HeadlessBassist Posted Saturday at 00:21 Posted Saturday at 00:21 (edited) So many of you will have seen my thread on here entitled, "Do I reeeally need a Precision..?" Well, I ordered this on December 22nd and finally went down to The Bass Gallery in Camden today to get it. Thankfully, with a lot of people still on Christmas holidays, London was relatively quiet and traffic free. I plumped for the new American Professional Classic as it was sonically quite similar to my previous American Professional I, but considerably cheaper than the American Professional II, which doesn't sound anywhere near as good. From the videos I studied, the new Classic with its Pure Vintage series derived 'Coastline' 60s pickups has a very clear upper register and a subtly warm bottom end. I also really like the 'modern C' neck profile, which is very slim [fingers to thumb] for a Precision and the usual modern 9.5" radius/1.625" nut, which is almost like a '63 neck, minus a little thickness. So after driving all day (went to Bridgewater in Somerset too!), I've only had a little play, and first order of business as always is to get those awful stock Fender strings off and put some nice fresh 40-95 Elixirs on instead. Much better. After a brief setup, it's a very nice sounding bass. Very easy to play and sounds really smooth and full at the bottom end. Just what I was looking for - a mix of modern and classic. Being as this new series is supposedly the replacement to the long serving American Performer basses (and all the previous incarnations, such as American Special, Highway One, etc), the quality has been upped by a huge amount, bringing these much closer to the Am Pro II. This particular bass is flawless and everything lines up perfectly. The bridge is the same as the ones on the Vintage/Original/Vintage II basses, (which I've never had any issues with on my American Original Jazz in seven years), and the Gotoh Lollipop Tuners & high quality metal Domed Control Knobs are lovely to use too. More to come when I give it a good playing tomorrow... Edited 13 hours ago by HeadlessBassist 14 Quote
basshead56 Posted Saturday at 03:08 Posted Saturday at 03:08 That would be the one I'd go for too. Looks beautiful!!! Seriously considering the Mustang too but the Lobster videos about them having bridge alignment issues has put me off a bit for now 1 Quote
PaulThePlug Posted Saturday at 17:09 Posted Saturday at 17:09 Love the Lollies but can't do the Tort. Enjoy! 1 Quote
80Hz Posted Saturday at 17:18 Posted Saturday at 17:18 Very nice. While I generally prefer a darker fretboard the grain on this one is very attractive, and it pairs well with the Sherwood green. Classy and understated! 1 Quote
snorkie635 Posted Saturday at 17:38 Posted Saturday at 17:38 Like that a lot. You've managed a home run there. Quote
HeadlessBassist Posted Saturday at 17:44 Author Posted Saturday at 17:44 Only problem is I'm now looking at Ampeg Venture head units! 🫣 1 1 Quote
danbanbass Posted Saturday at 17:57 Posted Saturday at 17:57 Congrats on the bass, it’s a looker! 13 minutes ago, HeadlessBassist said: Only problem is I'm now looking at Ampeg Venture head units! 🫣 Sounds like a match made in heaven. 2 Quote
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