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« on: 14 May 2005, 17:52 »
My father, knowing my love for music and my anger at my old one being broken, surprised me today with a new Fender bass and amp!!!!

havent played in almost 2 years..must find music!!
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Reno

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« Reply #1 on: 14 May 2005, 18:04 »
whats wrong with Fender?

I have never had any problems with Fender before, my old one was a fender till it got broken in 3 by someone being thrown against it
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« Reply #2 on: 14 May 2005, 19:28 »
Don't listen to him..  Fender is a great brand!
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« Reply #3 on: 14 May 2005, 22:09 »
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Sweet, you got a new bass!

...But it's a Fender.


AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Way to tell it like it is!
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« Reply #4 on: 14 May 2005, 22:11 »
Fender haters, your death is our reward!
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Super Dave

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« Reply #5 on: 14 May 2005, 22:32 »
I have my reasons
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« Reply #6 on: 14 May 2005, 22:37 »
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I have my reasons


Share -- I'm interested.
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« Reply #7 on: 14 May 2005, 22:53 »
Their basses are alright, but only the really expensive ones, like the Geddy Lee sig.(he rules).

Don't get me started on thier guitars.

I have one of their bass amps, not by my own choosing, and it's quality is total shit(not a fluke)

Any Questions?
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Signum_Tenebrae

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« Reply #8 on: 14 May 2005, 23:00 »
not really.  I just disagree.
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Super Dave

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« Reply #9 on: 14 May 2005, 23:04 »
And I understand that.

I'm just partial to Cort(bass) and Peavey(amp)
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« Reply #10 on: 15 May 2005, 03:53 »
I'm not sure you can write off one of the most highly regarded guitar and amp manufacturers just like that. I think, with most things, you get the quality you pay for. I have a US Deluxe Telecaster, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with it. As in, it's virtually perfect.
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« Reply #11 on: 15 May 2005, 04:31 »
I went Gibson guitar and Marshall Amp. Both break all the time.

Wires are forever coming loose, forcing me to get out the old solderer.
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« Reply #12 on: 15 May 2005, 04:47 »
Actually my Marshall amp just broke about a month ago, but I think that was because my sister's boyfriend wasn't turning it on and off properly. The footswitch stopped working a while before, so I opened it up to see if anything was loose, couldn't see anything, put it back together again, and it worked.
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Signum_Tenebrae

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« Reply #13 on: 15 May 2005, 05:03 »
Gibsons are very nice. . though very expensive.

Marshall amps I haven't had much experience with.

I play on a BC Rich Guitar and a Fender Amp and I'm incredibly happy with both.
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« Reply #14 on: 15 May 2005, 05:05 »
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Actually my Marshall amp just broke about a month ago, but I think that was because my sister's boyfriend wasn't turning it on and off properly. The footswitch stopped working a while before, so I opened it up to see if anything was loose, couldn't see anything, put it back together again, and it worked.


That's what is wrong with mine at the moment. Kind off. It won't switch between clean and heavy.
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« Reply #15 on: 15 May 2005, 05:07 »
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Actually my Marshall amp just broke about a month ago, but I think that was because my sister's boyfriend wasn't turning it on and off properly. The footswitch stopped working a while before, so I opened it up to see if anything was loose, couldn't see anything, put it back together again, and it worked.


That's what is wrong with mine at the moment. Kind off. It won't switch between clean and heavy.


Can probably get that fixed really easily.
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« Reply #16 on: 15 May 2005, 05:55 »
Marshall footswitches are well known for being shite. The amps themselves are pretty reliable, though, if you treat them well.
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« Reply #17 on: 15 May 2005, 07:29 »
i played a fender bass and found the strings too high off the fretboard to be played easily...a high action i think?
anyways i have my ibanez that i rarely play these days, something about moving away from punk and realizing i dont have any need to do it myself.
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« Reply #18 on: 15 May 2005, 07:36 »
Well that's really the style of guitar they are. I don't know so much about basses, but on guitars, if you want to play super-fast stuff, it will be easier on say an Ibanez than on a Fender, but if you want a guitar that feels good for playing blues or rock, then I'd rather have a Fender. Horses for courses, etc.
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« Reply #19 on: 15 May 2005, 08:28 »
I agree with all the Fender haters. Sorry. I guess it's my love of metal that makes me hate high action strings. That, and the fact that music stores around here seem to absolutely fetishize Fender, to the point where they barely bother to stock any other brands.
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« Reply #20 on: 15 May 2005, 08:41 »
Your guitar stores do that too? Ack.


