Slick Bass Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Hi All, interested to hear your views on the comparison between these two instruments. The Cutlass doesn’t appear to be a huge seller, but people seem to like them, the Fender P seems to be everyone’s favourite. Apologies if this is a novice question. Cheers, Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayn Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 I've owned a couple of US P basses and only played a Cutlass, in a shop. In general I'd say EBMM gear is of a higher standard than Fender, though there will always be exceptions. If I was looking for that type of bass, I'd definitely go for the Cutlass. It looks feels and sounds, so good. As you say though, the re-sale on a Fender will always be better. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmarc Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Cutlass wins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Having a MM Stingray I’d agree that it’s a higher standard than Fender (and I’m a Fender fanboi) so I’d expect the Cutlass to follow suit. As said though, resale on a Fender is likely to be easier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sshorepunk Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 (edited) I'm currently after a P style bass with a J neck and the Cutlass' brother, the Caprice has my attention Guitar guitar were showing a cutlass at a good price from what I remember EDIT - looks like its sold now Tony Edited April 13, 2020 by sshorepunk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Bass Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 Yes, that seems to be a popular combination. The simplicity of the P with the smaller dimensions of the Jazz neck making it faster to play, or is there more to it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 This one seems particularly good value (depending upon your colour preferences of course): https://guitarvillage.co.uk/products/music-man-cutlass-bass-black-ex-demo-rrp-1999 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Bass Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 Yup definitely, they look nice in Black too. They have a really nice Natural Stingray as well 😍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 (edited) I think the Cutlass has been discontinued There was a thread last year. Edited April 13, 2020 by fretmeister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyb625 Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 3 hours ago, fretmeister said: I think the Cutlass has been discontinued There was a thread last year. Yes, it was, together with the Caprice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Bass Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 That’s a shame, obviously not selling enough of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Bass Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 42 minutes ago, jimmyb625 said: Yes, it was, together with the Caprice Interesting, I didn’t find that thread when I searched, but it is useful in answering my question 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyuuga Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Slick Bass said: Interesting, I didn’t find that thread when I searched, but it is useful in answering my question 👍 Or maybe it rises up the Cutlass in terms of priority since the re-sale value only tends to go up 😏 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sshorepunk Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 The cutlass has a P style neck and Caprice has J style I've been after a Caprice for a while, not many coming up second hand now There seems to be a few Cutlass available if you look around Tony 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No. 8 Wire Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 25 minutes ago, sshorepunk said: The cutlass has a P style neck and Caprice has J style I've been after a Caprice for a while, not many coming up second hand now There seems to be a few Cutlass available if you look around Tony There's a caprice on eBay right now https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124152583912 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sshorepunk Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Thanks for that link, was after one of the solid colours, but will keep an eye on this one I have Musician caprice set up with notifications in eBay, so surprised I didn't se it Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 20 minutes ago, sshorepunk said: Thanks for that link, was after one of the solid colours, but will keep an eye on this one I have Musician caprice set up with notifications in eBay, so surprised I didn't se it Tony Possibly if you did Musicman instead of Music Man - it may not have picked it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloke_zero Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 I'm really interested and if I had a grand + to drop on a bass a cutlass would be it! The pickups being single pole must make a difference to the sound - I've read a few different reason for the Fender double pole pieces but most consistently seen a variation on: Quote Plus, early bass amplifiers had only limited ability to deal with the sharp, powerful signal spikes of magnets placed directly under the strings of a bass, and would distort the sound. So Leo placed the polepieces on either side of the string, to provide a smoother "attack", more like an acoustic upright bass. But also on the Seymour Duncan site: Quote Each string used a double pole to reduce the unwanted “beat” effect common in pickups with single magnets. https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/swd-qa/why-do-fender-precision-bass-pickups-have-two-offset-coils Huh! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 2 small overlapping fields, 1 wider field String lined up directly, or slightly off (stingray old smoothie) AlNiCo (whichever version) vs Ceramic magnets Scatter wire vs none scatter All decent things to do that produce slightly different flavours that will suit some more than others i reckon - personal taste, non of which is wrong 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanA Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 The Cutlass feels a much better quality bass Compared to a Precision and the neck profile is to die for. Tone wise it is a bigger sound than a Precision, kind of a Precision on steroids vibe... The only reason that I sold mine was the lack of body contouring at the top of the bass, I found that I couldn’t play it without it irritating my forearm, that could just be my sloppy technique but it was nevertheless an issue. Back to a Jazz or Precision and no more issues... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 You must have just missed the GuitarGuitar offer. Think they had a few Cutless and Caprice basses at end of line prices, brand new as well from the dealer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyb625 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 There's one here, which is a big reduction on the original price: https://www.promenademusic.co.uk/Musicman-Cutlass-Bass-Diamond-Blue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayn Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 (edited) On 14/04/2020 at 18:39, jimmyb625 said: here's one here, which is a big reduction on the original price: https://www.promenademusic.co.uk/Musicman-Cutlass-Bass-Diamond-Blue I had a play on that, a few months ago. Spot on bass. Edited April 17, 2020 by grayn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicVibes Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Small bump. I have a chance to get a Cutlass at a great price and wanted to hear from owners their thoughts on the bass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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