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Sound:
Quiet and punchy. No hum whatsoever.
Feature:
Great case and goodies inside. Strap, cable,tools(even a bumper sticker)
Ease of Use:
Great sound always comes easy from an American Fender product.(Do I even have to say that?)
Quality:
It's a USA Fender. Among the best there is.
Value:
I have owned $3,000.00 basses that didn't sound this good.
Manufacturer Support:
N/A. Never had a problem with a Fender product.
The Wow Factor:
I bought it. Charcoal frost metallic with maple. Beautiful!
Overall:
I will never sell it. American Fender Basses keep their value better than most.
Sound:
The sound is simply spectacular. Everything you could want out of a jazz bass. You can get a cool mellow sound out of the neck pickup, or a growl out of the bridge pickup. Easily the best sounding passive bass I have ever played. It just cuts through the mix. And the new bridge gives it a punch and clarity that did not exist in its predecessor.
Feature:
The best part about this bass for me is its simplicity. There are no active electronics or peripheral features; just an untampered jazz bass sound. But you can still get a huge range of sound out of this product.
Ease of Use:
This bass plays itself. The neck is so fast and smooth, the feel is just right. A beginner could get an amazing sound out of this bass. It's one of the fastest necks I've ever played.
Quality:
Its an American made fender, of course the quality is amazing. I replaced the white pick-guard with a black one (I own a black maple model) and all the screw holes lined up perfectly. The set up was absolutely flawless; i didn't need to tweak a thing. There hasn't been a single problem with this axe.
Value:
I've tried other more expensive basses, and this is far superior to any of them. I would have to say that the value is amazing, and even if I had twice as much money to spend I would still go for this bass. I prefer it to the deluxe models.
Manufacturer Support:
There haven't been any problems with the bass, so I haven't had to deal with fender. They were really fast to deliver though. I got this axe a week after I ordered it, and it had only been available for purchase for a day.
The Wow Factor:
The model I have is black with a maple fingerboard. When it had its original white pickguard, it looked pretty normal. But when I put the black pickguard on it looked so sexy. Fenders may have simple aesthetics, but they're still beautiful axes.
Overall:
When fender announced that they had redesigned the American series, I was unimpressed at first. I had played a few earlier American basses, and I thought how different could this one be. All I can say is that those little changes made a huge difference. The new high-mass bridge is the best thing fender has done in years. The neck finish is amazing, and the gloss maple fingerboard just lights up on stage. I honestly can't find any fault about this product, and I'm usually such a cynic about instruments!
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