Paulhauser Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 After many years of not even wanting one and somewhat disliking its sound, lately I have decied that I'm getting old enough to own a P bass (ok, I know, I know 🙂 ) So this FGN Neo Classic P came around and I bought it without hesitation. FGN is the house brand of the Japaneese Fujigen factory that produced many Fender MIJ /CIJ basses and also do the MIJ Prestige line for Ibanez amogst others.  I've had 2 FGN jazzes before and they left a very good impression in terms of build quality and overall feel and this one did not disappoint either. FGN basses are of great value, if they had a decent European distribution they'd be a lot more known I think. I bought it used from Denmark and the courier company actually lost this within their system for a week. Fortunately it was found and delivered in the end. Shipping cost was paid back as a reimbursement though, so it was all good in the end 🙂 The bass: nothing extraordinary to write home about, 'just' a great P bass with great attention to detail, flawless finish, nice feel and in a very cool color (would love to have a white pearl pickguard though) Alder/rosewood, the sound is surprisingly strong and lively (D'Addario Chromes are on it) Neck is somewhere between a jazz and a P, very comfortable for me. The bass has a circle fret system with slightly curved frets (see last pic) Its not really noticeable but it's there FWIW. As I use exclusively 5 string Spector basses for the gigs I do I bought this bass primarily for having a good P for noodling on and the occasional need to play a P with flats on it 🙂 So this is covered now and I'm more than happy as this bass sounds a lot more than I've expected and handles really well. Now the pics: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naxos10 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Nice looking bass there Mr Paulhauser, just the right shade or red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulhauser Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share Posted June 8, 2018 2 hours ago, naxos10 said: Nice looking bass there Mr Paulhauser, just the right shade or red. Thanks! Never had a solid color red bass before, but the color was one of the selling point for me (wouldn't have wanted a generic sunburst P, no issue with the SB at all, but wanted someting else) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trueno Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 I love the colour... treat yourself to that white pearl pickguard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 No one going to comment on that weird fret diagram at the end of the OP... sort of multiscale but not in a way I've seen before...??? How does this feature on your bass? Does it sound better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulhauser Posted June 9, 2018 Author Share Posted June 9, 2018 9 hours ago, visog said: No one going to comment on that weird fret diagram at the end of the OP... sort of multiscale but not in a way I've seen before...??? How does this feature on your bass? Does it sound better? The frets look straight so even if there is a curve to them it isn't really noticeable visually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Ok cool not seen that before. Love a P-bass. Takes some effort to tame that forkiness but truly the standard by which all others are judged. If you can sound good on this... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Great looking P bass looks like the neck width is closer to a Jazz than a traditional P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulhauser Posted June 12, 2018 Author Share Posted June 12, 2018 17 hours ago, Grahambythesea said: Great looking P bass looks like the neck width is closer to a Jazz than a traditional P. It is 40mm so I think it is in between. Great neck by the way. Not too chunky, not too skinny. I like it a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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