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Matt R.
 Post subject: New Low End Fender Offerings
PostPosted: January 29th, 2019, 7:08 pm 
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Saw preorders for new vintage modified Squier basses on Reverb. Precision & Jazz.

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 Post subject: Re: New Low End Fender Offerings
PostPosted: January 29th, 2019, 7:49 pm 
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I have to say, these look pretty sharp. The classic and/or vintage modified instruments have always impressed me. (The butterscotch Telecaster guitar was excellent). I liked them better than the previous generation MIM Fenders:

Classic Vibe 60's P:
https://reverb.com/item/18748534-squier ... -pre-order

Classic Vibe 70's J:
https://reverb.com/item/18739165-squier ... -pre-order

And, there's even going to be a lefty Jazzmaster, exciting news for those of us who play guitar too:
https://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/li ... r/18738427
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 Post subject: Re: New Low End Fender Offerings
PostPosted: January 29th, 2019, 8:38 pm 
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Oh, damn, Muck! I might have to get me one of them J's!

Maybe beef up the bridge a little.

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I never really "got" what a Rick is capable of until I ran it stereo a few times in my college band. We used to call it the "Piano of Doom". You get all the bottom and all the top in total a**kicking mode.

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 Post subject: Re: New Low End Fender Offerings
PostPosted: January 30th, 2019, 1:57 am 
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I'm especially interested in that Jazzmaster g**t*r. Looks very nice! I hear the new series is made in Indonesia whereas the previous Classic Vibe series was made in China. Don't know if it changes anything, but I'm really curious about these!

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 Post subject: Re: New Low End Fender Offerings
PostPosted: January 30th, 2019, 4:39 am 
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Oh look. Black. And sunburst. That's... different?

I love the Player series and Sweetwater has a few white on white P-basses.

I have a Sweetwater CC and I'm not afraid to use it!

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 Post subject: Re: New Low End Fender Offerings
PostPosted: January 30th, 2019, 7:37 am 
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Oh look. Black. And sunburst. That's... different?

I love the Player series and Sweetwater has a few white on white P-basses.

I have a Sweetwater CC and I'm not afraid to use it!

pete


I'm with you on the lack of finish options, but I think that 70's J with the black finish/black block inlay maple neck looks killer.
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 Post subject: Re: New Low End Fender Offerings
PostPosted: January 30th, 2019, 7:45 am 
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Yeah I actually dig the Jazz too. Might be fun to grab one as a beater/mod platform. And I got the name wrong. Classic vibe, not vintage modified.

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 Post subject: Re: New Low End Fender Offerings
PostPosted: January 30th, 2019, 7:56 am 
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Anyone know how poplar holds up as a body wood?

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PostPosted: January 30th, 2019, 8:52 am 
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Matt R. wrote:
Anyone know how poplar holds up as a body wood?


The only poplar body bass I ever owned was an 80's Guild Pilot. Upside very lightweight and resonant. Downside softer wood dinged pretty easily.
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Matt R.
 Post subject: Re: New Low End Fender Offerings
PostPosted: January 30th, 2019, 9:18 am 
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Sounds like basswood. Probably have to worry about screw holes stripping I imagine?

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My Status Series 2 5-string has a poplar body, and it's fairly lightweight and resonant. I haven't bumped it into anything yet, so I can't comment on how solid and sturdy it is, but the polyester finish on that bass is really tough. And I used to have a Jackson DK2L with a poplar body that was fine too. Fender made all their Mexican instruments with poplar bodies for years (in the 90s mostly I think).

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PostPosted: January 30th, 2019, 11:35 am 
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Matt R. wrote:
Sounds like basswood. Probably have to worry about screw holes stripping I imagine?

Toothpicks! Fill the stripped screw holes with them and you're good to go! ;)
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