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Post by LTB on Jul 13, 2020 8:05:49 GMT -5
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matryx81
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Post by matryx81 on Jul 13, 2020 20:40:19 GMT -5
Bummer. I dig the 70s Jazz pickup spacing!
I wish those basses had maple fingerboards, but I have no plans to buy one so they don`t need to appeal to me.
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Post by twangmeister on Jul 24, 2020 21:51:17 GMT -5
I don't consider the '70s as Fender's "Golden Age" although I was a proud owner of a '71 Jazz Bass for a number of years.
After I sold my '71 I did not rush on to buy a new mid-70s Jazz Bass. I did eventually own a Jazz Plus and an early 00's MIM, though. I bet the Vintera has better attention to detail than the mid-70s and later CBS basses.
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Post by LTB on Sept 29, 2020 21:54:13 GMT -5
I don't consider the '70s as Fender's "Golden Age" a Nope, I believe 64 and below are Golden Age but could be wrong. I bet the Vintera has better attention to detail than the mid-70s and later CBS basses. I hate to say this but I thing the Squier Classic Vibe pays closer attention to detail than Mid 70's and later CBS (at least when they first came out from China in around 2010 I think). At least my 2010 CV's especially the P model. Of the 3 at that time P, J and 50's P the 50's was my least favorite of the 3. |
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Post by MJB on Sept 30, 2020 5:03:03 GMT -5
If you want the 70s vibe and better quality and maple fretboard, consider the Geddy Lee sig model.
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Post by LTB on Sept 30, 2020 16:29:14 GMT -5
If you want the 70s vibe and better quality and maple fretboard, consider the Geddy Lee sig model. Yes, Geddy Lee Bass is well known for it's playability and tone. I played one in 2011 along side of a New first year model American Special Jazz and jumped on it as I felt while the Geddy played well the neck and tone of the American Special was just better. I had to sell it 3 years later to pay bills and wish so many times I had not! I just liked the looks of this bass but will probably never buy one as I just jumped on a Gretsch |
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MJB
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Post by MJB on Sept 30, 2020 17:02:23 GMT -5
If you want the 70s vibe and better quality and maple fretboard, consider the Geddy Lee sig model. Yes, Geddy Lee Bass is well known for it's playability and tone. I played one in 2011 along side of a New first year model American Special Jazz and jumped on it as I felt while the Geddy played well the neck and tone of the American Special was just better. I had to sell it 3 years later to pay bills and wish so many times I had not! I just liked the looks of this bass but will probably never buy one as I just jumped on a Gretsch I had a 98 MIJ GL that I bought used from Beaver Felton sight unseen. Fender had stopped production for awhile and used ones were hard to find. I sold it to my stepson 4 years ago so it's still in the family. |
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Post by LTB on Sept 30, 2020 21:22:59 GMT -5
neck and tone of the American Special was just better. I had to sell it 3 years later to pay bills and wish so many times I had not! I just liked the looks of this bass but will probably never buy one as I just jumped on a Gretsch Expand I had a 98 MIJ GL that I bought used from Beaver Felton sight unseen. Fender had stopped production for awhile and used ones were hard to find. I sold it to my stepson 4 years ago so it's still in the family. The quality of MIJ is well above MIM in many cases |
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