Basszilla Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 (edited) Hi all I have a couple of pbasses which I use for everything these days. A 2004 black on maple and a 1996 oly white with rosewood. I believe it is one of the 50th anniversary models of that time. I bought it off someone on here years ago and I can't for the life of me remember who. Just wondering really, as they sound quite different, what is the 96 based on model wise? What pickups are in them etc? The neck is pretty chunky and it has a much darker round tone than the maple 2004. Cheers Tim Edited April 6 by Basszilla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Fender have changed the voicing on their pickups over the years, the mid/late 90s ones to me have a thicker more balanced sound than the early 200s which followed, which I find to be toppier and more modern sounding. Plus - and contentious to some - I’ve always found that maple necked basses of the same type & series have a brighter sound anyway. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basszilla Posted April 6 Author Share Posted April 6 Cheers mate, I'm just eager to find out the specifics of this particular bass I guess. Cracking bass regardless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 4 hours ago, Basszilla said: The neck is pretty chunky and it has a much darker round tone than the maple 2004. What you’ve described is the difference in sound between maple and rosewood fingerboards. The pickups would have been an iteration of the US pickups used at the time, although now I believe they give them a vintage voicing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 (edited) Without pictures it's hard to say, but IIRC every Fender (and Squier) produced in '96 had a 50th anniversary sticker on the back of the headstock. Chances are it's just a standard production P Bass of the time, rather than something specific produced for the 50th anniversary. Edited April 7 by Jono Bolton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin Lewis Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 50 minutes ago, Jono Bolton said: IIRC every Fender (and Squier) produced in '96 had a 50th anniversary sticker on the back of the headstock. Yes, my '96 Made in Japan Jazz had one: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 15 hours ago, Basszilla said: Hi all I have a couple of pbasses which I use for everything these days. A 2004 black on maple and a 1996 oly white with rosewood. I believe it is one of the 50th anniversary models of that time. I bought it off someone on here years ago and I can't for the life of me remember who. Just wondering really, as they sound quite different, what is the 96 based on model wise? What pickups are in them etc? The neck is pretty chunky and it has a much darker round tone than the maple 2004. Cheers Tim This picture is from one of the ‘96 Fender Frontline magazines. States a vintage pup. https://fcat.no 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Chiliwailer said: This picture is from one of the ‘96 Fender Frontline magazines. States a vintage pup. https://fcat.no Vintage voiced pickups could mean either 50's, 60's or 70's pickups though, which all got a different general basic character to each other, plus then variations within those. Edited April 7 by Baloney Balderdash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 (edited) Here’s another page that introduces the new range, FYI @Basszilla https://fcat.no/catalogs/FMIC/Fender.FMIC.1995.Frontline.Vol.16.Summer.1995.pdf Edited April 7 by Chiliwailer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 6 minutes ago, Baloney Balderdash said: Vintage voiced pickups could mean either 50's, 60's or 70's pickups though, which all got a different general basic character to each other, plus then variations within those. Back then they used the same pup for the 57/62 reissues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basszilla Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 17 hours ago, Jono Bolton said: Without pictures it's hard to say, but IIRC every Fender (and Squier) produced in '96 had a 50th anniversary sticker on the back of the headstock. Chances are it's just a standard production P Bass of the time, rather than something specific produced for the 50th anniversary. Thanks for that. Yes I've read it was just a standard before, it does indeed have the sticker on the rear of the headstock. A previous owner has fitted a badass bridge to it, been wondering whether to reverse the mod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asingardenof Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 On 07/04/2024 at 00:05, Jono Bolton said: Without pictures it's hard to say, but IIRC every Fender (and Squier) produced in '96 had a 50th anniversary sticker on the back of the headstock. Chances are it's just a standard production P Bass of the time, rather than something specific produced for the 50th anniversary. Can confirm my Squier P is from 96 and has the 50th anniversary sticker on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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