New boring ass Fender basses

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 9:14 pm

Fender have been doing some stellar demos of their new bass offerings.
Check out the new line of drab active Deluxe series basses. All the personality and sex appeal of a sodden paper bag, with a range of 4 and 5 string Jazz and Precision models that sound utterly identical...
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And the Standard Jaguar Bass
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Borrows from some of the success of the Squier Jaguar bass while removing the more interesting aspects of its tone circuit, ignoring the shortscale option, and jacking up the price.

They chose to demo these things with the most lifeless tone and playing... it really turns me off of the instruments more than if they'd been better demoed. They're generally bad, no-risk model "innovations", but that playing/tone is just painful.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 9:34 pm

Bass demos always suck. It's like, just play a short variety of recognizable riffs with the gear with different tonal settings that compliment the song. Not that hard.

Do more than slap, or short sticcato weedily bits.

I swear I saw a seemingly serious demo for a bass amp where the guy used a fuzz pedal the whole time because he liked the way it sounded. Nobody could tell what the amp actually sounded like unless they planned to use that fuzz with it, which happened to sound like garbage to my ears.

George · Post by **George** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 10:04 pm

Shit year for Fender Musical Instruments Corporation

Concretebadger · Post by **Concretebadger** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 10:27 pm

The playing is what's boring. I really like the look of the Jag bass because of the scale length and jazz/precision pickup combination though.

Except they'll never make a left-handed version.

EDIT: WTF about the scale length? Isn't that the whole point of it being a Jag bass? Or is it some weird in-between scale length?

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 10:36 pm

They're all 34" aren't they, except for the Squier SS one (30") and that Pawn Shop one (32")?

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 10:37 pm

Concretebadger wrote:The playing is what's boring. I really like the look of the Jag bass because of the scale length and jazz/precision pickup combination though.

Except they'll never make a left-handed version.

EDIT: WTF about the scale length? Isn't that the whole point of it being a Jag bass? Or is it some weird in-between scale length?

Jag bass has always been a funny shaped jazz bass until squier made a short scale version

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 12:13 am

Yeah, only the Squier SS was shortscale, and the PS was a medium scale; all other iterations of the Squier and Fender Jaguar have been 34"... something that annoys me greatly.
This Fender Standard really is just a Squier SS model with a full scale neck... same pickup config, same look, same controls... without the benefit of shortscale and Squier pricing. It just falls flat since it's already available from Squier, pretty much.

The original Deluxe version of the Fender Jaguar Bass at least had good Jaguar styling with the switching and plates. I didn't really dig the active circuit or the 34" scale, but it looked right.

Golden_Sonic · Post by **Golden_Sonic** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 10:43 am

Wow! So these are the "New Fender facepalm J&P (withoutpickguard) bass guitars"! Best improvement ever!

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 1:57 pm

WE ARE PISSED ABOUT YOU COMPLAINING ABOUT HOW THERE AREN'T ENOUGH COLOR OPTIONS SO THIS ONE IS JUST GONNA COME IN FUCKING WOOD COLOR, FUCK YOU. -signed fender

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 5:14 pm

FUCK COLOUR!

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 6:13 pm

FUCK AUGLOUR

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 6:14 pm

i cant figure out if this is a chick in these videos or a dude with pink nail polish on. at least his nails are a color.

they should make one of these fucking basses his finger nail color

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 12:08 am

robroe wrote:i cant figure out if this is a chick in these videos or a dude with pink nail polish on.

Option C : someone who isn't white

iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 2:04 am

new Fender Basses got Dick Three Seal Approval

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 2:43 am

I dunno, it does seem like lame-o mode is slowly eclipsing Fender's marketing team; if coffee tables are this year's theme it would be by far more interesting to just import Fender Japan trans-finished basses, including the oddball basswood Aerodynes.

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If I needed to have much of what the ugly clearcoat 2015 Active Deluxe models come with, I'd rather wait for a used Dame Sanctus M400 to pop up here in the local market. They're no longer made, but can still be had for around $250 when they do rear their funky headstocks. Ugly quilted maple top on mahogany with all the gaudy trimmings, and a very nice and meaty Gary Snyder-designed active system that actually sounds very good. It's a real sleeper among non-export MIKs.

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 3:27 am

I kinda like the walnut J, actually.

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 2:07 am

As do I, though I imagine 12 lbs of thumpy love slung over my shoulder would be hard to deal with at this age.