VinOnBass
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lol! I give you those + return ticket! HAHAHA!
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lol! I give you those + return ticket! HAHAHA!
lordie
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Jeanguitar
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The bass picture gallery looks really cool. I appreciate you for giving such an interesting information on Bass Guitars.
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Ken
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even better, maybe he's got CASH!
iverson763
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is that thing just above the control panel, on your pickguard, a reflection or a switch?
gilarock
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Sidetrack!
I didn't want to start a new thread just to ask a simple qns...
All to i wanna ask is what's the cheapest Fender bass you can find in Singapore, cos a few years ago, i get to jammed with a Fender bass and instantly felt in love with Fender bass ever since... Sorry if i ask a stupid qns
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I didn't want to start a new thread just to ask a simple qns...
All to i wanna ask is what's the cheapest Fender bass you can find in Singapore, cos a few years ago, i get to jammed with a Fender bass and instantly felt in love with Fender bass ever since... Sorry if i ask a stupid qns
gilarock
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rubberduck
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Hmm i think it depends on whether you'd want a MIM, MIJ or MIA fender. An average MIM should cost you about 800odd? Or even lower secondhand. The MIA Highway 1 series are relatively cheaper than the usual MIA pieces. Alternatively there is also Squire which is a sub-brand by Fender as well. These are the basic info 
subversion
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getting the cheapest Fender just to own that exclusive feel isn't exactly the recommended formula to work with. Fender, among other brand names, offer a different playing experience when it comes to a feel-&-price consideration.
rubberduck
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YUp I'd have to agree with subversion. Its the feel actually and whether you like it or not. You could prefer the Japanese ones to a more expensive American one. Sometimes you really have to go try it for yourself dude.
shinobi
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oh no, the MIA/MIM/MIJ debate again...
the cheapest fender you can find will be the lowest-range model you can find at swee lee. which will be a mexican.
but if it really is 800-odd, you would be better off getting a cheap MIJ. because MIJs are not 'deliberately inferior' to MIAs, the way MIMs are. let me explain this:
rubber:
Fender is Fender. fender cannot afford to manufacture low end models, which have a lower profit margin per unit, in USA where operation costs are higher. so they make their lower end models in mexico where it is cheaper. higher end models can be made in USA because they have a higher profit margin per item. so where entry level basses are concerned, you will be looking, not FOR a MIM, but AT a MIM.
Fender Japan is a seperate entity. They make their own models, built to their own specs. the bass itself is built differently. many people don't realise that the japanese market has a strong preference for imported guitars, hence domestic guitars are competitively priced. despite this, the japanese people STILL pay premiums for their imported goods. this is the main reason why there are sale restrictions; you have to buy a MIJ from a dealer outside japan. dealers in japan are not allowed to sell to customers outside japan.
sub:
i don't see anything wrong with getting an entry level fender. it is impossible to make parallel comparisons between brands in terms of feel/price. that is subject to both the brand and the preference of the user. the closest, i would imagine, would be between fender & squire. there will be certain characteristics that are, no matter how minute, unique to fenders and fenders alone. other brands do not attempt to replicate this (or maybe ibanez did :mrgreen. that is why you can give a man the 'best' fender there is and he could still not like it.
the cheapest fender you can find will be the lowest-range model you can find at swee lee. which will be a mexican.
but if it really is 800-odd, you would be better off getting a cheap MIJ. because MIJs are not 'deliberately inferior' to MIAs, the way MIMs are. let me explain this:
rubber:
Fender is Fender. fender cannot afford to manufacture low end models, which have a lower profit margin per unit, in USA where operation costs are higher. so they make their lower end models in mexico where it is cheaper. higher end models can be made in USA because they have a higher profit margin per item. so where entry level basses are concerned, you will be looking, not FOR a MIM, but AT a MIM.
Fender Japan is a seperate entity. They make their own models, built to their own specs. the bass itself is built differently. many people don't realise that the japanese market has a strong preference for imported guitars, hence domestic guitars are competitively priced. despite this, the japanese people STILL pay premiums for their imported goods. this is the main reason why there are sale restrictions; you have to buy a MIJ from a dealer outside japan. dealers in japan are not allowed to sell to customers outside japan.
sub:
i don't see anything wrong with getting an entry level fender. it is impossible to make parallel comparisons between brands in terms of feel/price. that is subject to both the brand and the preference of the user. the closest, i would imagine, would be between fender & squire. there will be certain characteristics that are, no matter how minute, unique to fenders and fenders alone. other brands do not attempt to replicate this (or maybe ibanez did :mrgreen
. that is why you can give a man the 'best' fender there is and he could still not like it.
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shinobi
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i believe the man has already tried a fender
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