For my part I have a 2004 model with rosewood fingerboard, ash body, Tobacco sunburst color. the equipment is standard, I mount the strings through the body in position.
The board is beautiful, beautiful grain of the wood and the varnish is perfect.

For cons, the risk of breaking a myth, I find the finish of the acastillage more than mediocre.
screws are mechanical desserent all alone. I lost 2, the jack of moves and the screws on the strap is desserent constantly.

the overall characteristics are good but tarnished by the small default unworthy of fender U.S.

UTILIZATION

The handle is very enjoyable although very hard on the 5 string version 4 compares the strings which I think is a model of comfort and jouabilit. On 5, we must attack to make it live.
access to the acute is excellent. The ergonomic shape is very well placed and potentiometers. In my case, the adpater to SOUND Has very fast.

A notable point: my bass is very heavy.
My surprise was very great when I jou excactement on the same model purchased by a friend (ash body ... etc ...) to discover that his bass was really more lgre.

it seems that it is frequent with the ash. there exists a diversity of Grende density.
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I also pay my normment wrong string of exceptionally close race, which never happened in 25 years of various low and varied.

the hard case provided by Fender) is less than adequate the 5 th key to the other cot of the head and grip lea has held one year ...

SOUNDS

the most:

prampli the very rightly rput provides corrections very effective.

control of the mediums used to go to a Jazz bass sound very hollow position very idalie to slap or swinging the microphone to a serious rock sound very round and rich.

retouve is well on the micro acute classic jazz bass sound and grain in any position: inimitable!.

There will be no harm CRER crystal clear sound. careful not to abuse the potentiometer acute ..
(I had to lower the tweeter filter acute my warwick 4-10 tellemnt it could quickly become inmaitrisable)

The sustain of the instrument is impressive. unamplified instrument sounds dj!
(Probably the ash body and the strings through the body are involved)

in terms of regrets:

the couple's pickups buzz foul / ELECTRONICS active almost constant up very easily even gnrer a feedback when you get back to his amp and making an improper instrument making studio worthy of the name.
I plan against-heart, (sacrilge) to replace the pickups fender jazz bass with a kit from home Barto.

There are also a small dquilibre power cord between the serious and if the E string. I must say that if the grave is well particulieremetn line on this model.

Buzz and these imperfections are noted down the ...

OVERALL OPINION

I play on this instrument (because despite its small flaws, I like it very much) for 4 years in three musical groups. Caf-conc times, Celtic and folk band group lounge / jazz.
It goes everywhere, and I always sound very rich quickly.
I jou on many other basses (Ibanez, Washburn, Jacobacci, Leduc, Vigier, Lag, Music-Man)
I have "the ACCD grail" jazz bass that after 20 years. the results are positive but I have a little mixed over what I expected especially in terms of overall quality and workmanship for a MODEL amricain. playing a lot, the weight starts to become annoying (with age ...!).
Switch active / passive would be welcome to DSE closer to the "real" Jazz bass, and even further simplify the obtaining of his ...