neepheid Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 54 minutes ago, Grahambythesea said: Why does Bassassin ‘s pony remind me of Rod Stewart? Is it asking you if you think it's sexy? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Edge Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 3 hours ago, NancyJohnson said: Can you imagine the backlash if Ford were still making these: They are. They just don’t look the same. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 21 hours ago, Doctor J said: Originaler. Authenticer. Vintager. Expensiver. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Norris Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 I wanted a 5-string Fender Precision So I bought a Sire 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merello Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Is it New Vintage or Vintage New? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greentext Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 8 hours ago, joeystrange said: That means it’s one louder. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfretrock Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Only way to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Second verse, same as the first.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Beedster Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 20 hours ago, Grahambythesea said: Why does Bassassin ‘s pony remind me of Rod Stewart? Nah, it's Garth 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 5 hours ago, Newfoundfreedom said: Second verse, same as the first.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 On 27/02/2023 at 14:45, NancyJohnson said: I've always had a soft spot for the early Precision bass, but not enough to pull the trigger and lose £2.4K from my bank account for that one trick pony. A bassist of your knowledge and experience should know better than to call a bass a one trick pony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 (edited) Fender Musical Instruments Corporation own 4 of the worlds most recognisable guitar brands. They have Charvel which specialises in modern specced guitars, Jackson for the metal heads and Gretsch which covers a lot of the same territory as Gibson. I doubt we'll ever see radical innovation under the modern Fender brand, that's not it's place in the 21st century market. Fender make the 'originals' of classic highly popular guitar designs that are much copied by many other manufacturers (for a certain value of 'original'). Like the competition copies they do this at a number of price points. Every now and then they go nuts and put out a Meteora guitar or a Dimension Bass, but nothing that's radically out of place with their classic line up. If FMIC ever were to come up with something really different my guess is they would put it out under the Charvel or Jackson brands. Edited March 1, 2023 by Cato 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 27 minutes ago, Cosmo Valdemar said: A bassist of your knowledge and experience should know better than to call a bass a one trick pony. I thank you for recognising my knowledge and experience. I used a Precision bass in a studio session at the weekend. Sadly the Sansamp BDDI I had to my disposal - not mine, I should hasten to add - wouldn't fire up (I think it was something more to do with the XLR cable than the unit), so I had to resort to plugging straight into the desk. I mean, it played beautifully (well it would, I set it up), but man alive it did one thing and one thing only. Ponk. Actually it did two things, ponk and woolly ponk. A bit of a first for me; I complained mid-session and said I just couldn't do the second half of the session until tone was resolved. I just think a single pickup bass just lacks something. It's probably just me, but a twin pickup instrument is a country mile better. A twin pickup instrument into a BDDI is better still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 19 minutes ago, Cato said: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation own 4 of the worlds most recognisable guitar brands. Remember that they had Hamer as well; a team of luthiers that were brimming over with invention, creative ideas and innovation. And we all know what they did there. In truth, Hamer are better off where they are now (cough, dead, cough) rather than Fender nicking all their ideas and diluting them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 22 minutes ago, Cato said: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 9 minutes ago, Dad3353 said: https://www.fender.com/pages/about But that's what it's called, no apostrophe wanted or needed. Just retire already, apostrophe police officer, you've been on the beat far too long. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 11 minutes ago, Dad3353 said: Fender doesn't/don't think it should have an apostrophe, and nor do I. The corporation doesn't belong to the instruments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 (edited) 23 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said: Remember that they had Hamer as well; a team of luthiers that were brimming over with invention, creative ideas and innovation. And we all know what they did there. In truth, Hamer are better off where they are now (cough, dead, cough) rather than Fender nicking all their ideas and diluting them. That sorry episode (as does Fender's ownership of Charvel/Jackson) belongs to that dark period in modern guitar history between the 1990s and mid 2010s when both Gibson and Fender were buying guitar and amp brands left, right and centre, only to dicontinue those brands within a few years of acquisition. Given the amount of debt the strategy ultimately left both Fender and Gibson with I think it's fair to say that everyone involved would admit 'mistakes were made'. Edited February 28, 2023 by Cato Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 On 27/02/2023 at 14:52, Dad3353 said: They cost between two and four month's average salary at the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Sigh... '...under the modern Fender brand, that's not it's place in the 21st century market... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 7 minutes ago, Cato said: That sorry episode (as does Fender's ownership of Charvel/Jackson) belongs to that dark period in modern guitar history between the 1990s and mid 2010s when both Gibson and Fender were buying guitar and amp brands left, right and centre, only to dicontinue those brands within a few years of acquisition. Given the amount of debt the strategy ultimately left both Fender and Gibson with I think it's fair to say that everyone involved would admit 'mistakes were made'. I know this is going a little off track, but I do find the attitude of many members of the Hamer Fan Club a tad abhorrent. While it's all reasonably civil, you have a group of people who are just, 'USA! USA!' and fairly derisive of anyone who bought non-USA Hamer models. It's a crying shame Hamer got shut down and in truth their core models were probably infringing on Gibson rather than Fender. Hamer and Fender could quite easily have co-existed. As an aside, one of the ex-Hamer employees, Mike Shishkov, has set up shop and is making instruments...his first ones were essentially Hamer Standards with Shishkov (in a fairly familiar font) on the headstock. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 11 minutes ago, jrixn1 said: ... See here ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 16 minutes ago, Dad3353 said: See here ... "Months" is plural, so it's "between two and four months' average salary". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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