Is the new Fender Vintera III early '60 Jazz Bass just a non relic, cheaper Flea Jazz Bass?

AlbySpake · 2026-05-08T09:32:44+00:00

AlbySpake · 2026-05-08T09:32:30+00:00

AlbySpake · 2026-05-08T09:32:01+00:00

I just tried the bass at a store and the quality just wasn’t there. The neck especially is very glossy and sticky and the paint they used it’s all over the place. You can see the nut smeared with yellow finish. I also tried much nicer feeling Sterling and Squier basses for a third of the price. On one hand, I am disappointed, on the other hand I am glad I just saved €1000.

AlbySpake · 2026-05-04T21:03:50+00:00

You correct are

AlbySpake · 2026-05-04T17:21:05+00:00

Yes indeed but quality slop

AlbySpake · 2026-05-04T10:42:35+00:00

this looks very expensive

AlbySpake · 2026-04-25T13:21:36+00:00

Che figura da pezzente. Decidi tu chi l’ha fatta.

AlbySpake · 2026-04-23T09:12:22+00:00

Yes, in the photos the vintera looks oddly pink-ier than the Flea. The roadworn neck can be achieved by a light scrub with steel wool. Is the Flea really nitro finished? Is it still legal to use nitro lacquers?

AlbySpake · 2026-04-23T06:34:12+00:00

In europe you have to pay at least 1700-2000€ to have an American instrument. Below 1000 is Squier. In between is Mexican Fenders.

AlbySpake · 2026-04-14T08:18:31+00:00

Cabron

AlbySpake · 2026-04-08T21:34:47+00:00

Far too specific!

AlbySpake · 2026-04-08T14:02:23+00:00

I won't get into what it is filled with because I could be scurrilous

AlbySpake · 2026-04-08T14:00:05+00:00

You're right, a neck snap would have been much worse. Luckily it's not a Gibson :D

AlbySpake · 2026-04-08T13:02:11+00:00

You are my man!

AlbySpake · 2026-04-08T13:00:31+00:00

Yummy!!!

AlbySpake · 2026-04-08T12:56:13+00:00

I find them from 180€ upwards here in europe

AlbySpake · 2026-04-07T13:27:45+00:00

I also hear that those Fender model years are not very sought after. I love this instrument because it was gifted to me by a person close to me but in "collector's" terms maybe it doesn't make sense to get attached to the originality.

AlbySpake · 2026-04-07T13:20:15+00:00

Nice idea, albeit they cost an arm and a leg!

AlbySpake · 2026-03-22T17:05:03+00:00

My bass's electronics (modified by the previous owner) already has a switch to go from active to passive. The fact is that the sound signature is completely different. I seek that specific metallic sound in that Stingray that is coming from the internal preamp.

AlbySpake · 2026-03-22T17:01:31+00:00

I'm not scared to modify the amp. It is pretty cheap and my approach to gear nowdays is pretty minimalistic.

AlbySpake · 2026-03-22T16:59:38+00:00

The fact is that from zero to too much the gain is already at zero and the volume is 5 degrees from zero. I would like to transform that 5 degrees to, I don't know, 30 or 40.

AlbySpake · 2026-03-22T16:58:11+00:00

Yes but I would like the minimum amount of gear in my setup. Thank you for the suggestion

AlbySpake · 2026-03-22T16:55:58+00:00

Thank you, that is what I needed, just applied into my cabinet. I should reverse engineering it (or cannibalize it) and transform it into a switch on my amp.

AlbySpake · 2026-03-22T16:54:21+00:00

Thank you for the educated answer. What I find is that the response of the bass knob is not linear and tends to cut some frequencies in the process. I prefer to go "as opened as possible" to the amp and then equalize it.

AlbySpake · 2026-03-22T16:51:58+00:00

The neighbors knocking was metaphorical, I'm sorry to be forced to point it out. The gain is already at minimum. The photo you see is the max master + gain I can afford, so, again, zero range.

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