gsgbass Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 (edited) I've had a few basses in 44 years of playing, but none of them grabs me like this American Deluxe Jazz does. The sound is incredible. The body looks to be a single board of Alder. The Rosewood fretboard is a good selection. I had no issues with changing the Fender [left]USA Super Bass 7250M, NPS (.045-.105 Gauges), to the D'Addario ETB92 Nylon Tapewound strings I use. The [/left][color=#333333][font=open_sansregular, sans-serif][left]N3 Noiseless Single-Coil Jazz Bass pups are fine, no humming problems either. A well finished bass.[/left][/font][/color] Edited June 22, 2013 by gsgbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Rich Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 (edited) Very nice, mother of pearl inlays on rosewood look great! Although the extra fret would probably confuse me Edited June 22, 2013 by Fat Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsgbass Posted June 23, 2013 Author Share Posted June 23, 2013 It's nice that a 21st fret is there. Not a biggie for me. I can get into enough trouble with 20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Rich Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 [quote name='gsgbass' timestamp='1371946757' post='2120041'] It's nice that a 21st fret is there. Not a biggie for me. I can get into enough trouble with 20. [/quote] Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsgbass Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 (edited) It's getting hard to put this one down. It's just so smooth to play. Edited June 28, 2013 by gsgbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Very nice, gorgeous bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsgbass Posted June 29, 2013 Author Share Posted June 29, 2013 Thank you sir. The front of the body shows some nice grain in it, but the back looks magnificent. I know it's select Alder, but i've never seen a block of Alder that I believe is one solid block, not two or more boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Very nice indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leroydiamond Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Beautiful bass. Does this one have the passive option?. I have a Fender custom shop version of this coming my way, but it does not have a passive option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsgbass Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 (edited) [quote name='leroydiamond' timestamp='1372517426' post='2126709'] Beautiful bass. Does this one have the passive option?. I have a Fender custom shop version of this coming my way, but it does not have a passive option. [/quote] Sorry for taking so long to get back to you. Thanks, it doesn't look to bad. Yes, it has the passive option. The passive/active toggle is below the third knob. That third center knob controls the active treble, and the lower bottom knob controls the active bass tone. Edited July 5, 2013 by gsgbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leroydiamond Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 [quote name='gsgbass' timestamp='1372993575' post='2132596'] Sorry for taking so long to get back to you. Thanks, it doesn't look to bad. Yes, it has the passive option. The passive/active toggle is below the third knob. That third center knob controls the active treble, and the lower bottom knob controls the active bass tone. [/quote] I would like to fit the active/passive to mine. If by any chance you have any info on that modification I would be grateful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsgbass Posted July 6, 2013 Author Share Posted July 6, 2013 (edited) [quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1373027736' post='2132930'] I've been thinking about getting one of these for a while now as I'm a sucker for blocks and binding. I really like the look of yours and it clearly sounds as good as it looks. I also quite like the black and maple version. Could I ask where you bought it from? [/quote] I picked up at a local Guitar Center, in Coconut Creek, FL. The sales rep. I work with there is Russ. A super good guy that knows money doesn't grow on trees. My GK MB210-ll Combo amp is from there also. The Am. Dlx. does sound great, but American Standard Fenders are a great series too. I was going to go with an Am. Std. Jazz, until I saw the Alder on my "Electric Lady", Am. Dlx. Jazz. Another reason I went with the Am. Dlx., the bone nut is cut almost identical to my Nylon strings, [left] (.050 .065, .085, .105 Gauges). The G string is factory .45, I use a .50 G string. Close enough. Factory strings on it were the[/left] [left][color=#333333][font=open_sansregular, sans-serif]Fender® USA Super Bass 7250M, NPS (.045 .065, .085, .105 Gauges)[/font][/color][/left] Edited July 6, 2013 by gsgbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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