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Why MIM Fenders are bad?
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So, I bought a Mexican Standard Tele for my son and what a great guitar. Great sounding and quality. I took it in to our guitar shop we trade with on the regular to have the strings changed and a new bone nut. Well, surprise to us, the nut from the factory was bone. I don't know what else on the guitar is different from a standard mexi, but that was a nice surprise. Good quality, good player.
Have any of you experienced this before? A bone nut on a mexi from the factory?
Have any of you experienced this before? A bone nut on a mexi from the factory?
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Maybe this is a selective perception issue of me thinking that there are quite many bad reviews. It was just my impression of comments and I wanted to know whether they are true.
Well, I’ve sold my MIA basses and bought all MIJ basses.
Then I sold all but one of my MIJ basses and purchased a MIM Classic 50s Lacquer P bass and a MIM Road Worn P.
I would consider both my MIM basses to be pro level right out of the box. I gig my RW, always, around Chicago and the Midwest.
I had previously owned a 1998 MIM Jazz and a 1999 MIM active 5 string. Both were gig worthy basses with great playability.
Now the standard MIM have a choice of maple boards as well!
Fender MIM for the win.
Then I sold all but one of my MIJ basses and purchased a MIM Classic 50s Lacquer P bass and a MIM Road Worn P.
I would consider both my MIM basses to be pro level right out of the box. I gig my RW, always, around Chicago and the Midwest.
I had previously owned a 1998 MIM Jazz and a 1999 MIM active 5 string. Both were gig worthy basses with great playability.
Now the standard MIM have a choice of maple boards as well!
Fender MIM for the win.
Well. This poll is certainly a refutation of whatever barely-existent vocal minority made it seem like people thought Mexican Fenders were bad.
Well this is the exact summary of the issue for me. Thanks!
If you didn't look at the serial number or the back of the headstock in general, would you know?
I don't anymore. I sent back two strats and sweetwater never sent a third they deemed "unfitting as a replacement". I ended up getting my money back and decided to wait until I had time to play one in person first. One I think was damaged in transit - ding in the neck, the 2nd that wasn't sent to me had finish missing from parts of the neck, and the third had black specks in the buttercream finish and a spot where you could see the bare wood.
I would make a guess but I have had experience with only a couple of basses so it could be like tossing a coin.
If you read the first post, that question (the noticable differences) is what I want to know from the experienced people.
When I bought my first bass, it was a MIM Precision. The seller made me try its 70's MIA Precision.
They sounded different but both were good. The MIA has a better sustain and a darker sound but the MIM doesn't suffer from being compared to it.
Then I bought a fretless jazz MIM and I'm happy with it. Next step: I'll change the pickup of my PB to see if it improves the sound but I keep it 'til the end.
They sounded different but both were good. The MIA has a better sustain and a darker sound but the MIM doesn't suffer from being compared to it.
Then I bought a fretless jazz MIM and I'm happy with it. Next step: I'll change the pickup of my PB to see if it improves the sound but I keep it 'til the end.
Jim Carr
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I have a MIM p-bass with Bartolini pickup upgrade. Got it for $400 used.
So I thought I'd get myself a nice upgrade and I bought an American Professional P-bass. Beautiful machine. . .but no better sounding than the MIM. The American is a bit better fit and finish and I do love it. . . . Just sayin'
So I thought I'd get myself a nice upgrade and I bought an American Professional P-bass. Beautiful machine. . .but no better sounding than the MIM. The American is a bit better fit and finish and I do love it. . . . Just sayin'
My main bass is a Jazz Bass MIM. I have basses that cost 5x more but my JB just feels right and sounds great!
I have a couple of MIM Fender, a Precision and a Jazz, and I am quite happy with them. I don't know what the OP is about. Where did that come from?
I don't think my MIM is "better" than my MIA, but there's absolutely nothing wrong with it - I actually quite love it. I don't know who exactly is saying they are bad. My MIM is my main player for gigs and I just chose it for a recording over my MIA.
