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To Me, Fender Is.......
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For me and many, the first love that inspired and ignited within a deep passion. Like many, I strayed away to find different sounding and looking pieces of inspiration. Like many, I returned to the brand after years of being away, and added a Fender work horse back to the stable.
Ok i was bored this afternoon and read this entire thread. So..to ME,Fender is The Bass guitar standard the music industry grew up with,and somewhat of a source of frustration on my part for the last 35 years. I have owned a 66 Jazz,73 jazz,74 p,68 Tele,and while i thought they were really nice,they didn't get me what i was looking for as a player. I realised at some point,it was my technique as well as the type of feel i wanted,and mostly i was finding that what i liked the best were neck through designs,with set necks being a close second. I still really love a jazz bass,though. And i recently found lust for a great MIJ Fender Mustang bass....but my favorite basses have always been Rickenbackers,and neck through Peaveys. (and the odd Viellette-citron 8 string) . I have definitely played some really nice Fenders over the years,but i never end up keeping any of them for very long. I certainly appreciate the fact that you have to sometimes go through a lot of ANY manufacturer's offerings to find THE ONE that speaks to you,I've been through a few Ric's myself......
Yet, amazing as it may be, Fenders are still produced and used at all levels of performance.
BTW, Model T's have also been cloned and hot rodded for decades.
As obsolete as a Model T Ford.
Yeah, that's why just about 80% of all the bassists I see in all kinds of bands play Fenders.
Obsolete? Not even close.
As obsolete as a Model T Ford.
Obsolete for what? U obviously don't mean music because believe me, they can make some sweet sweet music
.... i assume you are referring to how Fenders are obsolete for something else, like for use as weapon or kithen utensil?
..are a bit overpriced considering how easy they are to build (bolt-on, flat headstock, pickguard-mounted electronics.) But they set the standard that almost everyone has followed since. While I have seen a few over the years that weren't well made (speaking of US-made models), I think the whole "you have to play 20 to find a decent one" argument has more to do with set-up than anything, and Fender is not known for a really good factory set-up. Why? Because they expect the end user to have them set to their personal taste. As this can vary greatly, they set them up for a middle of the road action. Someday when the right deal comes along, I'll pick up a J to add to the collection, right after a T-bird and Ric.
...the only bass I've gigged for almost the last two years.
...making me mad for shifting production of the classic 70's P to Mexico before I could snag a Japanese one.
...making me mad for shifting production of the classic 70's P to Mexico before I could snag a Japanese one.
