All user reviews for the Fender American Standard Precision Bass [2008-2012]

American-made (I still name the girl who checked me - Jessica -)
massive bridge, comfortable handle, superb finish.
Fender they changed their technical patent, thinner for her, I could not check the difference with the older models. at least for this model it does.
The pickups are original with Alnico magnets.

UTILIZATION

It is a low light for me because before I played on a Jazz Bass V Delux which weighed its weight.
it is very well balanced, treble, are accessible 20 cases it is more than enough, do not forget that this is a low to rock this is not to make solos Jeff Berlin.
It was THE rock bass sound that is played with fingers or a pick, that's great. not need to tweak the knobs to get the sound, otherwise just volume and tone that's enough, if you want equalizer ago what to preamp.

SOUNDS

I plugged in a lot of amp in all ranges. Transistor (sounds), hybrid (sounds) and full light (it cartonne) home I plugged into a Line 6 Pod connected to my PC even plugged it on a stereo system, I'm still amazed sound.
For concerts / rpeter I finally bought me the stack need for this bass Ampeg SVT CL and U.S. 810, too bad for the back, but it's beautiful.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 5 years I can not play anything else, it's been years that I was dreaming. I had seen and especially once heard a guy playing on a precision in a small room and it was the trigger.
I play mostly rock, fingers and pick, sometimes funk / disco, whenever it is a treat to my ears. I customized my bass way 62 'with cover easel, finger rest and micro cache, it gives it a vintage look fabulous.
I part with it for anything. It is not to say, but all rock bassists and even country use it is to say.

American as its name suggests
rosewood for a well-rounded sound and wooded
20 boxes ... it is little but it gives enough notes, except for mandolin players
single micro split: the Round and accurate but sensitive to hum when approaching a magnetic field
volume and passive tone: simple, effective and breathless

UTILIZATION

thick and comfortable handle
well balanced, mine is not too heavy
form, not worth talking about: this is the ideal, copied by all other
you get a good sound if you plug in you need:
no need to spend a fortune, you just have to trust his ears
a good amp not too expensive can do wonders, all knobs at noon cube Roland, Fender BXR, Ampeg BA series ... and many others. Otherwise for those who can afford a good Ampeg SVT send them to seventh heaven.

SOUNDS

The versatile bass par excellence, not many sounds, actually one: the good, the one with the group through the mix without turning up the volume excessively because it produces frequencies need.
I love his sound slap: no aggressive treble, as the beautiful, soft and slippery at the same time
I play on 3 amps depending on configuration: dean markley 20W Ampeg BA115, Gallien-Krueger 1001RB. it gives the best of the Ampeg but is very convincing to others.
no effect pedal or fireworks, just plugged into the amp or directly into the console box with a direct or a SansAmp and voila!

OVERALL OPINION

this is my third accuracy since 2001, and the best of 3: 68 the first vintage was a little too lived side handle, the second was a more versatile deluxe but it was not the soul and simplicity that I love . I rise GHS Flatwound: less bright, but a big way its roger waters and motown. Compared to my sting ray, yamaha trb, Vigier, noguera, it is by far my best bass. and that's all

This is a 2008 Precision Bass by Fender. This is after Fender did the S1 switching (the switch built inside the volume pot which was a series parallel mod to the pickup wiring.

The 2008 model came with a new high mass bridge and the limited Candy Cola finish. Candy Cola is similar but just a shade or two darker than Candy Apple Red.

I went to a local music shop to try out the new Hartke Hydrive bass amps and told the salesman 'Get me a P-bass' I loved the sound so much I picked up the amp and the bass! I believe I paid $1000 for the bass with an SKB rectangular case.

The bass itself feels light. Not cheap light, just a comfortable, 'Hey I think I can play this all night' light.

The neck is new, but I don't really think it is any better or worse than the older ones.

The Candy Cola red finish is stunning.

No improvements needed. The Precision bass is a time tested masterpiece.

Fender really paid attention to detail with the neck. The fretting is really nice. The neck feels really smooth and has an almost worn in feel, but no it isn't one of those power sander relic basses.

I also hadn't mentioned elsewhere Fender used new Hipshot tuners for this model. They are a bit lighter in weight and take up less space on the headstock.

A bass I can't put down. It thumps and plays great up and down the entire neck.

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I have always been looking for a bass with a deep dark low sound, a comfortable neck and oodles of style. I bought the ESP f155dx.Bought the Arctic White with Rosewood. Its a Fender Precision for gods sake! Added Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders and a awesome II Bridge, and this turns into an out and out monster!


