusing, intentionally or accidentally, generic Jazz basses with Fender Jazz basses. A Tokai 'Jazz Sound' bass is a Jazz bass, but it isn't a Fender Jazz bass. I get the feeling that you are struggling to grasp this concept.

 

[Basehead]

Wow, this thread is still going...

Great job everyone! ...and mean that in a good way

 

[Count Bassie]

Anoth

another grammar nazi

And another. Seems communication is a lost art, reduced as we watch to awkward clumps of phrasing and vague references to ideas. Eloquence has become a quaint notion, being concise is like one of those old carpentry tools no one uses anymore.

Go on with your bad English using self...

See what happens when you leave stuff lying around for the general population to pick up and mess with?

 

[karl_em_all]

Ok... this is getting really confusing. Is it just one friend who's opinion is so valuable to you or are there several friends from whom you require validation?

All of his friends care a little bit that his friend is reading this thread.

 

[GwenOnBass]

You lost me at "a idiot".

My inner Miss Thistlebottom speaks: we take care not to play clams. So too do we take care not to write clams.

-30-​

 

[stringthrough]

It really doesn't matter. A rose by any other name smells just as sweet.

 

[ashtray]

Its a parts bass - a Fender parts bass.

I have a couple guitars made purely from Fender MIM parts from various years. One has a Baja body with a Tele Special neck and a 60s RI bridge and pickups. Its a mutt.

 

[lermgalieu]

I just want to thank the OP for this thread title, because every time I look at TB I see it at the top of the list and it makes me laugh out loud every single time.

 

[GBassNorth]

Also "friends" is plural. He should have said "My friend's an idiot." Kind of devalues the argument imo

It kind of reminds me of this...

 

[yodedude2]

their's idiots everywheres yugo

 

[Steve]

No, the question is what is Fender going to say when you call them and ask "I was thinking about buying a genuine Fender Precision bass body and genuine Precision bass neck, and all the other necesarry parts from your website. Tell me, would you consider that to be a real Fender Precision bass?"

Edit: just for giggles I sent Fender consumer relations an email with this exact question. Let's see if they respond or forward my email directly to the creepy clown folder.

Just to be clear, I'm not advocating or vilifying either side of the issue it just seems simple enough. It's Fenders stuff, I would think they would be the ones to ask. Maybe they'll own it and warranty the pieces parts..I'm good either way.
I'm surprised that there isn't a Fender rep, employee or someone that can get to one on this board and resolve this at least to what the company position is on home brew P's and J's

I'd like to think there would be a response to that email. That was a good call. IMHO

 

[Bent77]

Rebadged Squire for the win

 

[mellowinman]

Also "friends" is plural. He should have said "My friend's an idiot." Kind of devalues the argument imo

This is also incorrect. The structure of the sentence is non-plebian, when the implied prerogative is pseudo-syllabian. The correct context and microanalysis of the modifier to the truncated verbiage of the stiletto gordaro should be explicitly forbidden by the language of the commemorative symbology. The correct form, noun structure and non-exoskeletal quadrupial would be as follows:

"An acquaintance with whom I share a non-familial relationship with, however fond, has demonstrated a lack of critical thinking skills, and may be severely brain-damaged."

Or in the strictly non-combative modern popcycle reference addendum:

"my friends a idiot"

I hope that this has been helpful.

 

[Marikk]

If you buy all Fender parts from Fender, While the bass itself may not be warrantied as a Whole, Each part should come with a Fender Warranty. If it was my bass, I would call it a Fender. If i decided to sell it i would disclose it was a bass constructed of Fender parts. I would also mention that because it wasn't built in the factory, it came off my assembly line a higher quality product

 

[mellowinman]

As Tinindian states, the issue becomes when you sell it. Too many threads here about people taking Squiers or parts basses and putting counterfeit "Fender" stickers on them, not to mention the almost daily "is this bass authentic" threads.

My three suggestions:

1. Don't put a Fender sticker on a non-Fender neck ("licensed by Fender" is not Fender).
2. If you modded the bass in any way, in a sale, disclose what you did.
3. When in doubt, keep the original parts, so you can sell it stock (you'll probably get more money, even if the changes were improvements).

This is just as incorrect as the last incorrect thing I pointed out, except more so. Let me point out the information that is missing from this tender analogy:

4. Don't roller skate in a Buffalo herd, even if you're in Buffalo
5. Your chewing gum will almost always lose a good amount of its flavor stored by sticking it to a bedpost overnight
6. I've never been to Spain, but I kind of like the music

 

[mellowinman]

As a grammar Nazi I take umbrage with about 33% of everything I read on the Internet. I also feel that trivial use of the term 'Nazi', effectively equating a genocidal and deeply destructive ideology with the notion that language rules should be adhered to to avoid confusion and conflict, is somewhat distasteful.

Below a certain threshold of grammar quality you begin to lose the ability to convey your thoughts coherently. On the Internet this causes major problems, that could be avoided.

This is also incorrect. More likely, you take umbrage with a percentage closer to 47.653% of everything you read on the internet, and therein lies the problem. Exactly 73.6489536% of what you read on the internet is not only incorrect; it is damaging to the retina, and society's soul. You should hold a large magnet up to your browser, and simply start erasing stuff.

 

[mellowinman]

Does calling it a real fender make it sound any better to your ears? Does it make it play better too?

I find that what you call your bass will directly affect how it sounds.

 

[buldog5151bass]

This is just as incorrect as the last incorrect thing I pointed out, except more so. Let me point out the information that is missing from this tender analogy:

4. Don't roller skate in a Buffalo herd, even if you're in Buffalo
5. Your chewing gum will almost always lose a good amount of its flavor stored by sticking it to a bedpost overnight
6. I've never been to Spain, but I kind of like the music

You know what they say about opinions. I think this I stated the prevailing wisdom.