Fender American Standard JAGUAR - PJ

[Musicman20]

Cool...nice to see a new American Standard model!

[url="http://www.talkbass.com/threads/american-standard-jaguar-bass.1082712/"]http://www.talkbass.com/threads/american-standard-jaguar-bass.1082712/[/url]

No idea when it its the UK.

[eude]

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1402405289' post='2473075']
Cool...nice to see a new American Standard model!

[url="http://www.talkbass.com/threads/american-standard-jaguar-bass.1082712/"]http://www.talkbass....r-bass.1082712/[/url]

No idea when it its the UK.
[/quote]

Make me a 32" scale one and I'm sold!

[theyellowcar]

I'm glad to see the TalkBass lot are as obsessed with Surf Green as I am. Sounds like it could be a winner though.

[thebassist]

I will definitely be trying out one of these.

[dudewheresmybass]

Me too!
Looking extremely tempting !!

[Grissle]

Finally!! I always felt strongly the first gen. models should have been an American Standard and a MIM or CIJ lines.

[theyellowcar]

http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2014/06/16/fender-introduces-american-standard-jaguar-bass/

The white/tort is incredible.

[charic]

For me the jag has always been about the CAR

[charic]

To clarify, that's candy apple red

[wateroftyne]

[quote name='theyellowcar' timestamp='1402987970' post='2478470']
[url="http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2014/06/16/fender-introduces-american-standard-jaguar-bass/"]http://www.notreble....rd-jaguar-bass/[/url]

The white/tort is incredible.
[/quote]

Yes. Yes it is.

[iamtheelvy]

Hmmm, a PJ is always interesting, but would prefer an American PJ Precision to be released, like the Hot Rods of a few years ago... Love my Jazz, but still feel that I missed out there...

[thebassist]

I wonder what the balance will be like? That's the only thing I'd really be a little concerned about looking at it.

[Prime_BASS]

The J single coil sounds interesting.
Similar to a dimarzio model J but without it being a split COIL.

[41.2Hz]

http://www.fender.com/en-GB/series/american-standard/american-standard-jaguar-bass-rosewood-fingerboard-3-color-sunburst/

[IBWT]

[quote name='eude' timestamp='1402493616' post='2474103']
Make me a 32" scale one and I'm sold!
[/quote]

You read my mind sir.

[Dingus]

These basses don't appeal to me in the slightest, I'm afraid. Not an attractive design to me. I suppose it would look the part if you were in an Indie band , but I am too old for that now, and even when I was younger, I liked Toto.

I wholeheartedly agree with everyone else who says that it's crazy that Fender don't offer an American Standard -level PJ bass. If they made a good one it would sell a lot of basses for them. They could also offer it with a choice of nut widths, thus further increasing its' appeal.

[Grissle]

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1402990359' post='2478495']
For me the jag has always been about the CAR
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Those first gen. CAR w/matching head stocks were brilliant looking. Any one here have one?

[thebassist]

Anyone know what all the switches do?

[throwoff]

I think the PJ would sound better but I think the JJ looks better...

Not that it matters as a lefty I would have to buy the CIJ anyway!

[DanEly]

This looks great, nice to see a PJ as well! Matching headstock and I'd have been jumping on one.



Fender do offer a very high spec (in my opinion) PJ Precision bass. Hello, Tony Franklin sig? Also looking at the specs, the J pup on the jag looks to be very similar, if not the same as the TF precision.

Edited June 19, 2014 by DanEly

[omikin]

These do look nice. I would love to try one out. Would probably end up leaving the settings such that it played like a passive P-bass (which would be a bit of a waste, arguably), but it does look very cool.

[Musicman20]

As much as I'd like one, I think the Jaguar style is better on a guitar...especially Johnny Marr's signature guitar. I want one. Now.

[Jacqueslemac]

[quote name='Grissle' timestamp='1403139302' post='2480232']
Those first gen. CAR w/matching head stocks were brilliant looking. Any one here have one?
[/quote]

Like this?

[Jacqueslemac]

[quote name='thebassist' timestamp='1403168838' post='2480351']
Anyone know what all the switches do?
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On the top horn one switch controls whether it's active or passive. The two rollers near it are bass and treble boost.
The three swicthes at the bottom switch each pickup on or off and the thrd one switches them between series and parallel.
The two "normal" knobs are volume and tone.

...I seem to remember.

Fender sent me a diagram (pdf), which I could upload if I knew how.

[dannybuoy]

Played a white one in Wunjo's today, it sounded immense. The guy told me the 3rd switch was a bass cut, but as said above it may have been a series/parallel switch! I see one of these in my future - hopefully they become a permanent part of the lineup with the occasional funky coloured FSRs!