Fender Modern Player Short Scale Jazz Bass

[theyellowcar]

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Sorry I put the pics on a new thread
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Found them!!

[Mornats]

[quote name='pqs' timestamp='1406388726' post='2511126']
Sorry I put the pics on a new thread
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Which is here: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/241863-fender-modern-player-short-scale-bass-bass/

[spaners]

Got myself one of these in candy apple red yesterday from PMT in Oxford. Finish is absolutely spot on, just as good as my pawn shop mustang (candy apple red ) Neck feels real nice too. Tone wise gives a smooth p sound and the jass bridge has a nice bark to it all though I would say it don't have as much output as the P pickup. Little to bright and ringey for my taste with the roundwounds on (all my basses have tapes or flats on) will be putting a set of D'Addario super light chromes on her today. Really like the high mass bridge too, might have to see if I can get one for my 62 P.

[theyellowcar]

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Got myself one of these in candy apple red yesterday from PMT in Oxford. Finish is absolutely spot on, just as good as my pawn shop mustang (candy apple red ) Neck feels real nice too. Tone wise gives a smooth p sound and the jass bridge has a nice bark to it all though I would say it don't have as much output as the P pickup. Little to bright and ringey for my taste with the roundwounds on (all my basses have tapes or flats on) will be putting a set of D'Addario super light chromes on her today. Really like the high mass bridge too, might have to see if I can get one for my 62 P.
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Pics please

[great harry]

I am going to a meeting in Rayleigh in Tuesday. Might have to pop I to PMT Southend afterwards.

I'm not overly bothered about scale length as I am a big b@stard with long arms and big hands but I do like the idea of a pj on a jazz body. I am sure it will be a fair bit lighter than my jazz as well.

[Evil Undead]

I must have one of these. I'm playing only shorties now and it's compulsory to have at least one fender, right?

[spaners]

Loving mine with the flats on. Cant believe these are only £300 ! How can you say no at this price ????

[Evil Undead]

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Loving mine with the flats on. Cant believe these are only £300 ! How can you say no at this price ????
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Are you able to provide us with pics and a brief review? If you have already, I may have missed it

[discreet]

Somehow this thread led me to stumble upon the Fender Pawn Shop Reverse Jaguar in CAR and maple... for which GAS I thank you very much... :|

[spaners]

Will get some pics up tomoz

[Evil Undead]

Thanks I'm excited about this.

Does it sound extra awesome with the flats? What gauges are those chromes?

[spaners]

The flats have given her a bit more thump and taken away the the zing from the top end = smother growl , very nice to my ear anyway.
strings are D'Adario super light gauge. 40 60 75 95

[Number6]

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Somehow this thread led me to stumble upon the Fender Pawn Shop Reverse Jaguar in CAR and maple... for which GAS I thank you very much... :|
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Me too however i like those shortscale JB's too.....trying to avoid the GAS but.....

[Number6]

[quote name='Evil Undead' timestamp='1407089162' post='2517233']
I must have one of these. I'm playing only shorties now and it's compulsory to have at least one fender, right?
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Am thinking +1 on this.....

[Evil Undead]

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The flats have given her a bit more thump and taken away the the zing from the top end = smother growl , very nice to my ear anyway.
strings are D'Adario super light gauge. 40 60 75 95
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Lovely. Sorry but one more question - did you get short scale strings or just fit normal scales to the bass?

[spaners]

fitted a set of long scales as I had them anyway, work just fine. Have done this many times before, in fact shorts are often to short and some medium strings I got were to short for my mustangs.
What short scale basses have you got ?

[Byo]

Just tried one out on today in GAK.

I wrote a little review here:
[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/242462-review-fender-modern-player-short-scale-jazz-bass/"]http://basschat.co.u...cale-jazz-bass/[/url]

Edited August 3, 2014 by Byo

[spaners]

So here she is
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In glorious candy red
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Finish is spot on, couldn't find a single blemish. As you can see, pick guard is 3 ply BWB and well made. Not a single buzz or rattle to be heard . Flat wound chromes fitted P pickup at 33% J at 70% tone at 70% to roll off a little of the treble, sounds lovely to me

[great harry]

I've just noticed from the pics that the bottom end looks quite symmetrical and it just the waist that is offset, quite different to my jazz. Looks nice and will probably sit in a stand much more securely.

Scrub that. It only looks like that from the back. Lol

Edited August 4, 2014 by great harry

[spaners]

Trick photography

[great harry]

Would have been good if it was made like that, a proper jazz/ precision hybrid.

[spaners]

Now there's a thought, that would make a nice pawnshop model.

[theyellowcar]

Woooooooowwwwww. That is NICE.

[spaners]

Thanks, my red fender bass collection now numbers three and my amps are all red too

[Evil Undead]

It's silly, but it really bugs me that the back of the neck is lacquered, and also that the pickups aren't getting rave reviews.