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Settle an argument. (Fender vs. FSO vs. non-FSO)

Pick the answer that accurately describes a Precision bass.

  • It must be a Fender Precision Bass. No substitutes.

    Votes: 63 18.8%

  • Doesn't have to be a Fender, but it must be a FSO.

    Votes: 87 26.0%

  • Doesn't have to be an FSO, as long as it has one split-coil pickup.

    Votes: 34 10.1%

  • It doesn't have to have only ONE split-coil pickup. It can be a P-J and still qualify.

    Votes: 22 6.6%

  • It can be any body shape, and any number of pickups, as long as ONE of them is a split-coil.

    Votes: 28 8.4%

  • Carrots

    Votes: 101 30.1%
  • Total voters
    335
#121
denchiq said:
Historic fact 1: the 'Precision' bass doesn't The monicker 'Precision' meant a fretted neck and a bridge with adjustable saddles which made the intonating player-friendly, and were meant to be the selling factors (as well as a smallish size) of the new instrument - setting it apart from double basses.


Physical fact 5: to have THE REAL Precision sound you needs must have 2 large fiberglass saddles and a string-thru construction. You should also have flatwound strings as 'that is how it was meant to sound', but those are not inherent to the construction of the instrument

Physical fact 6: unless yours is an ash body / maple neck bass, it is not THE Precision 'how it was meant to be'.

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As you see, one can make as many idiotic statements based on truth as I just did if I only pick the arguments that, being absolutely true, absolutely ignore the real-life context.
Don't be like me, be better.
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Bakelite saddles. Not fibreglass.

Don't think the saddles had anything to do with naming it a Precision bass. The original two strings per saddle thing is less than precise as far as intonation precision goes. Frets were definetly part of the precision selling point though
 
#123
Prodigus Filius said:
Bakelite saddles. Not fibreglass.

Don't think the saddles had anything to do with naming it a Precision bass. The original two strings per saddle thing is less than precise as far as intonation precision goes. Frets were definetly part of the precision selling point though
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Of course it was bakelite, thanks

Don't compare the two saddles to the four saddles. Compare the intonatable bridge that has 2 separately movable in 2 directions parts that every Jack can adjust with a simple screwdriver in a minute to a glued-in maple bridge that can only intonate all the strings as a whole piece, by moving it only as much, one turn at a time, and maybe carving it when needed. That takes an experienced man to setup and plenty of time, and then maybe a new bridge whenever you are out of the range of shaving it
 
#124
denchiq said:
Of course it was bakelite, thanks

Don't compare the two saddles to the four saddles. Compare the intonatable bridge that has 2 separately movable in 2 directions parts that every Jack can adjust with a simple screwdriver in a minute to a glued-in maple bridge that can only intonate all the strings as a whole piece, by moving it only as much, one turn at a time, and maybe carving it when needed. That takes an experienced man to setup and plenty of time, and then maybe a new bridge whenever you are out of the range of shaving it
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I take your point about the adjustability innovation compared to the double bass arrangement.
 
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