Fender/Squire Dimension Bass

Sounds_Great_Music

Fender have recently released a new addition to there classic line of bass guitars, the Dimension. We have a fender and a squire in the shop and think there an amazing addition to there already iconic range, but what do you guys think? What to you like dislike about this new boy on the block

littlethoughts

I think they've added another dimension to the range of Fender basses.

fretmeister

I think if Fender want to "Innovate" with a "brand new bass" (as it says at Fender.com) they should probably just buy a Stingray instead. 

Would save them loads.

EricTheWeary

Have Squier gone 'what is the most boring design in guitar history and can we produce one a bit like that?'
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Dave_Mc

fretmeister said:

I think if Fender want to "Innovate" with a "brand new bass" (as it says at Fender.com) they should probably just buy a Stingray instead. 

Would save them loads.

That's sort of what I was thinking. Maybe it's great, I haven't tried it, but it does look like an awfully transparent attempt (to a person pretty new to bass, admittedly) to get a slice of the Stingray market.

fretmeister

To be fair to Fender there is one good thing about it - They've managed to get quite a nice Stingray sound out of passive pickups (on the Standard model - some of the others are active)

So that is pretty cool - but I think it is doomed to be lumped in with the "ah bless - he couldn't afford a 'Ray" crowd - even if some models are actually more expensive.

guitarfishbay

The Fender Dimension I played was pretty poor.  I told the staff that the fret ends were sticking out to the point you could feel them when sliding up and down the neck, which on a bass that expensive really should not be the case.  Dunno if they did anything, but to me that was not a £1,4XX instrument.

Dave_Mc

^ Yeah I've heard that before about the fret ends. Maybe posted by you, or maybe elsewhere, I forget. )

fretmeister said:

(a) To be fair to Fender there is one good thing about it - They've managed to get quite a nice Stingray sound out of passive pickups (on the Standard model - some of the others are active)

(b) So that is pretty cool - but I think it is doomed to be lumped in with the "ah bless - he couldn't afford a 'Ray" crowd - even if some models are actually more expensive.

(a) Yeah that would be cool, as you said.

(b) Yeah, I suspect they may well be doomed to be seen like that. And as you said, the Fender USA ones are actually dearer than some USA Stingrays.

Sounds_Great_Music

guitarfishbay

Hi guitar fish! Where did you try the bass? I hope it wasnt the one we have in stock as we set them all up before they go out

guitarfishbay

It was at PMT Leeds.

Drew_TNBD

It's really bloody ugly!

strtdv

It's difficult for Fender as on one hand they want to innovate or expand their market which has to be commended, and on the other hand people sort of expect them to produce variations on a P or J bass.. I've read some fairly positive reviews on the Dimension bass, although not played one myself. The 5 string would interest me most. It is fairly similar to a 'Ray but I guess that's inevitable given that both are bolt neck basses with Leo Fender setting out the original direction of the company. I've seen some great used deals on the Dimension, once it gets below £800 the American deluxe one looks very attractive

albanov

Kind of looks like a Gibson Victory that's decided it's time to calm down. Maybe buy a people carrier.

littlethoughts

In all honesty I actually quite like it. If I saw the modern player one in olympic white going for a decent price I would get it.