UTILIZATION

I had to special order it because the store didnt have it in stock. So it finally came and I pulled it out of the box hoping to play it. But the bass was literally unplayable the setup was so bad. The action was so low that the strings were dead the whole way up the fret board. Now I doubt climate change could affect the bass that much. But after a good setup the bass is awesome. Plays great, sounds great, and looks awesome. What else can you ask for? Besides better quality control. The guy who setup the bass said he's never seen a guitar or bass so bad right out of the box, and that upset me a lot.

SOUNDS

Sounds Amazing!

OVERALL OPINION

Other than looking at the head stock, I'm not sure how to tell as to whether this is the Mexican made Fender or not... The Mexican Fender Precision I've experienced has Some of the best sounding pickups I've heard; suitable for recording with almost no EQ at all, which is unusual for stock pickups. Playability of the neck and fret intonation are excellent. Overall, this instruments offers a wonderful sounding combination of pickups and choice of wood. Though some versions of the Fender Precision may have more robust hardware, the tonal color along with excellent playability make this bass a great axe. I don't know how much of these qualities are up to chance, whether all recent Mexican Precisions are up to these standards, but it's definitely worth a try! Enjoy

I don't think anything says rock 'n roll when it comes to bass guitars as much is the Fender American standard P – bass. This is such an iconic and brilliantly built guitar that is led to it being one of the most highly used bass guitars for any style of music. This guitar compared to the jazz bass from Fender has a little bit different tone and feel. This is more of a rock tone where as the jazz bass is probably a little bit more smoother tone. Both are good tones for most music and pretty much all rock music and pop music.

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It features 20 frets and it has also a volume and tone control knob. The pick ups are slightly off centered so they give it a unique look and feel. The paint job has a nice sunburst paint job which is very gorgeous and extremely beautiful in my opinion. I also like the pick guard that matches this guitar very well. Looks like a vintage guitar straight out of the 60s. This is a four string bass and that is pretty much about it as far as features.

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This is a kind a guitar that is going to be extremely versatile for pretty much every style of music. I can't honestly think of any style of music that this bass guitar would not work in. It is extremely versatile and the tone is very warm and blossoming. It has great overtones that really fill up the sonic spectrum and bring out the low end bass tones. It's a guitar that will allow the bass guitarist to bring in their own natural style of playing.


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You can find these guitars pretty easily as you can find a gas station in a major city. They're very popular and the market is very saturated with these guitars. You can find one new or even used and it will not take you very long. They're available online and pretty much any music retailer in the world. It's a great starting point if you're learning the bass and if you can afford one I recommend buying one.

Made in U.S., 20 frets, standard fender precision micro, new bridge model 2008 more massive, tjs a flight and a tone handle with rosewood fingerboard, new purchase

UTILIZATION

Super comfort handle, the easy access to acute (20 frets because it is low enough for rock), I like the ergonomics as it is a precision, with a lighter weight (I compare with my jazz 5 delux bass is heavier) and of course its precision! I! just plug in and the magic happens. His round, warm, powerful, a brief happiness. I use: a combo tnt 115 (it does), and even a small amp Hartke 15W which I use only the preamp to plug into a sound system, (it does too)

SOUNDS

I play mostly rock, but also all kinds of music like country music, the reggae, it sounds in any case it very versatile, even slap it in doing well

OVERALL OPINION

It is a 2008 model, so I recently and since I just dropped my jazz bass 5 delux heavier and more "dry" in sonnorité,
There is nothing to say bad about this bass, I love it already and I am super happy with my purchase. Big thank you Leo

USA model, 20 frets, 1 microphone American Standard Precision Bass Alnico 5 Split Single-Coil, 2 settings (volume, tone). Bought 1155 euros 15 days ago
FINALLY! Fender realized that was his big problem (I already had 3 fender before, and the problem is that I can spend more time for each to adjust the handle to play live )
The handle of this precision is 2008 maple reinforced with graphite.
Little test to see: I changed the strings fender base (45-110) for EBS 45-105. On one of my old Fender, I had to re-adjust the handle. There, very pleasant surprise, it did not move an inch
In addition to the neck is super comfortable to the touch and very fast in the game

Brief but good for this new edition. It keeps the advantages and disadvantages it erases the old.

UTILIZATION

The handle close to perfection (this is necessarily a comment from my game).
For me the perfection of the race has always been for the Yamaha ATT LTD II, I found the perfect race. Well, the current round of precision is the same accabit. Channel rapid, pleasant to the touch, but good.
Access to treble is excellent (if I wanted to nitpick I just regret that there is no longer a box to go with 21 frets, giving 3 octaves, and the high E is a note that can be used fairly often, but hey ...).
I used to play jazz, to Latin, or rock.
Due to the low setting, finding a sound is not very difficult. One branch, and has sound

The finish is very neat, it is really very good.

