Interesting test. So, did you finally get your BBP34 ? What do you think about it ? Thanks from France 😉

MIA? NOP! MIJ YES!

Dang Bob, I forgot what the video was about after you started jamming. Good stuff, and bass info too. Thanks

This fender model is chinnese or american?

Hi! I am very grateful to you for telling me about the weight right away! This is important. I have the same RAY4. What do you think - should I consider some jazz bass as an alternative? I would like the same light neck and not too heavy.

What I do not like about the player 2 series is that they did not release anything for left handed people. Which is a shame because I have a player 1 series p bass and love it. Unfortunately fender has let me down for the last time they tend to forget about us lefties existing 😂 so sire, ibanez warwick Ltd basses and schecter are the way to go for me from now on.

I'm a guitarist, but I want to learn Bass. Looking into purchasing a 4-string (24-fret) Bass under $600. Would you recommend the Ibanez SR400, or the Schecter Omen Extreme-4? Or, another brand/model? Thanks for your videos!

I ordered a Player II P Bass in aquatone blue on sweetwater last week. They found me a nice light one under 8lbs coming in next week - looking forward to it. Thanks for the review

I hear you talking about students. What part of Florida are you located?

Just got one in , and I agree with you , this is really heavy and it’s heading back , I’ve been playing since 1959 and it’s just way to heavy I’m used to P basses in 8 to 8.5 lbs 10 lbs is a shoulder killer , you wouldn’t think that 2 pounds would make that much difference but even with my very custom strap this would be tuff on the body for 4 hrs .

I will be getting a few of these soon to modify the pickups and some other things. I’m really excited about it. I’ve already done electronics on a fretless I put a set of emg geezer butler pickups and a set of daddario xl flats

Does anyone like Flat wounds on a p bass ?

The line/Mic switch if for the XLR output only. This is dependant on what you are using the XLR for. If you are going front of house you'd want it on MIC. If you are using it for recording purpose into an interface you'd want it set to LINE.

if fender was smart hahahahahaha....love your reviews. btw if fender were smart they'd stop putting vintage tall frets on "classic" basses. vintage are #6230 not #6150 frets

I image that the bottom on the coil splitter becomes an offset split coil like a P bass pickup.

"especially Sire" ;-)

Great demo.

Personally, I wish it had chrome hardware. I have the Ibanez Mezzo 32" and I love it.

I want the 5 string version. I can score a used one from guitar center for a good price!

W was the neck dive?

I own nothing but Ibanez basses because they’re the best to me. I love the thinner necks which help with moving around the bass very quickly and the feel is unsurpassed. The tone from these basses is the best I’ve heard, Fender has always been a bit overrated to me. Fender is far overpriced as well, I’d rather have an Ibanez any day.

Are you making fun of my cartoon characters? I thought we were friends lol.......glad you liked that bass....I love my sr2605

Very cool!

I like the neck and for the money Ibanez is a good deal. The body color is just a little much for me.

Ergonomically these check off a lot of boxes but I couldn't really find one great tone, just a number of ok tones. Neck profile was a little too scrawny for me anyway. Great review though.

Nice grooves!

Great demo. I have been debating on swapping out my Hartke head for this Mesa, I have the cab already. I did notice that the master volume on your head is almost maxxed. Is the ample output for a 4pc heavy rock band?

I’ve been gigging an AG1000 for about a year and it’s been fantastic.

Very nice bass ! Thank you 👍🏻

Short scale basses are so much fun to play. This one is gorgeous and in that other color even more so. ❤

It would be nice to actually hear the bass....and not the bass in the room.

Looks great and sounds really good. I'm curious to know (because the p/up sounds maybe closer to the neck than on a P bass) The harmonics across the strings, plucked down the dividing line between the two p/ups will indicate if this is the case. On a Fender P (going from the E string to the G), we have B E A D harmonics. I'm curious about this Schecter. Thanks

Now that I`m old I love short scale basses. Looks a little pricey but if it`s good it`s worth it.

I appreciate your review.. please be specific and tell me which noiseless pickups that you would switch to on this bass. I’m considering purchasing one. Thanks Much!

Esse baixo é passivo?

Great review, as always! I've been considering one of these, so your review was very helpful. 👍

Thanks Bob! I tried one of these and yes there's a lot to like about it. I just couldn't get past the super skinny neck profile, especially bothersome at the lower frets for me with large hands. Seemed even skinnier than an Ibanez SR neck Thought it would help my arthritic thumb joint, but it actually caused cramping.

It looks like the frets are fanned. I guess it is your wide angle lens.

Thanks Bob ! Subscribed! Do you happen to still play this amp ?! 😁👍

It would be interesting to compare this bass to the Fender Mustang PJ Player II that is similarly priced.

What sucks to me is why Schecter doesn't offer a full scale bass like this at a good price.

I love the Olympic White, I really wish they would've put the Rosewood neck on it!

That Schecter Banshee has been on my radar for a while now. Just trying to come to terms with playing a short scale bass. Thanks Bob for a great review.

I'm with you!

Great reviews. Straight to the point and no filler “blah blah” Thank you for these awesome reviews!

Great review, Bob! Do you have a favorite entry level bass guitar?

I made my own Nordy-inspired mute using one thickness of an old mouse pad, stiffened with a piece of plastic. The Nordy Mute appears to be thicker than mine, so it mutes more than mine does. If you want more muting, use two thicknesses.

I’m getting one of these in that exact finish soon. It’ll be my first USA bass ever. You’re right about the pickup volumes not doing much past a certain point and that’s just one of Fender’s longtime quirks.

I bought a Ray 24 CA but at first I was not impressed. I wanted the sound of the 70's funk and disco bands but it didn't really came out of the Ray 24. So I put the bass aside for some years. Recently I discovered that the stock humbucker was a ceramic one while the original 70's Stingrays came with alnico magnets. I changed the humbucker for a Seymour Duncan SMB-4A (wired in parallel) and WOW! What a sound! No need to buy a MM top model! You can get the real thing for an extra 120 $

I have both the white with maple neck and the green with rosewood neck workmanship very nice no sharp fret ends on either bass traditional tail piece , traditional neck , sounds like the jazz from years ago , for that’s what I really like the mid honk really sits well in the mix , heavy yes but. I expect that in a traditional jazz bass , I’m a small guy nearing 80 years young Lol but there’s a lot of wood in a jazz , I have a very good wide strap that spreads the weight well ,so it’s ok it sounds and does what it should do very well , simple bass with a classic sound. Thanks for your honest review.