AndreAlmeida Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 Hello guys, So far i had two Fenders MM, both MIJ. The first one is from 2007 and it has 3 piece Ash body and the weight was 10 pounds. It had all the standard stuff that MM have. The other one has a two piece Ash body and weights about 7 pounds... It's a newer Japanese model with Badass bridge but with 3 string slots per barrel. Those 3 pounds less makes a difference during the gig and the sound is the same... I saw other MM's and all of them had the 3 piece Ash body... any thoughts? Here's the serial number: T001839 (made between 2007-2010) Quote
AndreAlmeida Posted October 29, 2014 Author Posted October 29, 2014 [quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1414604107' post='2591253'] Any pics to compare? [/quote] Hello JapanAxe, here are the pictures. Older one: [URL=https://imageshack.com/i/kqqs8ldEj][IMG]http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/746/qs8ldE.jpg[/IMG][/URL] New one: [URL=https://imageshack.com/i/ipdZBmIpj][IMG]http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/673/dZBmIp.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=https://imageshack.com/i/idkZ8MHij][IMG]http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/661/kZ8MHi.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Quote
HowieBass Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 There was a thread on here a few months ago about a MM Jazz up for sale and the buyer was unsure if the instrument was a genuine MIJ Fender. Somebody mentioned the difference in the belly cut contour on the instrument for sale compared to one they knew to be genuine. Interestingly you have two MIJ basses where the belly cuts look different from each other (how far they extend across the upper horn) though I'm sure they're both the genuine article. Quote
AndreAlmeida Posted October 30, 2014 Author Posted October 30, 2014 [quote name='HowieBass' timestamp='1414613507' post='2591433'] There was a thread on here a few months ago about a MM Jazz up for sale and the buyer was unsure if the instrument was a genuine MIJ Fender. Somebody mentioned the difference in the belly cut contour on the instrument for sale compared to one they knew to be genuine. Interestingly you have two MIJ basses where the belly cuts look different from each other (how far they extend across the upper horn) though I'm sure they're both the genuine article. [/quote] Hi HowieBass, well... The older one, i know it's original because i bought it new in a store and a Fender sales manager was there. The other one was from a trade but indeed looks original too, only lighter... But you point out an interesting difference that i didn't notest until now. Quote
ambient Posted October 30, 2014 Posted October 30, 2014 I think the new ones are made in Mexico. Quote
PlungerModerno Posted October 30, 2014 Posted October 30, 2014 [quote name='ambient' timestamp='1414630456' post='2591709'] I think the new ones are made in Mexico. [/quote] I think you may be correct: [url="http://www.thomann.de/ie/fender_marcus_miller_bass_natur.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/ie/fender_marcus_miller_bass_natur.htm[/url] Quote
AndreAlmeida Posted October 30, 2014 Author Posted October 30, 2014 Guys, read the initial post please Quote
Manwithvan Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 My model is from around 2007, weighs 12 lbs, and is the same body cut as yours. 7 lbs seems far too light. I thought all copies were heavy. Quote
zero9 Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 The difference is likely to be in the body wood, as the grain looks quite different. The earlier body wood is probably ash. Quote
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