Re: about those fenders


"Benj" <bjacoby@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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ptooner wrote:

Thanks, guy, but I tried quite a few of the Squiers and none of them had
the
same sound or feel. In fact, neither did any of the American or other
Fenders I found. I wish it wasn't white, but you can't have everything.
It
feels good in the hands and sounds good to the ear. Oh yes, I did go
back
and get it.

Yeah, this is the standard thing! Like Ballroom Dancer, when I was in
Fender GAS mode, I was out trying every one in town. And I found some
hideous examples out there! But there were some good ones too!
Generally speaking the Squiers had the most variability, the Mexican
the next and the American the least, but spending a ton of cash on the
American was NOT a guarantee of it being a terrific bass. Only of
being a good bass! Fact is that finding THE ONE, can come from any of
these. Mine it turns out was a Mexican, but I know a guy whose "ONE"
was a Squier. It's just luck and what fits you. When it's right, it's
right and if you don't go for it, you end up sorry! Great Find!

Benj

Absolutely spot on. I was fortunate to get in that cheap because I was
fully prepared to spend $1500 to get what I wanted. A big part of it is
this bass was setup just the way I like it and I'm very particular. I like
the strings really low because I pick softly - but I don't want them to hit
the frets if I decide to pick hard. This one was right to begin with. ;-)
Then the sound - well you'd think there wouldn't be much variation in
passive basses of a particular model but this one had the elusive sound I
had been hunting on my Ibanez right off the wall. Now I'm trying to decide
between flat wound and half-round strings. I bought both whiile I was
there.

Gerry



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