rogerstodge Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Mexican P bass, about time,what’s your thoughts? https://www.andertons.co.uk/bass-dept/bass-guitars/precision-bass/fender-player-precision-bass-left-handed-3-color-sunburst-pau-ferro-fretboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerstodge Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 3 minutes ago, rogerstodge said: Mexican P bass, about time,what’s your thoughts? https://www.andertons.co.uk/bass-dept/bass-guitars/precision-bass/fender-player-precision-bass-left-handed-3-color-sunburst-pau-ferro-fretboard Available in White, Tidalpool (light blue) sunburst and black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 It's about time, really. Stuff competition though from the likes of Sire who'll give you a nicer looking neck (not headstock), five strings and and active electronics. Unfortunately have read that the QC on this new Mexican range is dire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerstodge Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 12 hours ago, uk_lefty said: It's about time, really. Stuff competition though from the likes of Sire who'll give you a nicer looking neck (not headstock), five strings and and active electronics. Unfortunately have read that the QC on this new Mexican range is dire. A Sire?? Ooh no thanks squire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 12 hours ago, rogerstodge said: A Sire?? Ooh no thanks squire I get your point. They're cheap, good value, but there's billions of them about and in twenty years will my daughter want that handing in to her or a Fender? As soon as I saw the tidepool P with maple board I was immediately planning to get one and stick a j pickup in... Probably more costly that a Sire PJ 5 string but there's something about Fenders that draws you in (I've already got three fenders, two basses and a an electro acoustic guitar). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerstodge Posted June 23, 2018 Author Share Posted June 23, 2018 22 hours ago, Rich said: 3 hours ago, uk_lefty said: I get your point. They're cheap, good value, but there's billions of them about and in twenty years will my daughter want that handing in to her or a Fender? As soon as I saw the tidepool P with maple board I was immediately planning to get one and stick a j pickup in... Probably more costly that a Sire PJ 5 string but there's something about Fenders that draws you in (I've already got three fenders, two basses and a an electro acoustic guitar). The last thing I need is another bass but as soon as I saw these I wanted one, I can’t find any reviews as yet, where did you hear about “Dire QC”? You can order one after paying a 10% deposit which is returnable, so if you decide it’s not for you it’s not cost you anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineweasel Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 There was a post on Reddit from someone claiming to work at a large US dealer, stating that about half of their consignment of Player series guitars had problems (badly cut nuts, sharp fret ends, dodgy pots). However, it has since been deleted, and other online reports are positive. I’m pretty sure I will get one of these, but I want to see one in a shop to get an idea of how they compare to the USA models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblueplanet Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 I also read a post about the poor quality of QC regarding these basses. Best thing to do is find a store selling them and if no lefties explain you won’t be buy if poorly setup once arrives in-store. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krzysztof Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 So opinions on this new mex range or go mij hmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 On 02/07/2018 at 18:36, sblueplanet said: I also read a post about the poor quality of QC regarding these basses. Best thing to do is find a store selling them and if no lefties explain you won’t be buy if poorly setup once arrives in-store. find a store selling lefties? good luck with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerstodge Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 I got this one, free next day delivery, I can’t find any fault with it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerstodge Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 7 hours ago, krzysztof said: So opinions on this new mex range or go mij hmmm 7 hours ago, krzysztof said: So opinions on this new mex range or go mij hmmm Good luck finding a MIJ lefty mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 23 minutes ago, rogerstodge said: I got this one, free next day delivery, I can’t find any fault with it thanks for that, I'm doing my best to resist, after all what's the point when you've already got a USA P? apart from all black with a maple finger board 😣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerstodge Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 I was doing my best to resist and look what happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 19 hours ago, PaulWarning said: find a store selling lefties? good luck with that Guitar Guitar Epsom has one of the new line in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 11 hours ago, rogerstodge said: Good luck finding a MIJ lefty mate They are about quite often but at "buy it now" they're stupid expensive and don't seem to sell. When they're auctioned off they seem to go too cheap... Auctions less common though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 12 hours ago, rogerstodge said: , I can’t find any fault with it Great news! But is it an improvement on the quality of past MIM Fenders? I know we only have the J to compare it to... It's tough at the moment with so much competition in that price bracket, these need to be good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 1 hour ago, uk_lefty said: Guitar Guitar Epsom has one of the new line in... It's a long way from Nottingham, I suppose Rattle and Drum at Derby might get them in, no lefty's at the moment but they do have this https://www.rattleanddrum.com/fender-standard-precision-bass-in-lake-placid-blue.html looks a bargain to me if you play the right way on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardMarlowe Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Quote Quote On 08/08/2018 at 17:59, rogerstodge said: Good luck finding a MIJ lefty mate Fender's Japan operation has historically been far better than anything much sub custom shop at doing lefties (20% of Japanese folks - much higher than the global average of around 10% - are left handed, so it's a bigger market), but yeah, they're a fecker to actually find in Europe. Pity; I have a 2006 CIJ 71RI Tele and it's every bit the equal of the US guitars (only difference, really, is that t's poly rather than nitro, which is my preference anyhow). The necks on these look narrower than an old-school P-bass to my eye; are they doing that thing of putting J necks on a P body (a bit like the old Squier P Bass Special)? Good for me, if they are! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevham Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 On 28/09/2018 at 17:06, EdwardMarlowe said: The necks on these look narrower than an old-school P-bass to my eye; are they doing that thing of putting J necks on a P body (a bit like the old Squier P Bass Special)? Good for me, if they are! The necks on the player P bass are 42mm at the nut - same as a Standard P bass and a Musicman etc. They are definitely not Jazz necks. I loved the neck on my Squier PJ bass - but I’m getting used to wider necks again with my Stingray and my Spector 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardMarlowe Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 I'll have to check them out. The neck on my Brandoni P is, I think, wider than 42mm, though certainly not unpleasant to play. Log been tempted by a Jazz, but really they're a bit 'late' for my tastes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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