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Poll : Fender Free?

Do You Own Any Fender Basses?

  • I Own One Or More Fender Basses

    Votes: 586 65.7%

  • I Own No Fender Basses

    Votes: 195 21.9%

  • I Own No Fender Related Basses

    Votes: 111 12.4%
  • Total voters
    892
#201
I find that other manufacturers make 'j' and 'p' type basses are simply superior to fender (and I include MIAs) for the same if not lower price. I currently own 2 European Fender 'type' basses a German made Sandberg California (P) and a Polish made Mayones Jabba (j). Both of which are streets ahead of fender in terms of features and build quality. I feel no reason to own a fender other than for the image and heritage.
 
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#202
Fenders suck... except when they don't.

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#203
kat888 said:
Playing hard started for the simple reason that at the beginning I was sharing an amp with a guitarist, and everytime he started doing his walls of feedback, the bass channel went away. By the time that was no longer a problem it was my style and there was no reason to change.
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Yeah. And I just plain like the way basses sound when played hard.
 
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#204
Ellery said:
Being a non-owner as I stated earlier (as anyone paying attention should have immediately recognized), I would say if I lost all my bases today and had to buy one bass to keep on going, it would be a Fender American P bass (or G&L equivalent)
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....if I lost all my basses today and had to buy one bass to keep on going, it would be a Brice Defiant 63437
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Fender don't/won't/can't make these.
 
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#211
StudioGC said:
I'm down to one bass (I know...crazy). A 50's P Bass (Classic Series MIM). Fantastic bass. Stripped off the Urethane and gave it a light nitro couple of coats (same colour...fiesta red).

Love this P Bass.
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I have one of those in tobacco burst but don't play it all that often because of the nut width. Did you notice any sonic change when you switched finishes?.
 
#216
My first bass in 1972 ,Autumn, was a 1972 Fender P in ivory white. Sold it in '73-'74 to get a Ric. Started in on Washburns 1980 and never owned another Fender until a couple months ago I bought a nice Fender Lyte! So that is about 37 years with no Fender.

And...I survived quite nicely.
 
#218
My first bass was a Fender, and I still have it, so I can't really say I'm "Fender Free".
I own a Yamaha BB404 which I suppose can be considered "Fender Related". I never play it. These days I play ABGs, so I guess it would be accurate to say my hands on, play time is 97% "Fender Free".
 
#220
ba55i5t said:
True enough. I'm open to a difference of opinion. I just find it interesting that the fender Corp feels it cannot put the Fender logo on the bass where there's so many other corporations that will gladly have an entry level line.
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Actually the Fender logo is on the Squier headstock - twice, front and back. On the front right under the Squier logo, it says c(opyright) Fender, on the back it says "designed and backed by Fender". The font may not be as large as the Squier logo, but it is perfectly legible and prominent. So, I'm not exactly sure why you find it interesting that the Fender logo is not there when it clearly is.
 

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