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I have never had any problems with Fender before, my old one was a fender till it got broken in 3 by someone being thrown against it


If it wasn't a fender than the bass would never ever break ever.
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but the music sucks because the keyboards don't have the cold/mechanical sound they had but a wannabe techno sound that it's pathetic for Rammstein standars.

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« Reply #21 on: 15 May 2005, 14:40 »
You guys know that you can adjust the action on the guitar fairly easily don't you?

Fenders have always treated me great.  Gibsons are expensive and just unreasonable when you consider how poor their quality control is.  Ibanez makes some nice stuff, and I like play with Fernandes guitars that have the sustainer pick ups in stores, but Fenders are what I own.  American Tele, Korean Strat, currently saving for a nice vintage Jazzmaster.  I like Fender a lot.
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« Reply #22 on: 15 May 2005, 14:42 »
I'm currently deciding between getting a Les Paul Studio and a Jazzmaster. I already have a Tele so I was leaning more towards the Les Paul, but Jazzmasters are crazy guitars, really unlike anything else I've ever played.
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« Reply #23 on: 15 May 2005, 16:46 »
I love my fender, I have played a few others, and nothing compares.  I
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« Reply #24 on: 15 May 2005, 17:49 »
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Your guitar stores do that too? Ack.


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I have never had any problems with Fender before, my old one was a fender till it got broken in 3 by someone being thrown against it


If it wasn't a fender than the bass would never ever break ever.


a person was thrown into it.

a person.
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« Reply #25 on: 15 May 2005, 17:54 »
Frankly, I just love semi-hollowbody guitars and Fender (according to their webpage) doesn't make them, instead making their highly-overrated Strats, Squiers and Telecasters.

Gibson 4 Life.
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Reno

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« Reply #26 on: 15 May 2005, 17:56 »
stupid kids rough-housing around the music equiptment....

broke at the joint between the body and neck, and again right on the 5th fret....
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« Reply #27 on: 15 May 2005, 19:15 »
Instead of a bass, that person would have broken into 3 pieces if it wasn't a fender.
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Quote from: Mr. Doctor on 21 Sep 2009, 12:01
but the music sucks because the keyboards don't have the cold/mechanical sound they had but a wannabe techno sound that it's pathetic for Rammstein standars.

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« Reply #28 on: 15 May 2005, 19:20 »
Mid-range Fender amps are pretty good, I'll admit. $300+ will serve you pretty well.
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Reno

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« Reply #29 on: 15 May 2005, 20:00 »
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Instead of a bass, that person would have broken into 3 pieces if it wasn't a fender.


So you are saying that all others are indestructable except fender?

I could sooo see that kid falling to pieces after hitting a bass, that would be funny
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« Reply #30 on: 15 May 2005, 20:54 »
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Gibsons are very nice. . though very expensive.

Marshall amps I haven't had much experience with.

I play on a BC Rich Guitar and a Fender Amp and I'm incredibly happy with both.


You have to pay over $1500 to get a good Marshall...their MG series is fucking horrible.

BC Rich guitars...meh. Again, you have to buy a high-end one to make it be worth it. They get most of their money from kids who see a pointy guitar in a store and go "OMG, MUST PURCHASE."
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« Reply #31 on: 15 May 2005, 20:58 »
And I still hate BC Rich.
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« Reply #32 on: 15 May 2005, 21:02 »
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Gibsons are very nice. . though very expensive.

Marshall amps I haven't had much experience with.

I play on a BC Rich Guitar and a Fender Amp and I'm incredibly happy with both.


You have to pay over $1500 to get a good Marshall...their MG series is fucking horrible.

BC Rich guitars...meh. Again, you have to buy a high-end one to make it be worth it. They get most of their money from kids who see a pointy guitar in a store and go "OMG, MUST PURCHASE."


uhh. . Not really.

I don't know what you consider "high-end" but I have a Platinum Virgin (~ $400) and it plays like a dream.

Everything they make is pretty good, aside from the Bronze Series (two guitars) and the "packs" (amp, guitar, strap all in one)
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« Reply #33 on: 15 May 2005, 21:07 »
^ Meh, I've played B.C. Richs (awkward pluralisation!), and I must say that I prefer the sounds of my LP. Still, different strokes for different folks. (I'm becoming my grandmother.)
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« Reply #34 on: 15 May 2005, 21:10 »
Yeah, well who wouldn't prefer a Les Paul?  

