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Was someone planning to conduct blinded A-Bing of vintage Fenders and Squiers?


Beedster
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i did suggest it on a thread a couple of months ago for the SE bass bash and i noticed also somebody else suggested it too (TheGreek ? possibly?)

very keen to see this happen :D

oh and congrats on your 7000th post ;)

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[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1399450293' post='2444270']
oh and congrats on your 7000th post ;)
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......................... here it is 7000. 6888 of them are probably in the FS sections as well :D

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[b]I'm going to have a go at breaking the record for not posting! How long do you reckon I can keep it at 7000? [/b]

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[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1399450676' post='2444276']
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......................... here it is 7000. 6888 of them are probably in the FS sections as well :D
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:lol: :lol: :lol:

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[b]I'm going to have a go at breaking the record for not posting! How long do you reckon I can keep it at 7000? [/b]
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I'm guessing several hours ...

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I told my bass teacher about this and he reckons people will definitely be able to distinguish USA Fenders from MIM and MIJ. I almost felt offended since mine is a MIM, lol. :D
So it will be interesting to see if he's right.
(To be fair, he's right about most things) :-)

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The bass whisperer did something along those lines quite a few years ago... with very surprising results. Take into account the strings on his own basses compared to the stock ones on the others. I would certainly be interested in hearing about the results you find. Do you intend to record them then put the sound clips up for us to guess?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Cd98DH__U

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[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1399495627' post='2444856']
Yep, I reckon people will be able to tell the difference between those played, and state their faves, but whether they`ll be able to tell which is which, well that`s a different matter.
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I think it would be better managed by a Jazz bass fan, rather than a committed P bass user. Just my opinion.

Also it would be good to rig them all with the same strings, otherwise people will gravitate toward their preferred tension/feel/sound.

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[quote name='smudge' timestamp='1400194634' post='2451815']
The bass whisperer did something along those lines quite a few years ago... with very surprising results.
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Not that surprising really. The Squiers all sounded much more scooped, which is a more common and popular sound now.

What was surprising was how little effort the Squiers apparently made to sound like vintage instruments.

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[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1399450676' post='2444276']
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......................... here it is 7000. 6888 of them are probably in the FS sections as well :D

[b]EDIT: [/b]

[b]I'm going to have a go at breaking the record for not posting! How long do you reckon I can keep it at 7000? [/b]
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I think the FS ones aren't counted in the total anyway... :)

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[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1400197687' post='2451838']

Also it would be good to rig them all with the same strings, otherwise people will gravitate toward their preferred tension/feel/sound.
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This.

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