The Burpster Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Have I missed something somewhere? I'm pretty good at remembering stuff from the comics but I'll be jiggered if I remember anywhere seeing that they are making them in KOREA....... I went into my local music shop (the big PINK shop in Lincoln, great place BTW!) to buy my guitarist a birthday present.... and I had to look at the basses didnt I...... Well I was drawn to a new 5 string Jazz, a nice tobbaco burst and I picked it up for a twanglet. It had a gold F logo which I hadnt seen before so thought it was unusual so I flipped it over and it had a proper F serial number but "made in Korea" underneath.... Looks like we'll have to add another catagory to the debate... MIA, MIJ MIM and now MIK.... In fairness it was pretty well put togheter and felt somewhere between a MIM and MIA.... Maybe this is because they are new and QC is spot on..... Oh and it wasnt cheap either.... £760.... So wadda we think, good bad indifferent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~tl Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 There have been a few Korean Fenders for a while now – I believe the guitars are sold under the "Special Edition" series. Not sure about the basses though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 The first MIK Fender came across was one of those fotoflame rear access jazzers with the burst finishes. I guess The USA, Mexican and jap workers dont know how to do Laminated topped basses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Squier have been making in Korea for a while I think. In fact I have a vague memory that some early Squiers had a Fender logo on the headstock with a smaller Squier one as well (but maybe I'm just imagining that!). Korean made Laklands are great, I'd rate them ahead of some US made Fenders in terms of consistency. £760 sounds like a lot of money for a non USA Fender unless it's up to Lakland spec in terms of parts and build quality? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 The "Jazz 24" ( [url="http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?partno=0264500552"]http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?partno=0264500552[/url] ) basses are made in Korea. Apparently they're great, although having never played one, I can’t comment from personal experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohn Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Those '52 look a like Telecasters are made in Korea. The lite ash series. All go for decent money (80-90% of RRP) used on ebay so that's a good sign... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted October 17, 2008 Author Share Posted October 17, 2008 [quote name='benwhiteuk' post='308838' date='Oct 17 2008, 06:28 PM']The "Jazz 24" ( [url="http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?partno=0264500552"]http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?partno=0264500552[/url] ) basses are made in Korea. Apparently they're great, although having never played one, I can’t comment from personal experience.[/quote] Aaaahhhaaa it was a 5 string version of that...... Kinda purdey aint it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_g Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 i had a light ash tele korean made seymour duncan pickups sounded good but weighed more than some of my basses quite well made though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_the_bass Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 [quote name='stu_g' post='308872' date='Oct 17 2008, 07:39 PM']i had a light ash tele korean made seymour duncan pickups sounded good but weighed more than some of my basses quite well made though[/quote] I was going to say the lite ash strats and teles I'd seen were all Korean made with sort of abalone dots in the fingerboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 [quote name='benwhiteuk' post='308838' date='Oct 17 2008, 06:28 PM']The "Jazz 24" ( [url="http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?partno=0264500552"]http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?partno=0264500552[/url] ) basses are made in Korea. Apparently they're great, although having never played one, I can’t comment from personal experience.[/quote] Beat me to it. And i tried one of those and a squier VMJ next to each other once. The squier was better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tempo Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 The 24 fret "deluxe" jazz's are made by Cort in Korea. Only had a brief play on one, was ok (for a fender) , certainly better than any of the Mexicans I've played. Not surprising as I'm a big Admirer of Cort stuff. It has duncan pickups and pre, but is priced a little high for it's spec (if you compare it with other MIK basses) Mind you that fender logo does cost... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDarkReaver Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Ah Music Makers, bought my first bass from there. Nice shop, not a huge range of basses though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 [quote name='TheDarkReaver' post='309038' date='Oct 18 2008, 02:41 AM']Ah Music Makers, bought my first bass from there. Nice shop, not a huge range of basses though.[/quote] You know the pink shop??? Wow, how cool! I agree they dont have lotsa basses, but they do have some, and I guess most of the important ones in the up £500 bracket..... (except Rockbass) And the lovely thing for me is that they dont try to tell what you want, in fact they genuinely seem to enjoy talking to someone who has more knowledge in areas that they dont. ..... Thats why I dont mind going in and spending in there.... Oh the other great thing? Often you'll go in and they be jammin' Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~tl Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 [quote name='molan' post='308821' date='Oct 17 2008, 06:06 PM']Squier have been making in Korea for a while I think. In fact I have a vague memory that some early Squiers had a Fender logo on the headstock with a smaller Squier one as well (but maybe I'm just imagining that!).[/quote] The very first ones did, yeah. At that point they were made in Japan and hence were pretty nice guitars... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathewsanchez Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 I hope we one day see MIE (made in england) fenders... I mean who does it better than the british? I could make them in my garage! (Well I probably couldn't, but I could try) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Nahh, we've got the amp market cornered, might as well leave the yanks to do something they're marginally good at! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennysFord Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Ive gotta say that the build quality and attention to detail on my Korean bass,albeit not a fender is equally as good as the as the MM Sterling bass sitting right next to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 [quote name='mathewsanchez' post='309315' date='Oct 18 2008, 03:59 PM']I hope we one day see MIE (made in england) fenders... I mean who does it better than the british? I could make them in my garage! (Well I probably couldn't, but I could try) [/quote] MIE........ ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha 2 huge, belly laughs in oneday......! Excellent ! I could think of 100s of reasons some serious and some just plain hillarious whay that will and should never happen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolleydick Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 [quote name='The Burpster' post='309447' date='Oct 18 2008, 09:25 PM']MIE........ ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha 2 huge, belly laughs in oneday......! Excellent ! I could think of 100s of reasons some serious and some just plain hillarious whay that will and should never happen![/quote] We already make the best basses in the world in England - Status! And I too knoweth the pink shop of which you speak - I used to live in Lincoln for 10 years before moving base to Malta/Tripoli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 [quote name='The Burpster' post='308869' date='Oct 17 2008, 07:31 PM']Aaaahhhaaa it was a 5 string version of that...... Kinda purdey aint it![/quote] £760 is steep. You can get the 4 string version brand spanking for £500 ( [url="http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product.asp?id=6408"]http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product.asp?id=6408[/url] ), and the 5 string for £100 more ( [url="http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product.asp?id=5887"]http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product.asp?id=5887[/url] ). I was thinking about getting a 4 string version but I'd want to be able to try it somewhere before I bought one new and I can't find anywhere local to me that has one for me to try out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted October 20, 2008 Author Share Posted October 20, 2008 [quote name='woolleydick' post='310373' date='Oct 20 2008, 12:52 PM']We already make the best basses in the world in England - Status! And I too knoweth the pink shop of which you speak - I used to live in Lincoln for 10 years before moving base to Malta/Tripoli[/quote] Wooley mi owd mate.... I agree we DO have some of the best makers in the world on these shores of ours.... but should we EVER be making Fenders? Ooooeeeeh I think not...... 1st off we wouldnt be able to lever Swampy and his tree hugging mates off the decent tres long enough to get some decent wood together to make a production run...... Oh the list is endless...... The pink shop.... Best around here bar none! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbatts2000 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 [quote name='The Burpster' post='309063' date='Oct 18 2008, 09:17 AM']You know the pink shop???[/quote] I'm also from Lincoln and that's what I call it. I had no idea it was actually called Music Makers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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