NBD - Fender Aerodyne Jazz 2016

[bassbloke]

Well, new used bass day as opposed to new bass day.

 

Picked up for a very good price from Ishibashi Music in Shinjuku, Tokyo during a recent business trip.  They had the grey and red in stock and whilst I preferred red, it had a few sizeable dings and paintwork chips and only around £10 price difference, so grey it was. Still very nice though.

 

It's a non-export model, which IMHO, looks nicer and more balanced.  The black scratchplate and control plate contrast nicely against binding on the body.

 

Light, heavily contoured basswood body, very slim 70s profile jazz bass neck and a lovely punchy sound.

 

If I was being picky, I'd say the jazz pickup sounds a bit thin - a common  criticism - but it adds some bite to the sound. The P pickup sounds lovely and it's nice to finally have a bass I can use for the precision bass sound.

 

Only other complaint is those silly plastic knobs.  Will be replacing with chrome domed ones.

 

 

[joel406]

This is the way...

[cocco]

Looks great that. More grey basses!