Funky Dunky Posted September 15, 2015 Posted September 15, 2015 (edited) Well, it's all legit. I really did win a brand spanking new American Standard Jazz bass, so I'd like to thank Grant Fox and everyone at Fender for this absolutely fantastic prize - she's a beauty! The bass came early this afternoon, and includes a very solid, very expensive-looking Fender hard case, along with a wee goodie bag containing a Fender strap, lead and polishing cloth. This is a lottery win for me, really, as I'd never be able to lay out the money for one of these basses, and my wife would feed me to the lions if I even looked at one in a shop. It's black, with a rosewood fretboard, dot inlays. It arrived with a white pickguard but looks very generic, so I took the liberty of ordering a couple of pickguards so that I could see how it looked with a costume change. I have tort and I have black - so far black is my favourite, but the tort is really nice too. It has Fender stainless steels on, but I favour nickel strings and have ordered a set of my favourites which should be here by Friday. The new JBs have Custom Shop pickups, and they are really sweet-sounding. Unfortunately I don't get to bask in the true glory as, at the moment I'm using a 40w practice amp, but goodness me even at that you can hear how good this is. The neck pickup is round and warm as you'd expect, the bridge pickup is exceptionally tight and tracks really quickly. Quack quack. While many argue that these bad boys are a tad overpriced, I can see why they are in a higher bracket. This beast played perfectly out of the box. Nice, low action and no fretbuzz whatsoever. I'm really curious now to try out Jazzes from different eras to see how they compare. This is several classes above what I'm used to, and I like it a LOT. Edited September 15, 2015 by Funky Dunky Quote
gary mac Posted September 15, 2015 Posted September 15, 2015 Chuffed for you, hope you thoroughly enjoy it Quote
Funky Dunky Posted September 15, 2015 Author Posted September 15, 2015 Wow, these photos are awful. Poor light and a shaky hand are good for some hobbies, photography is not one of them. Quote
CamdenRob Posted September 15, 2015 Posted September 15, 2015 What a result! I hope you enjoy it Quote
CamdenRob Posted September 15, 2015 Posted September 15, 2015 Also... I think the white pickguard looks great. Quote
Highfox Posted September 15, 2015 Posted September 15, 2015 Congrats and sounds like it's gone to the right home. Quote
Telebass Posted September 15, 2015 Posted September 15, 2015 Remember winning an expensive Warwick Alien a while back, when the email arrived saying,"Congratulations, you have won...", it got deleted...then I went back and checked it out and it was real! Nice feeling! Quote
Bassman Sam Posted September 15, 2015 Posted September 15, 2015 Congratulations. Not really jealous or anything. Quote
Cato Posted September 15, 2015 Posted September 15, 2015 Congratulations. That is a definite result. Quote
mr zed Posted September 15, 2015 Posted September 15, 2015 Congratulations - as an owner of a 2012 USA standard Jazz with the cs pups I can vouch for just how good these are. I'm chuffed to bits for you. Nice one! Quote
Naetharu Posted September 15, 2015 Posted September 15, 2015 Congrats! She's a real beauty. I agree with you about those custom shop pick-ups too. I tried one of these basses in my local PMT last month. Popped it through an Orange OB1-500 head and it just sounded amazing. Quote
machinehead Posted September 15, 2015 Posted September 15, 2015 Congratulations! These are excellent basses from this era. And I agree, there is a step up in quality, playabilty and sounds at this level. It's everything you're ever likely to need. My main gigging bass for over a year has been a 2010 US Jazz and it's superb. Frank. Quote
inate_hex Posted September 15, 2015 Posted September 15, 2015 Congratulations. My 2013 American Standard Jazz is currently the favourite of my basses. I love the tone with all the controls wide open. Enjoy. Quote
Mykesbass Posted September 15, 2015 Posted September 15, 2015 (yes, he's arrived early this year)!! Quote
HowieBass Posted September 15, 2015 Posted September 15, 2015 Great to see that it's arrived as promised; really happy for you! Quote
thebassist Posted September 15, 2015 Posted September 15, 2015 Incredible basses. I love mine. Congratulations. Quote
madshadows Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 What great bass, have a great NFBD (New Free Bass Day), congrats John Quote
KevB Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 Excellent result, I didn't enter the competition as I have a US J (2003) and P(2001) and both are very solid good quality instruments. Of the 2 I think I still prefer the jazz as a player but the P gives me a sound that's better for the songs I'm doing so that's the gigging bass at present. Hope your jazz gives you years of good service. Quote
Lozz196 Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 Many congrats. I`ve a 2015 US Precision I picked up a couple of months ago and it`s easily the best bass I`ve ever had. The Custom Shop pickups on the post 2012s are just amazing. If I were a bassist who gigged a Jazz bass I`d get one of this series too. Oh, and it has to be tort - black/tort/rosewood is just killer. Quote
gsgbass Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 Congrats! A great choice for a Jazz. Quote
Alph Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1442338083' post='2866195'] Also... I think the white pickguard looks great. [/quote] +1 but ... "de gustibus et coloribus non est disputandum" [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Congratulations! Nice bass.[/font][/color] Edited September 17, 2015 by Alph Quote
FuNkShUi Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 Nice! Well happy for you. Make sure to do it justice and play it Quote
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