Strictly Fender

Me too, but I would also buy Musicman Sterling or Stingray (Look, I said, WOULD buy, I can't afford those basses) :3

.M

 

No, most of my basses are Fenders and I play them a lot but sometimes I prefer my Rickenbackers, my Epiphone Jack Casady, or even one of my SX basses. Lately I've taken interest in G&L.

 

I own 10 basses, all Fenders

 

Nothing but Fender here.

 

I just sold my Hamer Cruise, and I had two different Stingrays, both gone. All that remains is my MIA P/J, MIM 60's Jazz and MIK "big Fender, little Squier" P. I have no intentions of getting anything else, except maybe a 15" cab...

 

6 Fenders
All Fenders, all the time...

 

Better get that firehose ready

Personally, I love my fenders. I think the necks feel great, the look and feel is both classic and timeless and the sounds they invoke are what I envision in my mind. I also love the tones I get through my fender amps. I know most will say Ampeg, Aguilar or GK etc. but I chose to go a different route. Honestly, I couldn't be happier.

Now as for "nothing better", might I agree to disagree. Sound wise I think that a Rickenbacker has a beefier tone and a real wonderful neck. A Sadowsky I had the opportunity to play felt a bit more refined an played fairly smoother than my '08 sandard Jazz (to be addressed in another post). My bass teacher's Roscoe is an all around amazing ( for 4K it had better be ).

What does this all mean. Basically, fender is not a bad place to start. After all, they are legendary. If all you had in your possession was either a fender Jazz or Precision, you would have a great bass. As with all things in life though, there is always room for improvement.

enjoy!

 

My first real bass was a 1971 Telecaster. Still have it.
All my basses and guitars are Fender, except the ones that are derivatives or copies of Fenders.
Oh, and a Gibson or Rickenbacker or two.

 

I have four basses and only two are Fenders. However, one of the others is a Stingray, which is a Leo Fender creation, and my last one is an SX Jazz copy. The only other bass that's got me intrigued right now is an L-2500, which is another Leo Fender creation.

It's not a conscious, I'll-only-buy-Fender thing but it just happens to be what works for me right now.

 

my beginner bass was a Squier. then i got a Michael Kelly acoustic, but imma sell it. my main axes are my MIM Standard Jazz and my MIA HWY 1 P-Bass. nothing feels or sounds like a Fender in my opinion. the bass that i have the biggest case of G.A.S. for is a Squier VM P-Bass, plays better than some Fenders.

 

Yep, count me in !

I've had just about every bass that I've ever been interested in (including a Wal Custom), but they've all been sold and I'm left with just a couple of Fenders - it's all I really want !

 

Not only do I play Fender Basses, but I use a pre-2005 Fender Bassman 100 as well.

It has a 15" speaker instead of the 10" of the new ones, and is actually more powerful and gig-worthy (XLR out with independent level, ground lift, and pre/post EQ - badass!)

I'd probably only stray away from Fender to get a 6-string or a larger amp.

 

In the nearly 20 years I've been playing, I've only owned one bass that wasn't a Fender P-bass. It was a Guild Pilot w/ EMGs obtained from a friend when my bass got stolen from a club my band was playing at way back when I was 19. It was a decent bass...really solid and sounded great...but I remember totally hating it.

I've always really wanted an early 80s G&L L-1000 (black/maple) and will most likely own one someday (fingers crossed). It's still Leo, so in my head that still counts.

I've also been thinking of doing a Warmoth build ('51 P-bass slab body routed for a single MM pickup w/ rear-mount controls and tele-style neck. All maple body & neck. Yes...I know it will be heavy as hell.) and will most likely get that underway sometime in the next few months. I will...naturally...post pics!

 

Ditto, owned everything from Alembic, MTD, Ken Smith, Curbows,Rickenbackers, and a Wal, just to name a few. I always go back to the Jazz, and the Precision period..

 

My current rig is an 08 MIA P bass into a Bassman amp.

Great set up. Fender does make some good stuff. They get bashed a lot on the forums, but I've had nothing but good luck with their American stuff.

 

Started with a P decades ago and strayed afield when I bought a Carvin 5 a few years back, then the MM Sterling which absolutely has the easier neck I've ever strangled.

Looking to get into a vintage P but that is some serious change in an economically stressed time.

-richard

 

5 Fenders, 3 Spectors, 1 Epiphone - Fender Wins overall - but My Spector is getting all the love right now.

I just want to sample all of the Boutique Basses and then buy just one (OK, maybe two).

 

I like my Fenders but also show some love for an old Ibanez that thinks it is a Fender. Tried other basses but I go with what I know. They aint for everyone but I think it is more feel and sound than brand loyalty in my case. Simple does it.

 

Yep, Fender Jazz but, I would like to noodle a Fedora P/J and see what all the hype is about.