Old Horse Murphy Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 (edited) So I took this today as part for a deal from one of my favourite independent guitar shops for my Thunderbird, Geddy Lee Jazz and some guitar bits I moved on. It's a new 2021 American Pro ii Jazz Bass in Dark Night but as it has a rosewood fingerboard rather than the standard maple board, it's a limited edition run. I much prefer rosewood boards on Jazz basses, so it suits me just fine. It's a lovely weight (8lbs 14oz) and plays really well. I'm not really a Jazz Bass fan as the ergonomics don't work for me but it was a compelling deal. I won't unwrap it as such as I may well move it on imminently. It's a very striking colour scheme and the built quality is excellent as it has been on the other American Pro II's I've seen. Edited February 21, 2022 by Old Horse Murphy 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Really nice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 That is pretty stunning 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyellowcar Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Nice. How does the finish look in person? It looks like blue-to-black burst in the pictures, but how does it respond to light? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyellowcar Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 (edited) Edit: accidental Double post Edited February 22, 2022 by theyellowcar Double post 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naxos10 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 That looks really nice and I'm not a jazz bass fan either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 11 hours ago, theyellowcar said: Nice. How does the finish look in person? It looks like blue-to-black burst in the pictures, but how does it respond to light? It's even better in the flesh and is quite difficult to photograph. It's basically a reverse sunburst and is more of a lighter blue to a darker blue colour. The neck is gorgeous and the rosewood is a lovely dark colour. It's a lovely bass and is as good as any Jazz I've played and the build quality is superb. I'm still not a massive Jazz bass fan though and expecting it to be anything other than a Jazz bass would be unfair. I'll persevere a bit longer I think but I'm not sure it's a keeper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorG Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 That's a beaut! Especially with the Rose wood board. Congrats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 The thing I want to know is you traded all that stuff for that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tegs07 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 30 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said: The thing I want to know is you traded all that stuff for that? They cost around £1700 plus new so not far off what the 2 basses were being sold for. I’m a bit gutted as keep hankering after a Thunderbird and was trying to decide whether to sell my MIJ Geddy Lee with Status Graphite neck to fund it but was too slow …. That’s a nice looking Jazz though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 I've wanted one of these, in this colour for a while... I tried a white one in a shop but it was all top end and no bass or mid. Hope that was just a poor setup and a bit of a dud bass... How is this soundwise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 22 hours ago, Old Horse Murphy said: I'll persevere a bit longer I think but I'm not sure it's a keeper. In our drive for betterment (combined with the desire to get shot of old equipment in trades/part -exchange), this quote alone upsets me a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 It'll be sold in three weeks - OHM you have an affliction sir 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 11 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said: In our drive for betterment (combined with the desire to get shot of old equipment in trades/part -exchange), this quote alone upsets me a little. oh well, I'm sure you'll get over it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 5 minutes ago, krispn said: It'll be sold in three weeks - OHM you have an affliction sir 😀 Possibly, but then that's my concern I guess 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 33 minutes ago, uk_lefty said: I've wanted one of these, in this colour for a while... I tried a white one in a shop but it was all top end and no bass or mid. Hope that was just a poor setup and a bit of a dud bass... How is this soundwise? I've only played it for a short while but it actually sounds quite bassy to me. I'll take it to rehearsal on Monday to try it at a bit higher volume but it certainly didn't sound thin. I don't mind the sound of Jazzes on their own, it's as part of the overall mix that I find it's a bit lacking to my ears. It will be interesting to see how I fare with it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Try boosting in and about 350Hz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Well imo, you don’t know if your going to get on with a bass until you live with it for a while, if you buy or trade sensibly you can always move it on without too much if any loss , if you don’t try you’ll never know 🙂 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bay Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Old Horse Murphy said: I've only played it for a short while but it actually sounds quite bassy to me. I'll take it to rehearsal on Monday to try it at a bit higher volume but it certainly didn't sound thin. I don't mind the sound of Jazzes on their own, it's as part of the overall mix that I find it's a bit lacking to my ears. It will be interesting to see how I fare with it. I tried one in that exact colour but ended up going for the ultra instead. I certainly didn’t find it lacking bottom end either. Build quality is superb and the colour is very popular so should be easy to move on if you choose to. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub_junkie Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Looks lush😍 I too prefer rosewood on a jazz profile neck. Always have, always will. The fact that the one I own has a maple board is neither here nor there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 How does it look without the pickguard 🤤 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 23 minutes ago, uk_lefty said: How does it look without the pickguard 🤤 I don't know but I'd imagine it's got the horrible Fender routing underneath 😔 I'll try and check later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldon Tyrell Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Great looking bass. Congrats 👍 I had the P bass twin. Sounded and looked great. Very nice neck profile too. Only sold it as I got an Ernie Ball Cutlass and both basses were sonically in the same ballpark (pun intended ;- ) I decided to keep the Cutlass and sell the Pro II. I think it sold in one or two days and I hope the new owner is very happy with it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 That is a lovely finish. Quite innovative for Fender too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bay Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Just now, fretmeister said: That is a lovely finish. Quite innovative for Fender too! According to the guy at Guitarguitar in Birmingham when I was looking at them they were selling as many in that colour as all the other colours put together. Nice to see Fender being a bit braver with the colour options. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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