NBD - Fender USA Std Jazz - Candy Cola

[Funkateer]

I'm beside myself with excitement as I had a new (to me) Jazz Bass delivered today. It's a 2012 model, with the Customer Shop '60s pickups and high mass bridge.

 

This is a significant upgrade for me, from my Squier Classic Vibe 60's (which will soon be for sale) and the first American Fender I've owned for over 10 years (I had a USA Std Telecaster 6 string which I instantly regretted selling). It's also the first ever maple necked instrument I've owned and I love it!
 

I've had it less than an hour and it's well...perfect!! Detailed tone, very growly. The neck is absolutely sublime and is set up with a really low action. I'd be tempted to say it "plays like butter" but I've never actually played butter, so I don't know what that's like. It's just a BEAUTIFUL instrument.

 

Picked it up from Bass Brothers, who were great to deal with. 

 

That colour as well though 😵

 

 

[Reggaebass]

Very nice and great colour 👍

[stewblack]

Oooh. Gorgeous! Love that colour 🤩🤩🤩

[horrorshowbass]

Beautiful man, enjoy playing

[MacDaddy]

Soon someone will suggest putting a tort pickguard on it! 

 

😆

[bigthumb]

It really needs a tort pickguard on. 

 

Lovely bass! Enjoy 😎

[horrorshowbass]

2 hours ago, bigthumb said:

It really needs a tort pickguard on. 

 

Lovely bass! Enjoy 😎

The basschat epitaph 

[Thump]

Holy stinky poo that's beautiful. If you EVER sell it PLEASE pm me!!!

[Thump]

I love this swear filter 😂

[12stringbassist]

I bought my Candy Cola Jazz in Boston mid-2008.
Rosewood neck, but spruced up nicely with a mirror plate.

 

[Funkateer]

Cheers peeps! I in love with this bass! 

Oooh, that mirror pickguard is pretty cool. All this talk of Tort pickguards...😂

 

I was thinking black actually...And flatwounds.

Edited April 22, 2022 by Funkateer

[buff]

Looks wise that colour with a tort guard is a winner ☺️

[Funkateer]

Ooooohhhhh, @buff that's bloody gawjuss! 😎

[Ed_S]

8 minutes ago, Funkateer said:

Cheers peeps! I in love with this bass! 

All this talk of Tort pickguards...😂

 

I was thinking black actually...

 

That's the way I went when I had a candy cola precision. A new black guard on the USA Standard, the white guard from that onto a fiesta red Squier CV, and the tort guard from that onto an olympic white bitsa I was making. Order restored, nothing wasted and they all looked 'right' to me.

[Mokl]

Gotta say, I like the original guard, lifts the body colour and works with the maple board imo. Nice bass, enjoy!