Should Fender.........

[AltGrendel]

I think it'd be interesting if Fender actually reached out to TB folk for serious input on a new bass.

 

[JimmyM]

I think it'd be interesting if Fender actually reached out to TB folk for serious input on a new bass.

Sorry but I don't want a 24 fret 6 string fretless Jazz with an extended single cutaway and a bubinga top

 

[TolerancEJ]

I'd like to see the Performer brought back with a 5 string version available (also tight spacing) and better, active electronics. I hated those stupid pickups, but with EMG PJs it was a fun as hell bass. Fast neck too.

+1 5-String Performer

 

[Coop Soup]

Sorry but I don't want a 24 fret 6 string fretless Jazz with an extended single cutaway and a bubinga top

I'm not buying it. Next you'll try telling us that you don't like Ampeg.

 

[hands5]

If it didn't sell once, its not going to again.

There ya go.

 

[PurpleDrank]

Honestly, of anything new Fender has come out with in recent years, I thought the Jag would actually beat the curse and survive. But I guess it didn't sell enough to stay afloat.

I thought the Jag would survive too. I see indie/modern rock people playing out with them all the time. Maybe that isn't representative of Fender buyers in general, but it seemed like they were doing pretty good to me. I suppose the configuration was just popular enough that Fender re-purposed the electronics into the AmDlx J and called it done.

As for the Prophecy... that thing looks like a soundgear... which Ibanez does better, obviously. I've never played one, but I'd wager many other potential buyers felt that way.

 

[leegreenman]

I'm sure they've done their market research. If there was some money to be made they'd do it.

 

[f.clef]

Can we agree, that young people, on the prowl for the perfect bass du jour, should at least check out, touch, and consider Fender, 2011 or used?

 

[Nobody]

Can we agree, that young people, on the prowl for the perfect bass du jour, should at least check out, touch, and consider Fender, 2011 or used?

I don't think you have to worry about people looking for what bass to get not trying Fenders. When people ask what basses they should try the vast vast vast majority of people tell them to "just get a P or J(which ever is the flavor of the week) and be done with it". I personally think they should try a lot of different brands including the iconic Fenders. But if that's all they try they may miss out on something they like more. I'm sure we can't all agree about that.

 

[arsie]

If Fender wants a segment of the market covered, FMIC will acquire a company covering that segment.

The Fender brand and the Fender company are two different things.

 

[arsie]

You guys may well notice that a lot of the "innovative" models that Fender makes are actually out of Fender Japan: Jaguar and Aerodyne being the cases in point.

 

[Nobody]

If Fender wants a segment of the market covered, FMIC will acquire a company covering that segment.

The Fender brand and the Fender company are two different things.

Good point.

 

[OmegaZ27]

As for the Prophecy... that thing looks like a soundgear... which Ibanez does better, obviously. I've never played one, but I'd wager many other potential buyers felt that way.

As a proud Prophecy owner, I'd agree it looks a LITTLE like a Soundgear, but I've compared the Prophecy to other Ibanez basses, and the feel and sound was different. And the Prophecy just met my requirements.

The Prophecy is a great bass. I'm not denying it. It would be great if they made it again, but it's fine if they don't. Will Fender make the Prophecy again? I don't think so. Why? They tried it, and it just wasn't as great as their success with the traditional P's and J's. And sometimes you can't fight with tradition.

It's like telling grandma to add something new to her traditional recipes. Some of the family is gonna think it's great, some are gonna hate the new taste and want the old recipe back. And in the big Fender family, the traditional majority wins.

 

[tastybasslines]

I think most people buy a Fender because they want a Fender. I know I'm not looking for something modern when I look at Fender.

This is how companies go wrong. They stray from what people love about them. New coke almost destroyed Coke...etc etc...

Like my grandfather said, do one thing and do it well. And that's what Fender does, quality classic styling and sound.