SOUNDS

Like any precision, it has a sound that sends well. Because it is passive and just 2 settings (volume, tone) setting is very simple But we found all its precision. Punchy but accurate.
I only keep this bass and a jazz bass Lakland, 2 giving me any latitude depending on what I play. However I still use this precision when I play jazz, it's fine too.
The slap is a treat as well.
That's good you are told

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 15 days
What I like: HANDLE (thank you for having improved this was THE default in previous versions), the feel of the neck, the sound that really fishing
What I like least: uh ... nothing (well may be a 21st fret would be nice, but our worthy predecessors have never had need 21 frets to solo anthology )
Before this bass, I had many other (aria, alembic, tobias, Zon, fender urge, urge II Fender, yamaha bb yamaha ATT LTD II, which so far ......) m ' had liked best was the Yamaha ATT, but it is no problem at least as well (plus the absence of limitation slap at the Yamaha due to his microphone too close to the handle)
Excellent value for money.
If I had to redo a choice, I reselect this précison and Lakland bass in jazz.

I play bass since 1969. In 1970 I bought a Precision L Series of 1964 used that suited me fine. It didn "has not stopped buying in 1972 a new Precision, which also was perfect. In the mid 90's, I stopped playing, too busy with other things. 3 weeks ago, so 38 years after my first purchase, I invested in this new American Standard Precision is new and I admit they were very strong in Fender. The instrument is at least as well as those of the time series The included (just the handle less flat and less wide), a large "precision" and a high accuracy, easy to play and with his typical Precision I have always known. The handle is a perfect straightness and improvements to the series said they left for last and pass the time better than their elders. Trendy Avalon U5 DI on my in my Protools TDM is a killer! It gave me the taste to get back to 57 years and here we go again like the first day. Thank Fender!

NB: This is only my opinion but I think there is currently one of abuse on the price of instruments Fender "vintage", especially on the CBS pre (before 1965). These are good tools as they crossed the decades with little sores, provided they have been selected and maintained, but are now reaching sometimes more than 5,000 and even 10,000 euros, this is a speculative madness for most collectors and musicians! I have owned and played for 40 long years a lot of these guitars and basses from the Precision 64, 72, Jazz Bass Series L 1965, the Stratocaster guitar, 1957, 1961, but my recent experience shows me that today is Fender is assured. Before breaking the bank to throw you on the first bass guitar or vintage of the web because it's trendy! Take the time to try the new Fender and attention, even if the manufacturing chain is better managed today, there is no 2 instruments such as at the time ... So do not rush, wait until you fall instantly in love, go anywhere, try and try again, go look for one that you expecting from birth !!!... Good music ....

UTILIZATION

The handle is a perfect straightness and improvements to the series said they left for last and pass the time better than their elders. The question is how the instrument will evolve as a bass wood, it moves, it lives but by my experience, I trust, then we must not forget that all string players must have a good luthier in his shelves, ready to intervene if necessary! The weight is correct, the same order as the pre CBS series. Access to acute has not changed. So here there are plenty who regret the 20 boxes only proposed by Fender ... Well that's enough for me because I remember in passing that it's low!! .... we play and nothing else ... Jaco Pastorius did well with it! ... To get a good sound with P. Bass is easy: Just like music and bass, his instrument to work as much as we can, to have at least 5% talent and P. Bass will do the rest ...

SOUNDS

The Fender Precision, it has a sound! but what a sound! Is the reference sound of the bass, unlike her little sister, Jazz Bass, more versatile, but 9 years his junior. Yet, if we start to look more closely, be it violin or the electrical side, there is plenty to smile about, as the components are basic and limited! But that's the magic Fender: I did like everyone else, such as changing the microphone, easel, etc.. and it gives good results but the magic goes: For me, it "is more of a P Bass, it's something else. So, as it is original, we like it or not, but if we love must not touch. Even if today there are plenty of other instruments outstanding as the Musicman, Warwick, the Alembic, the Status, etc. .... not to mention the bass luthier like Nogueira example , single instruments more beautiful than each other with wooden fittings and nothing to do with Fender, most stars have a low P Bass or Jazz Bass lying around in the corner and that means everything!

OVERALL OPINION

I use the Fender New American Standard for 3 weeks but it's been 41 years that I have a Fender. I have not tried other models because this is the one I needed. On the other hand, I also have a Jazz Bazz Japan reissue 62 of 94, which unfortunately has very little influence but actually sends, so I'm ready ....
With experience, I would do this election?? Frankly, with everything just said I had no choice ...