Stu Hamm on his new Washburn signature bass The Hammer at NAMM 2011

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[greyfoxzero]

@DavidRavenMoon Well most working bassists lean toward fenders or something fenderish. Also many great bass players play fender (marcus miller, steve bailey, etc). Fender makes some good basses (key word is some) but the problem is that you can get more bass for your money somewhere else. They also hold their value better so in a way you get what you pay for. By the way I don't own any fender products and unless I could ever get a nice american j bass for cheap I probably never will.

[hendrixfreek]

sweet



[BassFever74]

stu hamm look exactly like my economics teacher from 12th grade. "mr ed". lololo

[BassFever74]

@DavidRavenMoon I tend to like the "Deluxe" model Fenders, especially the ones from 1990-1994. Those have the kubicki electronics...and the lace sensors. The best of both worlds. They still "feel Fender". Fender also have a certain look that fits in with any genre.

[naycnay]

@DavidRavenMoon

Oh and agreed, Fenders are nice, I adore J-Basses, but finding a good one is difficult. I own a 2000 USA Stingray and the amount of work I needed to do to it was crazy. Its better now, but still not as nice as some I have played.

I envy the variety of righty guitars on ebay. I would much rather spend £2k on an old G/F with some mojo and get it set up properly than offer them the money they command today. £1k for a late 50s/early 60s LP-DC Jr? Yes please.

[naycnay]

@DavidRavenMoon

Yup, and its not limited to Fender. All big production guitars. Gibson/Fender/Ibanez yada-yada. Its all about profit margins, not good guitars. The 2010+ Gibson Les Paul's now have random hollowing to make them lighter (and gives worse tone), the build quality is horrible and the hardware is cheap. Its the logo that demands the stupid money.

I cant wait to make my own guitar. As a lefty we get even more runtier guitars. So I'll be building this summer!

[DavidRavenMoon]

@naycnay I agree! I became a luthier because I wasn't finding a bass I really loved. You can make a factory bass better with some fretwork and a good setup. Companies like Fender barely dress and level the frets, and their hardware and pickups are the cheapest they can get to keep profits high.

[DavidRavenMoon]

@BassFever74 Sure they have. My basses are better than Fenders. I can get that tone, a lot more tones. You might notice that most of the virtuoso bassists don't play Fenders. Fender are good, but generic.

[6lillium]

I'll take my Alembic any day

[BassFever74]

@naycnay noboby to this day has come up with a better design of bass than that of fender. I've owned high end stuff. There was always the problem of the tone being too specific, and not being able to cut it for serveral genres of music. a precision could do any. even a crappy one from the late 70's would do. that's just one example.........