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Yes, I don't put much credence into the high-mass bridge being better for sustain or whatever, though some people do. I certainly don't notice anything measurably different between these two. However, I do like the look of many high-mass bridges.

No real need to go string through with that bridge and have to worry about flatwounds or tapewounds breaking...it's a high-mass bridge after all. I've owned several Thunderguns and a Mercalli and have always used the top load option with tapewound strings...they're well suited for those pickups and electronics. You might like these...second best tapewounds made. Perfect tension, I have them on my two Dean Exotica acoustic basses, too.

If you have to buy without trying, it's always a bit of a gamble, so go with a store that has a good return policy and a bass brand that has a good track history. I have seven basses, bought five of the from Reverb. No problems whatsoever with any of them. Keyword...savvy.

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Some people don't like the high price for an MIM, but wasn't the Milky Way MIM Jazz bass $1,500? $1,500 or $1,600 is what people should expect to pay for MIM signature basses, whether it's Blu DeTiger, Mono Neon, Mikey Way, Mike Kerr, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Mack Weakly or any of the big-name bassists of today. Other than that, both basses look better than anything you can put together on the Fender KCS. And let's not forget, they didn't add $100 to $150 to the price of the new Player series basses, so this new Jazz bass isn't exactly a money grab.

Someone said they looked like they're painted with house paint.

I stand corrected. They do! So the question is, where are the lemon yellow MBs in the photo being sold?

If they had to go yellow, why didn't they go with Markbass yellow?

Cato said: Pricing aside I'm slightly confused about the thinking behind this. Is there that much demand for a passive Ray? There must be, three different passive Rays this year. As for the huge bridge, no one complains about the massive Ric bridge.🤔 Other than that, I can definitely see myself playing this one. I

Not a PJ fan, but does the typical Fender PJ problem exist with the Japanese J pickups? Other than that, they do have a traditional P bass, although I have to wonder about their name choice.

I've heard plenty of people say the acoustic Kala U is surprisingly loud, it's not, but the plugged-in tone is pretty good. The solid-body models are nice little basses for kids who want to learn bass but still find something like the Ibanez Mikro too big. I'm not saying it goes against the original reasoning behind the U bass, but... I would d buy this one, though

Haven't tried some high-end and rare basses because you just don't see them hanging up when shopping here or there. I'd try these, but I'm afraid I would never buy either one.

Thanks, somehow I missed it.

Show them if you have them. (I have 13 basses and will be selling quite a few, but these two aren't going anywhere.)

What about a bass with an extreme fretboard radius, very flat or very curved? This company's been doing this for 15 years and there's a reason countless bassists say "Wow, never knew something like that even existed!" https://youtu.be/9jdVkNWnII0?si=lhbtMFwNhypRYcnt ROTATING FRET MECHANISM ON A FLAT FINGERBOARD . (YES, IT REALLY MUST BE FLAT, NO RADIUS).

I wonder if whoever buys the 100th one sold will get a certificate...might happen this year! (Actually, pretty nice bass, even though Fender didn't put much thought into the color choices and the headstock.)

They just posted on Talkbass a few days ago.

When this was first being developed, I suggested they go with sapphire crystal, like you can find on Movado watches. Now, I'm no longer in product development, but sweeping up and taking out the trash is still a job.

I'd pay good money to see someone do it in 2 minutes!

Not all dreams come true, that's why I decided to keep it realistic.

This is Flamingo Pinkburst from their Custom Shop configuration page. Only pink available, but the configurator is pretty good, much better than the Fender one.