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I’m hankering for a solid PJ bass but I bet this is a Jazz neck which my fat hands can’t cope with.

Here’s more info on the PJ: https://innovationsmusic.com/product/fender-american-performer-precision-bass-maple-fingerboard-penny

Yeah I thought the same, why not stick something like a MusicMaster pickup in the bridge?

Looks like Fender have a new range coming out, and so far the main bass offerings are these Mustangs. Not sure if I like them, the colours are cool though.

Green with envy, I absolutely love the look of these and really need to try one. I played a PJ Mustang in PMT a while ago and it was the most fun I have had on a bass in years. I was flying all over the neck with a big smile on my face. I need to see whether its the novelty or whether a short scale is going to be a good idea for me. The JMJ just looks so classic and would have to be what I go for if I delve into short scale.

Sounds like my ideal gig, well paid, food, not using my own car and I don’t have to actually remember anything.

I set mine much the same as other folks on here, drive is off, gain at around 10-11 o clock, EQ never far off 12 o clock depending on the room and master at about 11 o clock. Im using a active bass without the pad button pushed in and mine doesn’t clip much at all, if ever and it’s perfectly clean. What bass and pedals and cab are you using, because it sounds to me like your driving the input a bit too hard if you can’t get clean tones.

I use Fenders free tuner in my phone for my acoustic guitar and bass when I am being lazy, works well so I can’t complain as it was free.

I loved my Mono padded strap, lovely and soft and distributed the weight well. Sadly the little fabric/leather bit that goes over the strap button tore and left the strap useless. I have never had a strap do this in about 20 years, so I replaced it with a comfort strap which doubles over on the strap button and holds really well. shame really because I loved my mono strap, it felt lovely.

I have OBBM speaker cables but for guitar leads I have them made but designacable, purely because I always have different coloured leads, red, blue, green etc so nobody I play with can ever accidentally pick up or use one of my nice cables when their crappy branded ones from the high street inevetibly die. Top quality parts from deaignacable much like OBBM, silent neutrik with Vanne Damme cables for me.

I had a Harley Benton sunburst fretless jazz and it was brilliant for my needs. It was well made (tighter neck pocket than an old USA Fender I owned once) had good pickups and was just pure joy to play, especially when it only cost me £125. I sold it recently but there is one second-hand on here for under £100. The only reason I sold it was that I no longer have any application for it with various bands folding and taking breaks. My aim is still to replace it with a Harley Benton Precision.

Great stuff, sounds like a great trip, are you picking anything up?

I heard mumblings on talkbass that he wouldn't do a PJ, but will he not put a P neck on a Jazz either? what a pity if so, I can cross them off my list.

Will he make a PJ precision, or put a precision neck on a jazz body. 👍🏻

The best small affordable combos I have played have been the EBS classic session combos. I think the 60w has a tilt back and sounds a lot bigger than it actually is. Great bass response and superb overall tone. The next in line for me would be the new line of Fender Rumble combos. I have been plugged into a few to demo basses in shops and always been surprised and very impressed with the sound.

Nice to see that, reading through the article quickly, the British stats seem to reflect the American figures. I seem to remember watching an interview with the CEO of Fender saying ladies/girls buying acoustics and ukeleles were a huge portion of their sales. Brilliant in my view, the more the merrier. There are some great female artists and bands out there, and hopefully it starts to dilute the number of fat balding old men that just want to play blues and crappy old ‘Dad rock’.

This is such a subjective topic and essentially comes down to what we feel and notice as players, how much money we have and where we place value. The Fender CS Pino is by all accounts an incredible instrument, well made, incredible feel, quarter sawn maple neck (you don't get that in the lower end instruments), Nitro finish, basically as close to a 62 Fender Precision you can get without buying the real thing and in many peoples views, the best Precision Fender have made. A lot of people covet the early 60s Fenders for feel and playability and general 'mojo'. I don't believe that all of them were superb instruments by any stretch of the imagination, there were probably just as many horrendous ones as Fender currently chuck out. Yes Fender are charging a premium for the Pino and I am in no doubt that the Pino signature alone is adding to the cost. Some people see very little difference between a £300 precision vs a £3000 bass and to an extent, I don't believe they would sound much different and I don't personally believe anyone would hear the difference, at least not live. However, most of the Fender basses I have owned have been shoddy and I disagree that a MIM precision would play just as well or feel as nice, but that is where things get incredibly personal and subjective. Every Fender CS Relic instrument I have played (guitars and basses) have had the most sublime fit and finish, and the necks and fretting have been out of this world. Beautifully rolled fingerboards and no sharps frets etc. just great instruments that have made me want to just keep playing and playing and really inspire me to play. I have felt that with much cheaper instruments, but very rarely. Almost every new instrument I have played over the years has felt sterile and lifeless apart from very expensive hand made custom basses costing around the same as the Pino. Just to fill you in, I am not some devout Fender CS fan boy, I own a £150 Squier and a second-hand 17 year old Music Man Stingray. The Stingray is worn in and has a great feel but I really dislike the new ones, the years of playing have made that bass feel the way it does and IMHO Fender do an incredibly job of replicating that broken in feel. I cant afford a Fender Custom Shop but I want one so badly, partly because I lusted after them for years in my teens and I have an irrational and romantic view of them. Is it worth the extra money to you, probably not, but to someone else it will be, but that's like almost any other product on the market. My cheap as chips VW Up does the same job as my friends Audi A5 sport in my eyes, and I don't see the point in buying anything more, but to him there is no comparison. Some people buy own brand beans in the supermarket and say there is no difference, some people buy Heinz because they can taste the difference. In terms of guitars I don't believe an expensive bass will make you better, they are just different flavours of the same thing and be grateful you like the cheaper ones. However, if you are lucky enough to find that one instrument that really inspires you, buy it if you can, whether it be a £100 Harley Benton or a £9000 Fodera.

I genuinely think I am missing the point of this pedal. If you need to play something a semitone lower, just play it a semitone lower or if your using open strings, tune to Eb and then adjust for the other songs. Failing that, tune one bass down and keep one standard? I wouldn’t want to rely on a pedal to tune down for me.

Might sound like an odd choice but I found Elixirs have a warmer tone to them fresh out of the box, less top end zing than a lot of brands, which is ideal for me as a soul/funk type player. They also last a silly amount of time and stay consistent.

Yes, from memory you don’t need those screws for the mutes. Take them off and you should get all the correct parts with the mute kit.

Yup, I think bass direct sell them, failing that get in touch with strings & things

Wow 🤤

Back on topic.....I have played quite a lot of Fender CS Relic teles and strats, and all I can say is that if i got near a bass that felt like those it would be coming home with me. They all had sublime necks and beautifully rolled fretboards with amazing smooth necks. That’s enough for me, it’s all about necks, everything else can be tweaked. Are they worth it compared to other basses, probably not, but the 15 year old me that used to drool over Fender frontline magazine in science class and draw custom shop logos on school books still wants one more than any other bass.

😲 Pictures of the back of the neck?

What made the neck unique? If you tell me it was a P neck on a Jazz my head might explode with jealousy 😄