I prefer a Les Paul too, but that doesn't make BC Rich a crap brand :P
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« Reply #35 on: 15 May 2005, 21:13 »
^ The Bronze editions, however... ;)

If you want a crap brand, play a Squier. God those are horrible guitars. Good for starting on, and not much else, lol. I know a guy who bought one as a second guitar, and he never had such a letdown in his life.
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« Reply #36 on: 15 May 2005, 21:17 »
yeah, the Bronze Editions aren't very good, but what do you want for $100

Squier does indeed suck.  I had the priviledge of learning on a real Fender strat. . maybe that makes me kind of spoiled :)
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« Reply #37 on: 15 May 2005, 21:20 »
^ Best guitar I've ever played was in a store yesterday. I grabbed this Fender Strat off the wall, and noticed it was a very high-end guitar. It had a locking nut/bridge, and a Floyd Rose, as well as amazing pickups and a wonderfully made fretboard. And, in the immortal words of some guy I forget the name of, "If my fingers had testicles, that guitar would've been painted white."
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« Reply #38 on: 15 May 2005, 21:20 »
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If you want a crap brand, play a Squier.

I've crapped nicer things than Squiers.
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« Reply #39 on: 15 May 2005, 21:21 »
^ It probably sounded better crapping those things than playing a Squier, too.
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« Reply #40 on: 15 May 2005, 21:25 »
Hahaha, okay you win.
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« Reply #41 on: 16 May 2005, 00:01 »
I'm very partial to Carvin Basses and Guitars. Great diversity in tone..

But Fender Basses are great if you invest in an American Standard..

Especially with a Pick, you can get this great, grinding wooden tone that's not possible out of other basses.

Dick Dale, who all hard rock, punk and heavy metal artists owe something to, forces all his bassists to play a Fender PBass through a Fender Amp with a pick. Using your fingers will get you kicked out of his band.

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« Reply #42 on: 16 May 2005, 01:03 »
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^ It probably sounded better crapping those things than playing a Squier, too.


*looks at the brand on his new bass*

well damn.......guess what it is.....

Squier by Fender
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« Reply #43 on: 16 May 2005, 06:34 »
ugh.

Squier =\= Fender.
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« Reply #44 on: 16 May 2005, 07:50 »
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^ It probably sounded better crapping those things than playing a Squier, too.


*looks at the brand on his new bass*

well damn.......guess what it is.....

Squier by Fender


That's fine, just remember to wash your hands thoroughly after playing it, especially before a meal. ;)

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« Reply #45 on: 16 May 2005, 13:28 »
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Frankly, I just love semi-hollowbody guitars and Fender (according to their webpage) doesn't make them, instead making their highly-overrated Strats, Squiers and Telecasters.

Gibson 4 Life.


How are the strat or tele any more "overrated" than LPs?  Strats and Teles give unique tones that forged rock and roll in the days of yore.  LPs have their own set of unique tones, but at nearly half the price, half the weight and a much greater chance that I will not get a lemon with the frets hanging over the sides, crappy wiring, or glue hanging off in various places, I will take my American made Fender.  Gibson makes some nice stuff, but their quality control is shite.

Not trying to argue, they are both good brands, I am just not seeing/understanding the "Fender is crap compared to Gibson" argument.
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« Reply #46 on: 16 May 2005, 14:46 »
I have a Epiphone bass and a Fender amp; personally I'm quite happy with both.  However part of this might have to do with the fact that I am simply increadably happy to be playing anything but the squier I learned on.  That thing was a piece of shit.
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« Reply #47 on: 16 May 2005, 16:24 »
starting out with a shitty bass really is the best thing that ever happened to me as a bassist. because then once i got my hands on a bass with decent action (the Ibanez EDA 900 and Standard Jazz Bass I use now) my fingers fly like a mother fucker.
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« Reply #48 on: 16 May 2005, 17:54 »
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starting out with a shitty bass really is the best thing that ever happened to me as a bassist. because then once i got my hands on a bass with decent action (the Ibanez EDA 900 and Standard Jazz Bass I use now) my fingers fly like a mother fucker.



Dude, tell me about it. That's exactly how it was for me.
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« Reply #49 on: 17 May 2005, 05:11 »
The bass I learned on was by no means good, a Peavey Milestone III. But it made me a much better player in the long run, as when I moved up to my current bass (OLP Stingray) I was able to play so much better after being used to playing on something I pretty much had to strangle the notes out of.

Strangely though, I still enjoy playing my Peavey with it's dirty old strings I never got around to changing. That dull, barely-any-sustain sound really appeals to me sometimes for some reason.
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