Thank you for the kind words, and thank you for watching! I am doing a bridge upgrade on the Vintera very soon, so keep an eye out for the next video my friend!
I'm glad I found this on-point review, you're cool to watch and you caught the real natural sound of these basses.... I'm heavy handed too and I was about to buy the vintera thinking it had the big ass OG chunky neck which I really like, but I'll guess I'll have to keep looking 😂
@@SplitHairz I have a small collection of them, many given to me by a coworker who unloads stuff on me from time to time. I honestly don't recall where the white one came from. The tort was stock on the Player series one.
Many are quick to upgrade the Player series pickups but I like them. Nice variety of tones. They can be modern without getting scoopy and vintage with tone at 50%.
Thanks for watching! I personally love them both, but lean towards the Vintera a little more, partially because I like the feel of the wider neck, & I like the upper mids on the Vintera a little more too. The Player is puncher and probably will stand out more in a mix. They are both great basses. Keep an eye out for an upcoming video with these two basses as well as 3 other non-Fender P basses (one which I built from scratch).
I bought a used Vintera. It definitely feels more "vintagey" than other Ps I've had. Mine had EMG Geezers. Really "P" sounding and great w overdrive.I like the anodized pg but sometimes it can get bent from taking the plug in and out. I put a washer over it to reinforce it. It reminds me of a 57-58. I'm used to a J neck for years, so there was a little bit different, but it definitely reminds me of a vintage bass.
The vintera sounds darker with more heft and the player sounds more mid forward will a smaller scope of sound but clearer . When I listen to videos of the player they always sound too bright but on here it sounds good . I think it’s a matter of character, on the vintera the picked riff sounded cool and tough. On the player it sounded punchier and more punkish (pop punkish), more snotty . Maybe the vintera with a compressor would punch harder . I’m looking for a bass for recording and atfirst liked the idea of a brighter bass but then wondered about its context in a mix where if mixed, the highs are gonna get cut, where a bass with more voicing in the lows, that will serve the mix better. When I say mix I’m talking about professionally mixed track. So idk. I feel the player won’t have that heavy drop I’d want for some songs, where the vintera definitely would. Tough to say which is “better” . I’d also probably be recording into a DI and I always seem to hear DI and emulated amps sound bright and thin compared to real recordings and maybe a vintera would do better there, since it’s darker
If it wasn't for the fretboard radius I would be very happy with a 50's Vintera. I ended up with an end of model American Original 50's P at a good price. Never liked the 7 1/4" radius of the American Vintage series. Thou I see that the AO series is discontinued.
IMO, a solid maple neck is more responsive regardless of dimensions, but generally brighter (more zing) than anything other than ebony. Ebony has zing and the slightly darker bass note sound like rosewood. But ebony is rare now... I love maple though.
@@NoMoreMrNiceThey hit a wall in regard to sales, this isn't by choice for them but they overproduced during the c19 guitar boom and now they're not moving
Great video, super helpful as I'm debating which series to pick up.
Thanks for the awesome review! I get so much pride hearing from a fellow bass player! Thanks for sharing your knowledge! Much love from San Diego!
Thank you for the kind words, and thank you for watching! I am doing a bridge upgrade on the Vintera very soon, so keep an eye out for the next video my friend!
@@bastonebassguitars3441 Awesome Matt! Liked and subscribed for sure!
I'm glad I found this on-point review, you're cool to watch and you caught the real natural sound of these basses.... I'm heavy handed too and I was about to buy the vintera thinking it had the big ass OG chunky neck which I really like, but I'll guess I'll have to keep looking 😂
Great review. I've had both, I kept the Vintera, I find the vintage specs more comfortable.
I have the Vintera P with flats and I honestly am in love with the tone and especially love the feel of the neck!
I have the Vintera 50s p bass and I love the huge neck on it, I got Fender rounds on it. It is the best $1100 I ever spent.
That white pickguard on the vintera looks wonderfull.😍 Loved it.
