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Not all Precisions are created equal....

#42
audiomitch said:
I think you'll find most people here agree that finding a "good" Fender is a crap shoot. Price or country of origin doesn't seem to make a difference, I think it's just the sheer number of instruments they produce.
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I think finding a good Fender is as easy as walking into any musical instrument retailer on the face of the earth. Finding a Fender that meets insanely detailed criteria and an absurd demand for imaginary features like "mojo" is totally a crapshoot, however.
 
#43
Numskull said:
... I think the concept is corny, but it plays and sounds great and that's all that matters to me. I don't care where or when it was made. Or who made it for that matter. ....
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Yea..it's true.
That's why I like my Crafted In Japan Sting P, actually I found that Japan made better Fender than US in many case.
Too bad There's none RW P Bass here.. So I can't try it. But yes I have the feeling it's a good bass from what I read here.
Lucky you:)
 
#45
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Love my 2010 5er
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#46
audiomitch said:
I think you'll find most people here agree that finding a "good" Fender is a crap shoot. Price or country of origin doesn't seem to make a difference, I think it's just the sheer number of instruments they produce.
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I'm not sure if there is anything here most people agree upon :) In my opinion, most Fenders are about the same when properly setup. I think they certainly do play and sound differently in the music stores, but those differences are due to setup and string condition mostly. I do not think most people can go by a Guitar Center, for example, and pick good and bad basses from the stock there.
 
#47
king_biscuit said:
I'm not sure if there is anything here most people agree upon :) In my opinion, most Fenders are about the same when properly setup. I think they certainly do play and sound differently in the music stores, but those differences are due to setup and string condition mostly. I do not think most people can go by a Guitar Center, for example, and pick good and bad basses from the stock there.
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I respect your opinion, but in my extensive flipping, er, I mean "bargain hunting" experience I find that there is definitely something mysterious from bass to bass. I do all my own set ups and it's the first thing I do when I buy a bass. I don't claim to be the best setup guy in the world, but I can pretty much get most basses to play to my personal preferences. And I find that there is a lot of variation within the same model lines. That said, one guys "dud" is another guys treasure, but it doesn't alter the fact that there is a wide variation of sustain and tone (using same strings, action, relief, etc.).

I've owned MIM Fenders that were sublime, and MIAs that were dogs. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of consistency in quality versus price. I love my Fenders, but I've been through a lot of them to find my keepers.
 
#49
king_biscuit said:
Ok, but that does not mean they have the ability to accurately judge a bass. I worked at a music store for 10 years, and I know that most people are impressed with low action and bright new strings. You could take a Sadowsky and jack the action up with old strings, and 75 percent of the people playing it would pronounce it to be a dud. Most people simply don't know the difference.
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Does this mean that the Squier CV P that I think plays/sounds great is in reality substandard because I haven't switched out the pots and tuners? :confused:
 
#57
I wish I could afford a vintage P; I can't. But I'll tell ya: Last night at a gig (twangy originals and some blues), I played my 2008 P with the Nordstrand p'ups and the LaBella flats. For much of the gig, I had *that* feeling -- like, wow, this is exactly the tone I want. Nothing could be better at this moment.
 
#58
Love my early 90s MIJ p--it's the bass I record and gig with the most. Just feels right, and between right hand position and the tone knob, it just always gives me the sound I want. Sold my mid-seventies p, sold my New American Standard, passed recently on a nice 1972. The only p that compares that I've played is my buddy's sweet sunburst '63, but even that sounds only a hint better, and it doesn't play as well (just looks a lot cooler!).
 
#59
G.A.S. "Guitar Acquisition Syndrome or Gear Acquisition syndrome"

The uncontrollable urge to buy a new guitar, amp, etc...

There's actually a book on the subject... google Jay Wright "GAS! Living with Guitar Acquisition Syndrome". Quite humorous..
 

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