When Fender dropped the Dimension Bass last year, you may have been taken aback by the 18v preamp or the large, humbucking pickup. But for me, it came down to that 21st fret. Fenders had been known for their 20-fret designs for ages now, so that extra half-step you could climb seemed almost metaphorical as a foothold into more modern design.
But symbolism aside, of course the main concern is “how do they play,” or perhaps “how do they sound?” So I got my hands on one, a regular Deluxe V model and not one of the higher-end American Deluxe ones, to take it for a test run.
dump wagon / April 8, 2014 1:38 pm
If that headstock had a 2+2 or 3+2 layout, I’d swear these were Gibson basses. The body style almost seems like an offset Ripper.
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strich / April 9, 2014 6:25 pm
To me they immediately look like a very similar design and spec to the Status “The Groove” series of basses.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TfBq85K3pdo/TKXOP06whmI/AAAAAAAAAS0/nfMcLyBPu3c/s1600/StatusCat.jpg
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I Shot J.R / April 8, 2014 7:49 pm
Calm down Chris, simplify the riffs a bit. Great sound anyway, don’t know if this will replace my P/J jazz but can’t wait to try it.
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Veldar / April 10, 2014 8:12 pm
Sounds a bit like a musicman.
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vakriani / April 15, 2016 4:45 am
That bass sounds really shitty in your hands.
Are you a bassplayer?
I don’t think so, watching your technique.
This is not a good impression of the bass at all.
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