lee4 Posted October 3, 2007 Posted October 3, 2007 I,ve seen a few pictures of a Fender P'bass Big Block. Has anyone bought or tried one? Quote
OutToPlayJazz Posted October 3, 2007 Posted October 3, 2007 I'vde almost ordered one of those several times. Love the look of it - If you go to the Fender.fr website and look under the videos tab, there's a French guy called Ludo playing one in a video. Sounds a lovely bass. Still tempted, but never seen one in the UK yet or had the chance to try one Quote
kevbass Posted October 3, 2007 Posted October 3, 2007 [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='69256' date='Oct 3 2007, 09:13 PM']I'vde almost ordered one of those several times. Love the look of it - If you go to the Fender.fr website and look under the videos tab, there's a French guy called Ludo playing one in a video. Sounds a lovely bass. Still tempted, but never seen one in the UK yet or had the chance to try one [/quote] I tried one in denmark street, it looked the business and I plugged in, sound was full and warm but playabilty wasnt all that great, strings felt really tight and the action was high, prob with a good set up it might have improved, but on the basis of playability i didnt buy it and ended up with something else Quote
bass_ferret Posted October 3, 2007 Posted October 3, 2007 Looks good. What is it - MIA, MIM, CIJ? Looks like a Fender go at a Lakland Duck Dunn with Darkstar! Quote
paul, the Posted October 3, 2007 Posted October 3, 2007 [quote name='bass_ferret' post='69317' date='Oct 4 2007, 12:37 AM']Looks good. What is it - MIA, MIM, CIJ? Looks like a Fender go at a Lakland Duck Dunn with Darkstar![/quote] That's just a random google pic'. I figured it was musicman thing. Trying to vintage it up a bit Fender style with a tele plate and blocks. I don't think it's hip to be square. The first thing that springs to mind when I think of Precision is the tail. Quote
DanOwens Posted October 4, 2007 Posted October 4, 2007 I played one in Liverpool not long ago at the Dolphin shop. The set up was god-awful (which surprised me as they're usually pretty good), but they tweaked it there and then and I was pleasantly surprised (Also tempted to throw a DarkStar in there too!!!!) DaN Quote
Delberthot Posted October 4, 2007 Posted October 4, 2007 I know what you mean about the tight strings. My Japanese '51 reissue came with strings that felt the same way but I changed them immediately to my regular brand. The code begins 013 which I believe makes it a Mexican made model. It does look really mean, I've been tempted a few times but I have heard quite a few bad reviews about them so wouldn't want to try one without having a shot first. Quote
Deep Thought Posted October 4, 2007 Posted October 4, 2007 I was initially attracted to it (as I am with most things black/maple) but I read a terrible review somewhere and lost interest really. Realised that as usual I was compromising instead of having the patience to save up for what I really wanted, a US P-bass, which I subsequently got. Quote
Huw Posted October 4, 2007 Posted October 4, 2007 [quote name='paul, the' post='69316' date='Oct 4 2007, 12:30 AM'][/quote] I really like the look of that, but would much prefer a Jazz shaped body. Quote
rodl2005 Posted October 5, 2007 Posted October 5, 2007 I tried one of these this morning actually! Yep they're made in Mexico & yep -this one at least- was pretty cr@ppy!!!! I was there A/B ing a Fender Jaguar & a USA Jazz S1 switching....The Jag. IMHO won this one. So I thought I'd try out a cuppla others while I was there & had the time. Tried as well as the Jag & MIA jazz, the Precision Big Block & the new vintage Mod. Squier Jazz fretless. The Squier fretless jazz was(all IMHO) far better than the Big Block P!!!! The BIG BLOCK's stacked tone control was at an angle-like someone had knocked it -HARD!!! But no-one had-according to the salesman-who I know personally & he wouldn't B*llsh!t me!!!- it was just LIKE that!!!!! :-( The set up was OK- they'd done it 'in-store'- but it still wasn't "nice" to play & the sound was "uninspiring"-to t\say the least! The tone controls didn't do a lot- not a lotta treble on hand, & not very bassy either...& I know passive basses-had 'em all my life & still do, but this was pretty dull. Not that PUNCHY either-for a big mutha of a humbucker!!! As I said the Squier VM fretless was a FAR better instrument & was 1/3 the price!! I thought the Squier was not far from the USA S1 Jazz!!!!! But I liked the Jaguar best-closely followed by the MIA S1Jazz, then the Squier VM Fretless.....then a LONG way down to the Big Block Precision! Thats MY 2c worth anyway! Quote
Tait Posted October 5, 2007 Posted October 5, 2007 i always wanted a bass like that- black, black headstock, no scratchplate- but with just a split pickup like a normal p bass Quote
bass_ferret Posted October 5, 2007 Posted October 5, 2007 (edited) Sorry - best I can do. I'm sure Bernie will make you one with a P pickup if you want one. Edited October 5, 2007 by bass_ferret Quote
Bernmeister Posted October 6, 2007 Posted October 6, 2007 I've played one of these, they have one in my local pmt store & imho i really like them, they're very light in weight, it has a slim jazz type neck as well as a very slim body which makes feel closer to your body gives the overall impression that its very fast to play & has a general good feel about it. Anyway i've never being a seymour duncan pickup person but i was impressed with the pickups & the pre-amp built into this, for me the only letdown is the bridge, which felt a bit flimsy & wouldn't keep the bass in tune on a long gig for too many songs. So for me that would be the first thing that i would look to replace. I loved the colouring on this bass, which reminded me of my jazz bass special i used to have in the late eighties, but looking at the paint job closely doesn't seem as good, so i think this bass would quickly get mojo'd within a short space of time if used regularly. I've always wondered what a p-bass body & jazz the pickups combination would sound like & did consider customising one of my squire p-basses to make it like this. So my overall impression was very good ^_^ , if for only the retail price which is around the £600-700 mark but i'm sure you'll see cheaper online, but its slightly more than i'm prepared to pay right now, otherwise i would probably be the proud owner of one. Quote
LukeFRC Posted March 29, 2008 Posted March 29, 2008 how on earth does the sturdiness of the the bridge effect tuning over a gig??? :S Quote
stingrayfan Posted March 30, 2008 Posted March 30, 2008 (edited) I really fancy one of these but £5/600's a lot for a MIM bass. I think they've missed a trick with this model. If they'd have made it as a premium American (or even CIJ) bass, and got some decent artist endorsement behind it, I think it would have been a good seller. Edited March 30, 2008 by stingrayfan Quote
Bassassin Posted March 30, 2008 Posted March 30, 2008 Does it absolutely have to say "Fender" on it? If not: [url="http://www.ariaguitars.com/int/03_products/pro_eb_stb_exo_4.html"]http://www.ariaguitars.com/int/03_products..._stb_exo_4.html[/url] [url="http://www.ariaguitars.com/int/03_products/pro_eb_stb_gt_4.html"]http://www.ariaguitars.com/int/03_products...b_stb_gt_4.html[/url] Jon. Quote
mr pablo Posted March 31, 2008 Posted March 31, 2008 [quote name='Bassassin' post='166392' date='Mar 30 2008, 05:36 PM']Does it absolutely have to say "Fender" on it? If not: [url="http://www.ariaguitars.com/int/03_products/pro_eb_stb_exo_4.html"]http://www.ariaguitars.com/int/03_products..._stb_exo_4.html[/url] [url="http://www.ariaguitars.com/int/03_products/pro_eb_stb_gt_4.html"]http://www.ariaguitars.com/int/03_products...b_stb_gt_4.html[/url] Jon.[/quote] The 2nd one looks pretty sweet so no i dont think it has to say fender on it Quote
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