What's wrong with the Fender Dimension Basses?

[Gianni "Orlandez" Orlati]

I kinda like these. It may be because I'm not a huge fan of the traditional Fender basses (the original Performer is still my favorite Fender). I also think that, in general, Fender doesn't really do active very well: Their pre-amps seem to have a sterile, shrill tone to me. But these Dimension basses really seem to play well and sound good to me, even the active ones.

Mh... don’t fully agree ... the preamp in my Am. Elite P bass is a good one

 

[Gianni "Orlandez" Orlati]

Stupid question if the day: should I want to buy Fender Dimension pickups or a full preamplified harness, where to look?
Fender parts?

 

[CryingBass]

Oy vay- Next time I see you I'll kiss your feet.

Can I watch?

 

[HeavyDuty]

Stupid question if the day: should I want to buy Fender Dimension pickups or a full preamplified harness, where to look?
Fender parts?

I’d start with Guitar Parts, Bodies, Necks, Pickups, Fender, Gibson and more | The STRATosphere.

 

[pcake]

It was the one with the triplebucker (the Modern Player Dimension?). The switch instead of a tone knob threw me off initially but more than anything, the bass had so much buzzing on the neck definitely in need of a set up. I think between the two issues and the fact that my impression was it felt a little less sturdily build than other MIM made me put it back on the wall.

the tone of the modern player dimension with the triplebucker is what got my attention. the one i first tried had me playing and playing it - i liked it so much we went back for me to try it some more, but the only one they had at our GC had been really bashed up. and after posting about it here, i finally got one a year after i first tried it. an excellent bass with great build quality and a nice finish, not to mention that sound that first got my attention. YMMV.

btw, the factory setup is rarely good for me on any stringed instrument i've tried at any store, but to me that's a given. my husband set up my dimension after it got here, and it's a gem.

The modern player version is not very good IMO.

 

[Gianni "Orlandez" Orlati]

I’d start with Guitar Parts, Bodies, Necks, Pickups, Fender, Gibson and more | The STRATosphere.

The STRATosphere are quite peculiar ... lots of bodies, some necks but no pickups ... where have they gone ???
(Bodies are cheap BTW)

 

[Gianni "Orlandez" Orlati]

The STRATosphere are quite peculiar ... lots of bodies, some necks but no pickups ... where have they gone ???
(Bodies are cheap BTW)

Again ... I know them very well as I recently put together a P/Jazz bass hybrid with components bought from them and the service was quite professional ... but no Dimension electronics at all

 

[GreaserMatt]

Nothing wrong with them, but I'm just into the 'traditional' p and j basses when it comes to fender stuff...

 

[Lync]

I just picked up my second Dimension...I have an AmStd V and now I just bought an AmDlx H V....great basses IMO. The neck is awesome on them. Here's this though...Fender has killed them off I think. I can't find any mention of them on their website.

 

[Lync]

Okay-just did a search...I see that they are revamping the line with different product numbers. Seems weird they would remove everything from their site though.

 

[selowitch]

Is there enough room in the body cavity of the American Standard Dimension V to install an aftermarket preamp?

 

[Vinnie Boombatz]

Stupid question if the day: should I want to buy Fender Dimension pickups or a full preamplified harness, where to look?
Fender parts?

Maybe try Stratosphere?

EDIT: Looks like someone beat me to it!

 

[selowitch]

So are Fender Dimension Basses completely discontinued? I don't see them on the Fender website today.

 

[packrat]

They've been on blowout at Andertons in the UK for the better part of a year.

B>

 

[Stevorebob]

They were absent from the Fender booth at NAMM.

 

[Dbassmon]

Looks to me like this bass is going bye-bye. I do see that 2018 Elite models are due at Musicains Friend in April but they are nowhere to be found on the Fender site. I think that most likely means they are done.

 

[selowitch]

The Dimensions had nice necks but meh electronics and a lot of folks must have figured they were better off with a G&L or Musicman if they wanted a humbucker-based design.

 

[tlite]

Still in the left hand menu navbar:
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But the link just takes you to the whole lineup- and no Dims there.

The main Dimension page still there, but the shop links just go to the whole lineup with no Dimensions. The future is dim for Dims.
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[maplenecked]

Loving my passive American HH. Shame to see them die, but there are still plenty in the wild.

 

[selowitch]

I dig that passive Lake Placid Blue one with the maple board. Nice!