Fender Aerodyne Jazz Bass

Basswood body. Black hardware. Precision and Jazz pickups. 56 People rated this product:

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Manufacturer's Description for Fender Aerodyne Jazz Bass

And now for something completely different! Cutting-edge bass players looking for a high performance and lightweight bass with a strikingly different appearance will flip over the Aerodyne Jazz Bass! This special edition bass features a bound Basswood body with a unique 39 in. radius carved top, a 20-fret Maple neck with a Rosewood fingerboard and matching painted headstock. It's loaded with a Precision/Jazz pickup combination and features Black Chrome hardware.

The Fender(R) Deluxe series caters to the non-traditionalist looking for something a little more left-of-center. These guitars are set up to be played hard and achieve the extreme tones you want. All Deluxe Series guitars/basses are backed by their limited Lifetime Warranty. zZounds is an authorized dealer of Fender products.

Series: Limited Edition Series

Colors: (506) Black, (Polyurethane Finish)

Body: Basswood (Carved Top)

Neck: Maple, "C" Shape, (Satin Polyurethane Finish)

Machine heads: Standard

Fingerboard: Rosewood (Stained), 7.25 in. Radius (184 mm)

No. of Frets: 20 Medium Jumbo

Pickups: 1 Split Single-Coil Precision Pickup (Mid), 1 Single-Coil Jazz Pickup (Bridge)

Controls: Volume, Volume, Tone

Bridge: Standard 4-Saddle

Pickup Switching: None

Hardware: Black Chrome

Strings: Super 7250ML, #073-7250-005, (.045, .065, .080, .100)

Case: None

Pickguard: None

Scale Length: 34 in. (864 mm)

Width at Nut: 1.500 in. (38mm)

Unique Features: Carved 39" Radius Top, Cream Binding on Top of Body, Black Chrome Hardware, Chrome Skirted Control Knobs, Rear Mounted Controls, Side Dot Position Inlays Only, Matching Painted Headstock, Silver Silkscreened Logo

Accessories: None

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This review has been selected by our experts as particularly helpful. "Don't think - buy it now! Best bass Fender makes."

Sound: I was looking for a replacement for my Ibanez SR500. The Ibanez had served me well for 5 years, however I have been playing more fretless and the narrow neck was feeling awkward. I brought the Ibanez into a local music store to A-B it against the Aerodyne and the results were astounding. Although the Ibanez has active EQ and dual humbuckers, even boosting the lows couldn't compare to the sheer, raw BASS of the Fender (with passive electronics). Even unplugged, the sound was low, crisp, piano-like. Even more so plugged in. The P-bass neck pickup is dark & powerfull. The J-bass bridge pickup is brighter with a trademark Fender jazz sound. Together, any Musicman would be reduced to tears. If anything, the stock strings are a little to bright for me (even with the tone turned down 80%), so I switched to DR Marcus Millers, and can't imagine playing anything else. Feature: The pickups and tuners are stock Fender, just what you would expect. The fit & finish are perfect. It comes with a Fender gig bag, which I feel is easier to transport than a hardshell, but I'm also lugging around two basses and an acoustic guitar. The volume & tone pots have a smooth, solid feel. Quality: I can find not a single blemish, poorly fitted fret or speck of dust in the finish. I would have no problem giging with this without a backup ('cept the fretless) Value: With American standard Jazz basses going for ~$1000, this is an amazing value. Although made in Japan, I would put this up against any American-made Fender. Besides, none of the American models LOOK THIS GOOD. Manufacturer Support: Never had to deal with them, so '10' so as not to lower the score. The Wow Factor: Look at it! The finish is a shiny black poly, the thin ivory binding visible from the front creates a dramatic edge. The dark rosewood fretboard with no inlayed dots, along with the matching headstock keeps with the contemporary stying. The black chrome hardware is a perfect compliment. Even if it sounded like crap, it would still be the most 'high-class'-looking bass on the market. Overall: See above - what more can I add?

Style of Music: Folk, Jazz, Pop/Rock

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This review has been selected by our experts as particularly helpful. "Kung Fu in a tux - killer looks, killer sound."

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. 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 Manufacturer 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. The Wow Factor: 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. 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

Style of Music: Rock, Alternative, Punk, Progressive

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