Fender Aerodyne Jazz Bass

Feature:
not a lot of features... does a bass need features... no, it needs KILLER SOUND with enough punch to knock the drumer off his stool!!! Rest asured this one has that in spades. C shaped neck profile and satin finish is wickedly fast. Uses basswood for the body so is relativly light but doesn't suffer for it and makes it suitable for all night giging/jaming All tools required for action/intonation setup supplied along with a uselessly thin gigbag. silly little bridge is a minor let down - solid cast or billeted nickle or individual through body bridge/anchors would have been nice.

Quality:
10 for outstanding quality for it's price. Some people don't like basswood bodies but this is one bass that doesn't seem to suffer for it. "L" sheet metal Fender bridge and exposed gear tuning heads seem archaic on this modern interpretation of the Jazz design. That said everything is A1 quality build and construction wise. All componants are solid, the neck join is clean, tight and aesthetically perfect.

Value:
at one quarter the price of my Rickenbacker 4003 ... hell yeh this was good value. OK so you have to be in Japan to get the extra low price I payed but still good value

Desirability:
this bass looks both HOT and COOL. With a arched top Jazz body in gun metal black, chrome hardware, Black/White/Black pickguard and white binding you could play it straight at a formal dance till one then go down town and punk/thrash it out till dawn.

Sound:
aside from a tolerable and normal amount of hum from the bridge pickup (which can be dialed out with the tone control) this bass sound far better than its price would ever suggest. True Fender P and J punch and growl. In a blind A/B head to head shoot out with a Rickenbacker 4003, a US Jazz, US Precision and MusicMan Stingray bass no one in the jam session could pick which tone was made by the bass that cost between half to quarter of the price of the others.

Support:
A neutral rating here as I lost any factory support when I reurned to Australia from Japan. Not an issue as I knew the warranty was for Japan only when I bought it. I know enough guitar techs to cover any unlikely failings if they arise.

Overall:
this would be replaced witht he same if possible if it broke/got stollen. maybe, and that's a maybe, replace the bridge some time down the track

Feature:
This Bass is perfect in every way, Everything you need, The Basswood body and rosewood finger board make this a sweet combonation. look no further.

Quality:
other than all the greesey fingerprints of all tha people who played it in the store, its flawless, I cant find a thing wrong, I combed it over very well.

Value:
I live in Peterborough Ontario Canada, I payed $895.oo+tax. Really it's a steal, nothing in that price came close to it. I played $2000.oo Basses that didnt come close to this sound and look.

Desirability:
It's very mysterious looking, yet sleek and sexy, The black finish and no pick guard make it very stunning,(the chicks dig it too)

Sound:
I been trying to find a new Bass and looked all over, I had no idea what i wanted but i stumbled over this guitar and I picked it up and instantly fell in love with it, it played and sounded better than any Bass in that price range infact better than any Bass twice its price. A solid low end and still delivered the crisp bright high end. I realized this was the one.

Support:
I just got the Bass today and played live with it tonight, It's 4am I just got home from the Gig and I had to say, This Bass is awesome,I play alternative music and play live every week, at first I thought, A Jazz bass would be wrong for Green-Day,Third Eye Blind,type music but I couldnt put it down in the store so I bought it, Man it was what i needed to pump up my sound,This is not just a Jazz Bass(trust me)

Overall:
I cant imagine getting boared with this Bass, It's everything I've been looking for I played it all night and my old P bass sat on the stand all night, once again I cant put it down, This Bass is worthy of the studio also, If your looking for the right Bass for sound and looks, you've found it, I couldnt be happier. no Bass player could say its not a good Bass, they might not like it for some reason but they couldnt honestly say it's not a good Bass ( I give it 11 out of 10) but they dont have that rating, but i do anyways