I don't mean to be snide; but this looks like the second Fender StingRay attempt - following the discontinued Dimension Bass. Let's see if branding the guitar after a famous StingRay player helps.
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So what albums were recorded with what then?
I rally soupy he'll cop a wal's tone from this bad boy, but it should do the job live
I rally soupy he'll cop a wal's tone from this bad boy, but it should do the job live
So instead of routing the neck pocket further in to the body (towards the bridge) they just slammed the neck (22 frets) on it and moved the bridge closer to the neck. That irks me so much more than I would like to admit ...
I just saw this bass last night on YouTube. I would love to try one.
Was it a proper demo or just the 1 minute teaser with Flea that Fender put out?
I was just Flea flipping around with distortion and then just a tiny bit of Music Man sounding slap.
He plays a 5er on a few BSSM songs.
Never before has a video made me not want to buy a product as much as this Fender promo video has. I am interested in trying one but not because of that horrible promo.
The promo is amazingly bad and I'm a fan of Flea. There's nothing of the claimed flea's energy into it.
Nevertheless, it seems to be a nice bass. I guess we'll have to wait for a proper sound test. The pink one looks cool too.
It's a pity that MusicMan didn't do a Flea bass at the right time, i.e. 20 years ago. I still find strange to see Flea with a Fender.
Nevertheless, it seems to be a nice bass. I guess we'll have to wait for a proper sound test. The pink one looks cool too.
It's a pity that MusicMan didn't do a Flea bass at the right time, i.e. 20 years ago. I still find strange to see Flea with a Fender.
I really don't get some of the resistance to this bass. I personally like the look. I don't know why he hasn't circled back around with Music Man like Tim C, but it's no big deal to me.
As far as this being the "successor" to the Dimension - I think that people in general aren't asking Fender for spangling new models. The Dimension was an okay concept, but I think this fits the Fender paradigm better by going for the "modded" look and feel. The J and P "platforms", if you will, are iconic. For better or worse.
I want one, pretty badly.
As far as this being the "successor" to the Dimension - I think that people in general aren't asking Fender for spangling new models. The Dimension was an okay concept, but I think this fits the Fender paradigm better by going for the "modded" look and feel. The J and P "platforms", if you will, are iconic. For better or worse.
I want one, pretty badly.
hi Roger
Wait! You mean just like Jaco?
greetings
Wise(b)as
Jaco played 5 on BSSM? Mind blown!
I bought in Austrália in 2015. Can you believe? Now is here in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
So what albums were recorded with what then?
This is mostly guess work, from stuff I may, or may not have, remembered over the years..
RHCP - Stingray
Freaky Styley - Stingray and P Bass
Uplift Mofo - Spector NS2
Mothers Milk - Spector NS2
Blood Sugar - Wal Mk2 and Stingray 5, acoustic
One Hot Minute - Alembic Epic and Stingray
Californication - Modulus,acoustic
By The Way - Modulus and Jazz
Stadium Arcadium - 61 Jazz
I’m With You - 61 Jazz (some say the cheapo Flea Bass, but really?!!!)
The Getaway - 61 Jazz
Any amendments needed folks?
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I’m pretty sure I read somewhere that it was On Mercury. (Love playing to that one
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