I agree! Thank you for watching!
@@bastonebassguitars3441Where did you get the pick guard?
@@SplitHairz I have a small collection of them, many given to me by a coworker who unloads stuff on me from time to time. I honestly don't recall where the white one came from. The tort was stock on the Player series one.
Nice no nonsense post. I have the same player series and love it. Alternate between that and a J bass.
I have the vintera and love it with flats on. A great bass.
Great video. Really helps alot in my search for a maple precision. I think nowadays mex are the same quality as 90ies americans.
Many are quick to upgrade the Player series pickups but I like them. Nice variety of tones. They can be modern without getting scoopy and vintage with tone at 50%.
Thank you for the good comparison! Liked the Player series better. :)
Thanks for watching! I personally love them both, but lean towards the Vintera a little more, partially because I like the feel of the wider neck, & I like the upper mids on the Vintera a little more too. The Player is puncher and probably will stand out more in a mix. They are both great basses. Keep an eye out for an upcoming video with these two basses as well as 3 other non-Fender P basses (one which I built from scratch).
Good shootout. For my money I like the torquoise p bass. It's on sale for 675 at Musician's Friend right now.
I bought a used Vintera. It definitely feels more "vintagey" than other Ps I've had. Mine had EMG Geezers. Really "P" sounding and great w overdrive.I like the anodized pg but sometimes it can get bent from taking the plug in and out. I put a washer over it to reinforce it. It reminds me of a 57-58. I'm used to a J neck for years, so there was a little bit different, but it definitely reminds me of a vintage bass.
Holy shit. That Vintera sounds alot better as the Player series
Vintera for the win!🏆
The vintera sounds darker with more heft and the player sounds more mid forward will a smaller scope of sound but clearer .
When I listen to videos of the player they always sound too bright but on here it sounds good .
I think it’s a matter of character, on the vintera the picked riff sounded cool and tough. On the player it sounded punchier and more punkish (pop punkish), more snotty .
Maybe the vintera with a compressor would punch harder .
I’m looking for a bass for recording and atfirst liked the idea of a brighter bass but then wondered about its context in a mix where if mixed, the highs are gonna get cut, where a bass with more voicing in the lows, that will serve the mix better. When I say mix I’m talking about professionally mixed track.
So idk. I feel the player won’t have that heavy drop I’d want for some songs, where the vintera definitely would. Tough to say which is “better” . I’d also probably be recording into a DI and I always seem to hear DI and emulated amps sound bright and thin compared to real recordings and maybe a vintera would do better there, since it’s darker
I agreee with you in regards to anodized pickguards- very annoying.
If it wasn't for the fretboard radius I would be very happy with a 50's Vintera. I ended up with an end of model American Original 50's P at a good price. Never liked the 7 1/4" radius of the American Vintage series. Thou I see that the AO series is discontinued.
Damn!! You start de Review with a Rush song and you got the same Orange than i. Great vídeo!!
I guess great minds really do think alike, eh?
@@bastonebassguitars3441 haha You rocks man!! I love Rush and i love the player series. Can't wait to buy one!! All the best man!!
Player sounds darker, perhaps due to ceramic pups (?). I wonder how Vintera sounds if the tone knob is closed a bit.
This i think, is an important distinction
does a thicker, more wood neck make the bass sound deeper than a thinner, flatter neck?
IMO, a solid maple neck is more responsive regardless of dimensions, but generally brighter (more zing) than anything other than ebony.
Ebony has zing and the slightly darker bass note sound like rosewood. But ebony is rare now... I love maple though.
I actually preferred the sound of the Player Series, even though the Vintera is a more refined instrument.
I think Fender wants the entry level player series to get to $1000, that is where it is headed unfortunately.
Well now the Player series has dropped from $799 to $679. The Vintera II models are still $1149.
@@NoMoreMrNiceThey hit a wall in regard to sales, this isn't by choice for them but they overproduced during the c19 guitar boom and now they're not moving