fender big block p bass?

[peeted]

http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0138100306

has anyone had any experience with this bass? i have a freind who is looking to buy one but hes not exactley too experienced at bass so he asked me for an opinion of it, iv never played it before and my opinion of it would probibly be full of anti fender bias so....any opinions?

[Worrpigs]

yeah, ive played it. its a really nice bass, and i really like the tone out of it, its a really fat, punchy tone. it looks really pretty too.

[Machines]

When I played one just after a Stingray it felt weak and inferior.

[Saberpunk]

its like fenders attempt at a stingray, but as above stated, it feels like an "attempt" its a good bass, and the sound is quite powerful but it has too much of a low end stingray feel to it for me

[da_s_man13]

Haha, funny...since Fender owns Ernie Ball and all. Right?

[Guinpen]

Haha, funny...since Fender owns Ernie Ball and all. Right?

i think fender originally designed musicman basses but it belongs to ernie ball now, which is not owned by fender

i have no real basis for that statement, but i'm pretty sure i heard it somewhere, at some point. so there's a 99% chance i'm wrong. let's see!

[blizzard]

Ok, here we go.... Leo Fender started Fender and created the Pbass, the Jazz bass. He then sold the company to CBS. Next thing he did was create Musicman and the Stingray basses. He then sold MM to EB and started G&L and designed the L2000 basses.

[d-basser]

that f**cker did everything

[Polyamarous]

Isn't it Clarence Fender?

[antooon]

Leo Fender?

[Led_Zeppelin678]

Clarence Leo Fender, I believe?

[muthafunkabass]

Leddy is right.;)

[bottlerocket]

OK:

It's Clarence Leo Fender.

Fender does not own EB nor G&L.

The Big Block P is good but the Musicman Stingray does everything the BBP wants to, but way better.

In conclusion, if you want that tone, get a Stingray.

-Gav

[Polyamarous]

Does Fender own SWR? I can't find where I read it...........

[The Forgotten Bassist]

OK:

It's Clarence Leo Fender.

There was a thread all about that a while ago

[bottlerocket]

Yes there was.

-Gav

[mutant!]

Does Fender own SWR? I can't find where I read it...........
Yes.

Just look at the websites, ffs.

But it is stated on Fender's website too.

[NavyBass]

Fender History:

Clarence Leo Fender started Fender a while ago. He sold Fender to CBS in 1965 and stayed on as a consultant until about 1970ish. MusicMan corporation was making amps and wanted a guitar line. Leo had a non competance clause in the sale of Fender which stated that he couldn't make guitars for 5 years after he left Fender. Well, he basically designed the Stingray and Sabre basses in 75 and Musicman built them under his guidance. Leo oversaw every part of the construction of the bass, and since it had the MusicMan label on it, he wasn't in breech of the contract he had signed at the time of the Fender sale to CBS. At this time Musicman was NOT owned by Ernie Ball. They were their own seperate company. Musicman was also Never owned by Fender Corp or Leo Fender. After some bad blood between MusicMan and Leo, Leo left to form G&L with his friend (and co founder of Fender corp) George Fullerton. This was also at the time that his Non competance clause with CBS ran out, so he could put his own name on his instruments again.

That's a brief history of Fender, MusicMan, and G&L.

[trumpeter]

nice one JP.

[NavyBass]

nice one JP.

Thanks.

[Polyamarous]

Yes.

Just look at the websites, ffs.

But it is stated on Fender's website too.
Don't treat me like an idiot, especially when you engage such behavior yourself.

[mutant!]

Sorry man, that's not the way I meant it. Much love. :)

[Polyamarous]

Hehe. :D