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    General Production Estimates While exact historical data is unavailable, some general figures provide context on Fender's overall manufacturing volume: Early Precision Basses: Fewer than 200 Fender Precision Basses were sold per year in the early 1950s, a number that increased to approximately 1,000 annually by 1959. 1970s Production: In the early to mid-1970s, a former employee reported the Fullerton factory was "cranking out about 400 guitars per day", which amounts to roughly 96,000 per year for all instrument types. Modern Production: More recent estimates suggest that Fender makes close to half a million guitars a year across all models and types, with some estimations of around 90,000 basses annually (including Squier models).
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    I have a plain Fender lead. In my cable tester, which detects intermittent faults, it always passes. Put it in a bass and it crackles and pops, though others don't. I can't figure it out.
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    I want to know if he's his own grandfather.
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    Ok. I'm in. Stop sniggering at the back! I only failed on two basses, an amp and bucketload of other gear last year.
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    Mine runs my AVII scarily close for tone and may have the edge for playability.
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    Admitting it is the first step to overcoming your affliction. Well done.
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    You beat me to it!
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    2 for £10? I'll take those. I have a signed cassette of Cocktail Cowboy (Peggy was delighted... said no one ever asked for it to be signed before) and a pirate tape of Gladys (featuring the brilliant 'The Riverhead' which I still haven't quite figured out). Pm incoming.
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    I try to get a balanced, full tone riding on the edge of overdrive so I can did in for a bit of grit. Ideally new Roto 66s but for longevity Fender nickelscthat aren't as bright.
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    So you swap flexibility for predictability, which is a wholly rational choice if that suits your needs.
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    Who do you thinnk you are? Schrödinger?
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    Onwards and upwards!
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    I tried one (not sure brand) at a bass bash and it didn't suit my style at all. Felt disappointed ... nothing to do with quality or setup, just felt too 'electric guitary' to my fat fingers.
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    Shhh... the cat's still inside it.
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    That makes it seem like you are arguing that less tonal flexibility is better.
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    Ah... but that's what I don't agree with. There are plenty of passive low-z pickups out there used in active basses and they aren't associatedwith noise issues.
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    Agreed but there's nothing magical about active pickups that you can't do with 6" of shielded cable and the right preamp. But any instrument with an onboard buffer, even without tone boost is active. FWIW I have three actve basses but I don't consider it to offer any huge advantages as much of the tone shaping offered is too extreme to be useful.
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    From an electronic perspective having preamps in low-z pickups or having low-z passive pickups with an on-board preamp makes no significant difference.
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    Well I nearly had a gig today. Got a dep sorted, unknown band at two hour's notice 40 minutes away, and had to pick up my gear with a detour. Driving across I got a message from a disconsolate BL who'd had his band replaced by another. Possibly dodged a bullet, even though it was a good paying gig, I knew a lot or could busk most of it but in retrospect two or three hours prep rather than an hour would have been needed.
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    Anyone who Googles that on NYE needs examining.
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    While a few people have genuine reasons for needing a short scale, the number of kids playing long scale on 'influencer' videos shows that they are not needed by most small folk. Short scales sound and feel very different though, and to me they are a lot of fun to play.
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    Cpc or eBay
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    Prevert!
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    Fear of eggy foot fungus?
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    Some songs are inexplicable. I hate playing All Along the Watchtower (as I can't touch Hendrix's random bassline and I feel ours is just a pale imitation) and Simple Man (which repeats three chords forever) - but audiences love them both.
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