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MGR/Alex « Fender Standard Jazz Bass »
Published on 12/29/02 at 15:00bought new at a chain store
i use it to play mostly classic rock, some alternative, and very small amount of funk
paid 350$
This is a very good bass, with a good sound and nice looks good too. It is a much better value than the Fender American line (try a number of them until you get one that really sounds good), which is really just too expensive. DO NOT BUY a precision bass!!! They sound like CRAP compared to a jazz bass, and a jazz has a better layout for playing.
The bass has enough sound shaping for basic needs (3 knobs), some amp presets or pedals might be needed for more advanced people. Even though it has only 4 strings, it's got enough range to be serviceable, and it actually plays up high, which my Guild never did.
The pickups are of lower quality, but that is a minor thing. The body and metal parts get real dirty real fast, enough to be worth mentioning (my old Guild never had this problem). The action is really low, which greatly impedes slapping, tapping, and other funk, but it just makes you better. Overall though, these are minor cmplaints, don't let them stop you from buying this bass!
This is a very well made bass. Don't let idiots that say Mexican are low quality fool you, it isn't true (i've always said that standards are made by mexicans in mexico, americans are made by mexicans in america). No off parts, nothing badly assembled, thank NAFTA for that. Like i said, the body does pick up a lot of dirt, i don't know if this has to do with quality or that i'm a slob.
Overall, this is a very good bass, and a perfect starter. Once again, the action is way low, but that can be fixed. This bass is an awesome value and a whole lot better than most out there.
As you feel you need to, you can modify it for very little cost, because it is not complicated in consturction. I raised the bridge to fix the slapping problem, use amp presets, sometimes a wah pedal, rotosound swing66 strings; it sound great!
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
i use it to play mostly classic rock, some alternative, and very small amount of funk
paid 350$
This is a very good bass, with a good sound and nice looks good too. It is a much better value than the Fender American line (try a number of them until you get one that really sounds good), which is really just too expensive. DO NOT BUY a precision bass!!! They sound like CRAP compared to a jazz bass, and a jazz has a better layout for playing.
The bass has enough sound shaping for basic needs (3 knobs), some amp presets or pedals might be needed for more advanced people. Even though it has only 4 strings, it's got enough range to be serviceable, and it actually plays up high, which my Guild never did.
The pickups are of lower quality, but that is a minor thing. The body and metal parts get real dirty real fast, enough to be worth mentioning (my old Guild never had this problem). The action is really low, which greatly impedes slapping, tapping, and other funk, but it just makes you better. Overall though, these are minor cmplaints, don't let them stop you from buying this bass!
This is a very well made bass. Don't let idiots that say Mexican are low quality fool you, it isn't true (i've always said that standards are made by mexicans in mexico, americans are made by mexicans in america). No off parts, nothing badly assembled, thank NAFTA for that. Like i said, the body does pick up a lot of dirt, i don't know if this has to do with quality or that i'm a slob.
Overall, this is a very good bass, and a perfect starter. Once again, the action is way low, but that can be fixed. This bass is an awesome value and a whole lot better than most out there.
As you feel you need to, you can modify it for very little cost, because it is not complicated in consturction. I raised the bridge to fix the slapping problem, use amp presets, sometimes a wah pedal, rotosound swing66 strings; it sound great!
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com