Fender vs Gibson

[patman]

I use rounds on my Dano also...

[lowend1]

 Is my 1/2 of heine a quarter panel then

This place is full of unintentional innuendo. In a good way.

[Pilgrim]

 Is my 1/2 of heine a quarter panel then

Make that half a Sonje Henie, would you?

[TBird1958]

 Does this quarter panel make my butt look big?   

[Pilgrim]

Nah, you got the legs for it!   

[the mojo hobo]

My list of basses includes one Fender, two Fender types (a G&L and a Don R. Miller), Gibsons, a Ric, a Jerry Jones, three BaCH NRs and a couple of Danelectros.

Why do I feel like I've forgotten something? 

You did forget something, something that would make some green with envy.

And if you ever decide to sell the Bach I sold to you I will buy it back.

[georgestrings]

I love the bass that speaks to me today. Sometimes that's one of my Gibsons, or Fenders, or Grecos, or Ibanez, or parts basses, or... YMMV, but I find that people who insist on telling me what I should prefer playing (or playing through) are usually fools and/or blowhards. Play what you love and forget about checking to see if that's OK with anyone else.

Exactly - although I spend the bulk of my stage time with a Fender on, I also play EBMM, Gibson, Schecter, Peavey - and have played Spector, Ric, and a bunch of other brands as well... IME/IMO, a seasoned player can rock just about anything, and usually isn't too concerned with the gear choices of others...


    - georgestrings

[georgestrings]

I don't really think it's snobbery. It's more a way of poking fun or striking back at anyone who tells you that you should only play Fender.

Yeah, that's pretty much how I see things here, too...


   - georgestrings

[georgestrings]

I'm with this.  A Fender, Gibson, Gretsch or Squier may be my pick of the day.  And yes, that other forum is quite Fender-centric.  I think much of that is because it skews much younger than this one, and many of the younger players don't have the experience with a variety of instruments and brands that we do.

There is a fairly strong anti-Fender push over there as well - mostly by those trying to look cool by slamming the old standard, IMO... IME, *most* of the points brought up against Fender are usually fairly irrational... I've never claimed that Fender is the best choice for everyone - but to see some of the crap flung at them by some people, you'd think a Fender kicked their puppy or something - it's pretty comical at times...


    - georgestrings

[Pilgrim]

There is a fairly strong anti-Fender push over there as well - mostly by those trying to look cool by slamming the old standard, IMO... IME, *most* of the points brought up against Fender are usually fairly irrational... I've never claimed that Fender is the best choice for everyone - but to see some of the crap flung at them by some people, you'd think a Fender kicked their puppy or something - it's pretty comical at times...
    - georgestrings

There's also considerable snobbery in favor of the US-made Fenders, and many members seem to think that anything made in Mexico or overseas is not worthy.  Squiers are beloved by some, considered dog-doo by others.

Whereas the criticism often leveled at Gibson here is generally done "with love" by people who play the same gear they critique.

[georgestrings]

There's also considerable snobbery in favor of the US-made Fenders, and many members seem to think that anything made in Mexico or overseas is not worthy.  Squiers are beloved by some, considered dog-doo by others.

Whereas the criticism often leveled at Gibson here is generally done "with love" by people who play the same gear they critique.

IMO, it's more a matter of replies to "my MIM Fender, Squier, SX, etc... is just as good as an MIA Fender", than it is actual MIA snobbery... In fact, I don't think I've ever seen any of the MIA fans call the other stuff garbage - but I've seen PLENTY of questionable claims by the fans of the lower end stuff you mentioned...

Sorry if you don't see it that way - we'll have to agree to disagree on the matter...


   - georgestrings

[Denis]

You did forget something, something that would make some green with envy.

And if you ever decide to sell the Bach I sold to you I will buy it back.

You will always have first crack at it! If you had a black or white Series I I'm sure we could work out something sooner rather than later.

[Pilgrim]

IMO, it's more a matter of replies to "my MIM Fender, Squier, SX, etc... is just as good as an MIA Fender", than it is actual MIA snobbery... In fact, I don't think I've ever seen any of the MIA fans call the other stuff garbage - but I've seen PLENTY of questionable claims by the fans of the lower end stuff you mentioned...

Sorry if you don't see it that way - we'll have to agree to disagree on the matter...
   - georgestrings

Nah, no argument.  I don't care that much anyway.  If anything I'm one of the Squier/MIM fans.

[Denis]

IMO, it's more a matter of replies to "my MIM Fender, Squier, SX, etc... is just as good as an MIA Fender", than it is actual MIA snobbery... In fact, I don't think I've ever seen any of the MIA fans call the other stuff garbage - but I've seen PLENTY of questionable claims by the fans of the lower end stuff you mentioned...

Sorry if you don't see it that way - we'll have to agree to disagree on the matter...

   - georgestrings

I've sure heard MIA Fender fans refer to or imply the MIM stuff is bad. When I asked my former neighbor if he'd be interested in trying out one of my basses, he said "I only play American made Fenders."

[georgestrings]

  If anything I'm one of the Squier/MIM fans.

I figured that - no prob... I've owned a TON of MIM Fenders, and gigged a pair of MIK Squiers for nearly 10 years - they've all been solid, reliable basses for me, just not quite on par with the MIA Fenders I normally play these days...

I recently picked up a MIM Squier P Bass for next to nothing - I'll see if I can find a pic of it...


    - georgestrings